NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Avery Johnson SR | 6'3"/196 | 204/341 (60%), 2380 Yds, 18 TD / 6 INT | 109 Car, 477 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 8 TD, 4 FUM | B+ | B | #64 | 759 (97%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #13 Blake Barnett SO | 6'1"/220 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 14 Car, 40 Yds, (2.9 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | D+ | #245 | 18 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #7 Jacob Knuth SR | 6'4"/219 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 2 Car, 45 Yds, (22.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A- | 8 (1%) | MINN ('23) | |||
| #00 Miles Teodecki FR | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #10 Dillon Duff SO | 6'1"/207 | 3* HS ('25) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Joe Jackson JR | 6'0"/212 | 169 Car, 911 Yds, (5.4 YPC), 8 TD, 1 FUM | 22 Rec, 119 Yds, (5.4 YPR), 1 TD | B+ | C | #533 | 532 (49%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #20 Rodney Fields Jr. SO | 5'9"/195 | 124 Car, 614 Yds, (5 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 28 Rec, 276 Yds, (9.9 YPR), 1 TD | A- | A- | #109 | 372 (25.5%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #22 Jay Harris SR | 6'2"/224 | 42 Car, 151 Yds, (3.6 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 6 Rec, 89 Yds, (14.8 YPR), 0 TD | B- | A | #358 | 103 (6.75%) | ORE ('26) | |
| #21 Makari Bodiford JR | 5'11"/222 | 22 Car, 64 Yds, (2.9 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C- | #201 | 32 (2.25%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #31 Monterrio Elston Jr. SO | 5'7"/188 | 2 Car, 2 Yds, (1 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D | C+ | #408 | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 HD Davis FR | 6'0"/200 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Jaron Tibbs SR | 6'2"/212 | 47 Rec, 595 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 3 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B+ | #138 | 622 (59%) | PUR ('25) | |
| #00 Joshua Manning SR | 6'2"/213 | 29 Rec, 318 Yds, (11 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -7 Yds, 0 TD | B | A- | #380 | 597 (42.75%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #1 Brandon White SR | 5'8"/170 | 38 Rec, 399 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Car, 36 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B | #424 | 472 (33.75%) | HAW ('26) | |
| #17 Adonis Moise SO | 5'10"/187 | 6 Rec, 56 Yds, (9.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 8 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C+ | #697 | 177 (17%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #6 Sterling Lockett SR | 5'10"/169 | 3 Rec, 39 Yds, (13 YPR), 0 TD, 2 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | #649 | 104 (10%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #84 Isaac Koch SR | 6'1"/198 | 2 Rec, 12 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | A- | #919 | 103 (10%) | NA | |
| #00 Izaiah Williams SO | 5'11"/185 | 7 Rec, 64 Yds, (9.1 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B | #977 | 99 (6.75%) | TA&M ('26) | |
| #19 Garrett Harstad JR | 6'5"/220 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #21 Bryce Noernberg SO | 5'10"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 2 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Maxwell Lovett FR | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Derrick Salley FR | 6'4"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Tanner West FR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Julius Wilson FR | 6'4"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #86 Garrett Oakley SR | 6'5"/248 | 38 Rec, 389 Yds, (10.2 YPR), 6 TD, 1 FUM | A- | B+ | C- | 453 (44%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #80 Will Anciaux JR | 6'6"/250 | 6 Rec, 45 Yds, (7.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | B+ | D+ | 331 (32%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Linkon Cure SO | 6'5"/230 | 6 Rec, 37 Yds, (6.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C- | 139 (13%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Arley Morrell FR | 6'6"/226 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #78 John Pastore (T) SR | 6'6"/300 | A | A | B- | 715 (91%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #70 Charlie Adams (T) JR | 6'3"/310 | A- | B | A- | 513 (58.5%) | CP ('26) | |
| #70 Gus Hawkins (T) SO | 6'7"/314 | B- | C | B | 123 (16%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #79 Tyler Johnson (T) JR | 6'6"/323 | F | B- | 7 (0.9%) | AUB ('26) | ||
| #00 Oliver Miller (OT) FR | 6'6"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #74 Tanner Morley (G) JR | 6'7"/315 | B+ | B+ | B | 252 (28.8%) | CSU ('26) | |
| #71 Dylan Villarouel (G) SO | 6'3"/315 | D+ | D | A | 43 (5%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Keiton Jones (G) SO | 6'4"/333 | B- | B- | B | 8 (0.9%) | MIZ ('26) | |
| #57 Delvin Morris (C) JR | 6'3"/275 | C- | B | C- | 472 (54%) | AKR ('26) | |
| #55 Kyle Rakers (C) SO | 6'3"/294 | C- | C- | 8 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Lamarcus Barber (IOL) FR | 6'3"/280 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Bennett Fraser (IOL) FR | 6'5"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #64 Navarro Schunke (OL) SO | 6'6"/323 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #50 Brock Heath (OL) SO | 6'5"/272 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #72 Ryan Howard (OL) SO | 6'7"/297 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #59 George Fitzpatrick (OL) SR | 6'6"/309 | OSU ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #39 Travis Bates (DE) SR | 6'3"/269 | 20 Tac, 13 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B+ | B | 390 (34%) | PEAY ('24) | |
| #91 Jordan Allen (DE) JR | 6'4"/262 | 16 Tac, 10 Solo, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | A- | 335 (30%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #56 Elijah Hill (DE) SO | 6'2"/230 | 22 Tac, 11 Solo, 12 TFL, 9 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | A+ | D | 299 (23.4%) | KENN ('26) | |
| #40 Jayden Bryant (DE) JR | 6'4"/220 | 16 Tac, 11 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | A- | C- | 248 (19.8%) | CCU ('26) | |
| #00 Tucker Ashford (DE) FR | 6'3"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #40 Dalton Knapp (DE) SO | 6'4"/223 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #90 Brad Stanyer (DE) SO | 6'5"/271 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #94 De'Arieun Hicks (DT) SO | 6'4"/285 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | B- | 373 (43.2%) | WEBB ('26) | |
| #40 Kamari Burns (DT) JR | 6'3"/300 | 11 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B+ | C+ | 174 (19.8%) | CIN ('26) | |
| #76 Austin Ramsey (DT) JR | 6'4"/303 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B- | B+ | 137 (16.2%) | UK ('26) | |
| #75 Holden Bass (DT) SO | 6'3"/295 | C+ | C+ | 7 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #95 Patrick Tackie (DT) SR | 6'3"/298 | D+ | C+ | 4 (1%) | NA | ||||
| #00 Adrian Bekibele (DL) FR | 6'4"/290 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kingston Hall (DL) FR | 6'3"/267 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Mekhi Mason SR | 6'2"/231 | 62 Tac, 26 Solo, 15 TFL, 4 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | C | D+ | 679 (72%) | LT ('26) | |
| #4 Wendell Gregory SO | 6'3"/255 | 27 Tac, 19 Solo, 12 TFL, 4 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | A | B+ | 419 (44.25%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #23 Asa Newsom JR | 6'3"/228 | 20 Tac, 14 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | C- | 212 (30%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #35 Gabe Powers SR | 6'3"/237 | 21 Tac, 10 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | D | 189 (27%) | OSU ('25) | |
| #28 Rex Van Wyhe SR | 6'5"/236 | 29 Tac, 15 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | F | D+ | 169 (24%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #26 Jacobi Oliphant Jr. SO | 6'4"/215 | 24 Tac, 13 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A- | D | 135 (14.25%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #34 Weston Polk SO | 6'1"/221 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #46 Darien Whitaker Jr. SO | 6'3"/244 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #26 Sawyer Schilke SO | 6'2"/234 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Dejon Ackerson FR | 6'1"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #41 Ashton Moore SO | 5'11"/211 | 3* HS ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Zashon Rich (CB) JR | 6'1"/209 | 57 Tac, 46 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 10 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | B+ | 837 (74%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #10 Ja'son Prevard (CB) SR | 6'2"/199 | 24 Tac, 11 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 5 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A+ | A- | 585 (39%) | UVA ('26) | |
| #9 Donovan McIntosh (CB) JR | 6'3"/194 | 33 Tac, 26 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B | 470 (42%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #1 Kaleb Patterson (CB) SR | 6'1"/190 | 16 Tac, 13 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C+ | C- | 216 (14.25%) | ILL ('26) | |
| #21 JoJo Scott (CB) SO | 6'1"/173 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #12 Serious Stinyard (CB) SO | 6'0"/180 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #24 Martel Jackson (CB) SO | 6'1"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Garrick Dixon (CB) FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Josiah Vilmael (CB) FR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Koy Beasley (S) SO | 5'10"/187 | 40 Tac, 21 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | A- | 647 (38.25%) | M-OH ('26) | ||
| #18 Wesley Fair (S) JR | 6'1"/200 | 36 Tac, 24 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | D+ | C | D+ | 409 (32%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #10 Logan Bartley (S) SO | 6'1"/213 | 21 Tac, 12 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | A- | 154 (12%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #14 Adrian Maddox (S) GR | 6'1"/200 | 4 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | 67 (3.75%) | UGA ('26) | ||
| #36 Jack Fabris (S) JR | 6'2"/195 | 8 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | B+ | 44 (3%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #14 Jet Dineen (S) SR | 5'10"/195 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('19) | ||
| #17 Mikey Bergeron (S) JR | 6'2"/202 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #22 Jace Adler (S) SO | 6'2"/185 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #27 Ben Wheeler (S) SO | 6'0"/185 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #13 RJ Collins (S) SO | 5'11"/170 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Nick McClellan (S) FR | 5'11"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #31 Dominic Mitchell (S) SO | 6'0"/195 | 3* HS ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #43 Luis Rodriguez JR | 6'1"/200 | 13/15 (86.7%), Long 51 Yds | 42/42 | 81 Pts | A- | NA | ||
| #37 Robert Hammond III SO | 6'1"/175 | 2/3 (66.7%), Long 50 Yds | C | C | TOL ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 Simon McClannan JR | 5'11"/190 | 48, 2041 YDS (42.5 YPP), Long 65 YDS | 18 In 20, 4 TB | B+ | D+ | NA | |
| #27 Cub Patton SO | 5'11"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Lawson McGraw FR | 6'4"/205 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Collin Klein new hireOC Sean Gleeson new hireDC Jordan Peterson new hire
Players with Starting experience3013 off • 17 def
Team Talent826#49 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.87Blue-chip 5.33%
Roster Size9529 portal (25.4%)
Talent Off: 356.66 (44)
Talent Def: 342.96 (46)
Talent ST: 9.52 (4)
New Portal In: 26 (22.8%)
Portal Losses: 33
Unrated/No Stats: 19
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Elite: 1
Top 100: 1
Top 250: 2
Top 100 Pos: 63
JAG: 17
Low JAG: 0
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 3760 (22%)
JR Snaps: 6337 (37%)
SR Snaps: 6798 (40%)
GR Snaps: 69 (0%)
77% Snaps by Upperclassmen
19 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal/return%)
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (0)
0 (0)
785(0)100% returning
Exp 100% • Prod 100% — Avery Johnson returns, their starting QB from last year.
RBHB
1 (0)
0 (1)
1046(507)52% returning
Exp 85% • Prod 100% — '25 lead RB Joe Jackson returns, QB was 2nd rush threat
WR/TEWR + TE
2 (2)
2 (0)
3100(1168)62% returning
Exp 90% • Prod 90% — Kansas State lost their lead WR, but returns their #2 Jaron Tibbs, from last year.
OLT + G + C
1 (0)
2 (1)
2141(1252)42% returning
T 83% • G 17% • C 55% — Kansas State OL: 1 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 2 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (0)
1 (4)
1967(1231)37% returning
DE 54% • DT 41% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
0 (3)
2 (0)
1804(1233)32% returning
LB 71% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
2 (1)
0 (2)
3439(1515)56% returning
CB 85% • S 45% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 7072 (2927 portal) 59% returning • Defense 7210 (3979 portal) 45% returning
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge