Kansas State Wildcats
Big 12 · KSU · Collin Klein 0–0
- SU
- 4–4
- ATS
- 3–4–1
- O/U
- 5–3
- SP+
- #39
Ratings
- SP+
- 8.8
- SP rank
- #39
- FPI
- 4.7
- Elo (pts)
- 3.8
- CORE
- -4.1
- WEPA
- -1.8
- SRS
- 3.2
- Off PPA
- 0.19
- Def PPA
- 0.11
Schedule & results
Consensus close. Click a result for the game page.
| Wk | Opponent | Series | Result | Line | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNicholls | 1–0 | W 71–3 | -41.5 / 55.5 | W | O |
| 2 | vsWashington State | — | W 34–7 | -18.0 / 48.5 | W | U |
| 3 | vsTulane | 1–2 | W 31–20 | -20.5 / 49.5 | L | O |
| 4 | @Cincinnati | 3–4 | L 26–31 | -6.0 / 55.5 | L | O |
| 6 | vsHouston | 1–1 | L 16–35 | -2.5 / 55.0 | L | U |
| 7 | vsKansas | 53–65–5 | W 35–24 | -3.5 / 55.5 | W | O |
| 8 | @Arizona State | 1–6 | L 17–28 | -1.5 / 51.5 | L | U |
| 9 | @Colorado | 22–45–1 | L 24–27 | +3.0 / 47.0 | P | O |
| 10 | vsOklahoma State | 26–43 | Nov 7 | +6.0 / 60.5 | — | — |
| 11 | @TCU | 11–8 | Nov 13 | — | — | — |
| 12 | vsArizona | 2–6–1 | Nov 20 | — | — | — |
| 13 | @Iowa State | 50–55–4 | Nov 27 | — | — | — |
Betting trends
- Home ATS
- 3–2
- Away ATS
- 0–2
- Over lean
- 5–3
Option Country predictions vs Kansas State: 5–2 ATS · CLV -7.5
- W2 Washington State · pick Kansas State+4.4 · W
- W3 Tulane · pick Kansas State-3.1 · W
- W4 Cincinnati · pick Kansas State+5.2 · W
- W6 Houston · pick Houston-6.4 · W
- W7 Kansas · pick Kansas State+3.3 · W
- W8 Arizona State · pick Kansas State-1.4 · L
- W9 Colorado · pick Kansas State-8.8 · L
- W10 Oklahoma State · pick Oklahoma State+3.7
SP+ trajectory
Season rating since 2014. 0 ≈ average FBS team.
Efficiency profile
Latest full season vs FBS — 100th percentile is best.
- Offense PPA67th · #45 of 136 (2025)
- Defense PPA59th · #56 of 136 (2025)
- Offense success rate33rd · #92 of 136 (2025)
- Defense success rate67th · #45 of 136 (2025)
- Offense explosiveness95th · #8 of 136 (2025)
- Defense explosiveness17th · #113 of 136 (2025)
Passing & adjusted
Air yards, depth of target, and opponent-adjusted EPA. 2026 season.
Avery Johnson
- Comp
- 37/55
- Cmp%
- 67.3%
- aDOT
- 9.3
- Air yards
- 510
- YAC
- 225
- INT
- 2
- Success
- 50.0%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Blake Barnett
- Comp
- 4/5
- Cmp%
- 80.0%
- aDOT
- 8
- Air yards
- 40
- YAC
- 13
- INT
- 0
- Success
- —
- Adj. EPA
- —
Jacob Knuth
- Comp
- 1/1
- Cmp%
- 100.0%
- aDOT
- 7
- Air yards
- 7
- YAC
- 0
- INT
- 0
- Success
- —
- Adj. EPA
- —
Players
Roster, production, and the current recruiting cycle. Roster year 2026.
Returning production
72.9%of last season still on the roster (2025)
Player figures are last season's predicted points added (PPA).
- Added via transfer
- 33.6 PPA
- Lost via transfer
- 58.3 PPA
Back
2025 PPA- Avery Johnson · QB117.2
- Jaron Tibbs · WR32.8
- Garrett Oakley · TE26.0
- Joe Jackson · RB19.8
- Jacob Knuth · QB3.7
- Sterling Lockett · WR3.2
- Adonis Moise · WR2.0
- Linkon Cure · TE-1.9
In
2025 PPA- Rodney Fields Jr. · RB · Oklahoma State16.0
- Josh Manning · WR · Missouri10.5
- Brandon White · WR · Hawai'i6.7
- Jay Harris · RB · Oregon1.2
- Izaiah Williams · WR · Texas A&M-0.8
- Adrian Maddox · S · Georgia—
- Austin Ramsey · DT · Kentucky—
- Ben Osueke · CB · Temple—
Out
2025 PPA- Jayce Brown · WR · LSU47.4
- Dylan Edwards · RB · Kansas9.0
- DeVon Rice · RB · Hawai'i1.8
- Brayden Loftin · TE · UCLA1.6
- Antonio Martin · RB · Middle Tennessee-1.2
- Jemyri Davis · WR · Memphis-0.3
- Amarion Fortenberry · CB · South Florida—
- Amos Talalele · OL · UAB—
Stat leaders
- Passing yardsAvery Johnson1301
- Passing yardsBlake Barnett265
- Passing yardsJacob Knuth201
- Passing TDsAvery Johnson10
- Passing TDsBlake Barnett3
- Passing TDsJacob Knuth1
- Rushing yardsRodney Fields Jr.487
- Rushing yardsAvery Johnson462
- Rushing yardsJoe Jackson384
- Rushing TDsRodney Fields Jr.5
- Rushing TDsAvery Johnson3
- Rushing TDsJay Harris3
- Receiving yardsJaron Tibbs379
- Receiving yardsJoshua Manning327
- Receiving yardsDerrick Salley Jr.311
- Receiving TDsJaron Tibbs4
- Receiving TDsJoshua Manning3
- Receiving TDsGarrett Oakley2
- Total tacklesLogan Bartley54
- Total tacklesMekhi Mason38
- Total tacklesGabe Powers34
- SacksJayden Bryant4
- SacksWendell Gregory3.5
- SacksDarien Whitaker Jr.2.5
- Tackles for lossWendell Gregory10.5
- Tackles for lossJordan Allen5.5
- Tackles for lossDarien Whitaker Jr.5
- InterceptionsLogan Bartley1
Player PPA
- Avery Johnson · QB82.7 · 0.352/play
- Jaron Tibbs · WR25.6 · 0.426/play
- Garrett Oakley · TE19.4 · 0.745/play
- Blake Barnett · QB16.6 · 0.319/play
- Joshua Manning · WR16.4 · 0.292/play
- Joe Jackson · RB11.7 · 0.115/play
- Rodney Fields Jr. · RB10.8 · 0.104/play
- Derrick Salley Jr. · WR6.7 · 0.173/play
- Will Anciaux · TE6.6 · 0.944/play
- Jay Harris · RB5.9 · 0.349/play
Commits
- Joshua Vilmael · CB4★ #230
- Cooper Ohnmacht · ATH4★ #322
- Brayden Harris · OT4★ #361
- Ben Hynek · TE4★ #434
- Sedrick Marsh · EDGE3★ #526
- Bra'jon Melancon · ATH3★ #554
- Dawayne Jones · DL3★ #579
- Colton McComb · LB3★ #598
- Finn Walker · DL3★ #656
- Logan Davis · CB3★ #705
- Ashton Stark · WR3★ #733
- David Rushing · WR3★ #805
- Cameron Kruse · QB3★ #805
- Brooklyn Maxey · ATH3★ #882
- Laron Baker Jr. · WR3★ #882
- Joseph Graves · DL3★ #921
Roster
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Micheal Graham Jr. | CB | 1 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7 | Kaleb Patterson | CB | 1 | Jackson, MS |
| 9 | Donovan McIntosh | CB | 1 | Saint Louis, MO |
| 12 | Serious Stinyard | CB | 1 | Lutz, FL |
| 13 | RJ Collins | CB | 1 | Kansas City, MO |
| 21 | JoJo Scott | CB | 1 | Lakeland, FL |
| 24 | Martel Jackson | CB | 1 | Wichita, KS |
| 25 | Zashon Rich | CB | 1 | Minneapolis, MN |
| 27 | Damion Miller | CB | 1 | Hermanville, MS |
| 29 | Josiah Vilmael | CB | 1 | Richmond, TX |
| 32 | Garrick Dixon | CB | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 34 | Nick McClellan | CB | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 47 | Ben Osueke | CB | 1 | Richmond, TX |
| 1 | Wendell Gregory | DE | 1 | Marietta, GA |
| 30 | Dalton Knapp | DE | 1 | Grapevine, TX |
| 39 | Travis Bates | DE | 1 | Tomball, TX |
| 40 | Jayden Bryant | DE | 1 | Clover, SC |
| 56 | Elijah Hill | DE | 1 | Bryant, AR |
| 83 | Jackson Hollie | DE | 1 | Junction City, KS |
| 90 | Brad Stanyer | DE | 1 | Grapevine, TX |
| 91 | Jordan Allen | DE | 1 | Olathe, KS |
| 98 | Tucker Ashford | DE | 1 | North Richland Hills, TX |
| 15 | Kamari Burns | DT | 1 | Columbus, OH |
| 19 | De'Arieun Hicks | DT | 1 | Richmond, IN |
| 58 | Miles Merchant | DT | 1 | Carson, CA |
| 75 | Holden Bass | DT | 1 | Seneca, KS |
| 76 | Austin Ramsey | DT | 1 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 88 | Eli Jackson | DT | 1 | Williston, FL |
| 94 | Kingston Hall | DT | 1 | Tahlequah, OK |
| 95 | Patrick Tackie | DT | 1 | Bronx, NY |
| 97 | Carnell Jackson Jr. | DT | 1 | Auburn, AL |
| 99 | Adrian Bekibele | DT | 1 | Stockholm |
| 4 | Mekhi Mason | LB | 1 | Pembroke Pines, FL |
| 6 | Darien Whitaker Jr. | LB | 1 | Baltimore, MD |
| 16 | DJ Ackerson Jr. | LB | 1 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 20 | Jacobi Oliphant Jr. | LB | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 23 | Asa Newsom | LB | 1 | Waverly, IA |
| 26 | Sawyer Schilke | LB | 1 | Kearney, NE |
| 28 | Rex Van Wyhe | LB | 1 | Rock Rapids, IA |
| 35 | Gabe Powers | LB | 1 | Marysville, OH |
| 41 | Ashton Moore | LB | 1 | Louisburg, KS |
| 44 | Weston Polk | LB | 1 | Coppell, TX |
| 33 | Andrew Johnson | LS | 1 | Lincoln, NE |
| 45 | Jaxson Duffield | LS | 1 | Owasso, OK |
| 46 | Sam Dolphens | LS | 1 | Papillion, NE |
| 50 | Brock Heath | OL | 1 | Overland Park, KS |
| 53 | Lamarcus Barber | OL | 1 | Shawnee, KS |
| 54 | Keiton Jones | OL | 1 | Coffeyville, KS |
| 55 | Kyle Rakers | OL | 1 | Norwalk, IA |
| 57 | Delvin Morris | OL | 1 | Caldwell, TX |
| 59 | George Fitzpatrick | OL | 1 | Englewood, CO |
| 60 | Keegan Collins | OL | 1 | Amarillo, TX |
| 61 | Chase Duarte | OL | 1 | Concord, CA |
| 62 | Jordan Jensen | OL | 1 | Estherville, IA |
| 64 | Bennett Fraser | OL | 1 | Kirksville, MO |
| 65 | Tyler Johnson | OL | 1 | Natchitoches, LA |
| 66 | Michael Capria | OL | 1 | Kansas City, MO |
| 68 | Joe Vickers | OL | 1 | Dewitt, IA |
| 70 | Gus Hawkins | OL | 1 | Shawnee, KS |
| 71 | Dylan Villarouel | OL | 1 | Cumming, GA |
| 72 | Ryan Howard | OL | 1 | Downingtown, PA |
| 73 | Oliver Miller | OL | 1 | Centennial, CO |
| 74 | Navarro Schunke | OL | 1 | Brandon, SD |
| 77 | Tanner Morley | OL | 1 | Highlands Ranch, CO |
| 78 | John Pastore | OL | 1 | Erie, CO |
| 79 | Charlie Adams | OL | 1 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 8 | Simon McClannan | P | 1 | Omaha, NE |
| 29 | Dylan Davidson | P | 1 | Stillwater, OK |
| 37 | Robert Hammond III | PK | 1 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 43 | Luis Rodriguez | PK | 1 | Sylmar, CA |
| 96 | Aidan O'Neill | PK | 1 | Clarkston, MI |
| 2 | Avery Johnson | QB | 1 | Wichita, KS |
| 3 | Blake Barnett | QB | 1 | Erie, CO |
| 7 | Jacob Knuth | QB | 1 | Harrisburg, SD |
| 10 | Dillon Duff | QB | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 4 | Joe Jackson | RB | 1 | Haines City, FL |
| 9 | Jay Harris | RB | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 20 | Rodney Fields Jr. | RB | 1 | Wright City, OK |
| 21 | LJ McGhee | RB | 1 | Tulsa, OK |
| 24 | Tanner West | RB | 1 | Katy, TX |
| 31 | Monterrio Elston Jr. | RB | 1 | Little Rock, AR |
| 0 | Koy Beasley | S | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 2 | Adrian Maddox | S | 1 | Conyers, GA |
| 3 | Ja'Son Prevard | S | 1 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| 10 | Logan Bartley | S | 1 | Naples, FL |
| 14 | Jet Dineen | S | 1 | Lawrence, KS |
| 17 | Mikey Bergeron | S | 1 | Shawnee, KS |
| 18 | Wesley Fair | S | 1 | Wichita, KS |
| 19 | Blake Jay | S | 1 | Shawnee, KS |
| 22 | Jace Adler | S | 1 | Andover, KS |
| 31 | Dominic Mitchell | S | 1 | Paradise Valley, AZ |
| 36 | Jack Fabris | S | 1 | Bogart, GA |
| 0 | Linkon Cure | TE | 1 | Goodland, KS |
| 49 | Elias Wilson | TE | 1 | Frederikssund |
| 80 | Will Anciaux | TE | 1 | Wichita, KS |
| 81 | Owen Harrington | TE | 1 | San Jose, CA |
| 86 | Garrett Oakley | TE | 1 | Columbus, NE |
| 87 | Lawson McGraw | TE | 1 | Overland Park, KS |
| 88 | Arley Morrell | TE | 1 | Pratt, KS |
| 1 | Izaiah Williams | WR | 1 | Tampa, FL |
| 5 | Josh Manning | WR | 1 | Lee's Summit, MO |
| 6 | Sterling Lockett | WR | 1 | Leawood, KS |
| 8 | Brandon White | WR | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 12 | Jaron Tibbs | WR | 1 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 13 | Kaprice Keith | WR | 1 | Omaha, NE |
| 14 | Max Lovett | WR | 1 | Greenwood Village, CO |
| 15 | Derrick Salley Jr. | WR | 1 | Green Pond, SC |
| 16 | Julius Wilson | WR | 1 | Owasso, OK |
| 17 | Adonis Moise | WR | 1 | Bradenton, FL |
| 18 | Larry Porter IV | WR | 1 | Raytown, MO |
| 84 | Isaac Koch | WR | 1 | Olathe, KS |
| 85 | Nash Morrison | WR | 1 | Basehor, KS |
NFL draft
Recent picks out of Kansas State.
- 2026 Sam Hecht · CenterRd 5 · Carolina
- 2026 VJ Payne · SafetyRd 7 · New York
- 2025 Jacob Parrish · CornerbackRd 3 · Tampa Bay
- 2025 DJ Giddens · Running BackRd 5 · Indianapolis
- 2025 Marques Sigle · SafetyRd 5 · San Francisco
- 2024 Ben Sinnott · Tight EndRd 2 · Washington
- 2024 Cooper Beebe · Offensive GuardRd 3 · Dallas
- 2024 KT Leveston · Offensive GuardRd 7 · Los Angeles
Recruiting classes
- 2026#50 · 207.8
- 2025#35 · 213.8
- 2024#57 · 187.6
- 2023#33 · 212.3
- 2022#63 · 173.3
- 2021#56 · 177.0
- 2020#51 · 182.5
- 2019#62 · 177.4
- 2018#66 · 175.7
- 2017#61 · 169.4
- 2016#72 · 155.5
- 2015#54 · 175.0
- 2014#49 · 178.3
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