Welcome to the official 2024 Kansas State Football roster. Playing their home games from Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, the Wildcats are a member of the Big 12 Conference.
2024 Kansas State Football Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jadon Jackson | WR | Sr. | 6'1 | 185 | Centeron, Ark. | Bentonville West | Univ. of Mississippi |
| 1 | Jayce Brown | WR | So. | 6'0 | 174 | Fort Walton Beach, Fla. | Choctawhatchee | |
| 1 | Keenan Garber | CB | Sr. | 6'0 | 184 | Lawrence, Kan. | Free State | |
| 2 | Avery Johnson | QB | So. | 6'2 | 188 | Wichita, Kan. | Maize | |
| 2 | Colby McCalister | S | So. | 5'10 | 196 | Houston, Texas | Clear Brook | |
| 3 | Blake Barnett | QB | Fr. | 6'1 | 226 | Erie, Colo. | Erie | |
| 3 | Darell Jones | CB | Jr. | 5'11 | 175 | Coffeyville, Kan. | Field Kindley | |
| 4 | Joe Jackson | RB | R-Fr. | 6'0 | 199 | Haines City, Fla. | Ridge Community | |
| 4 | Tyler Nelome | CB | Sr. | 6'2 | 194 | Atlanta, Ga. | Dutchtown | Southeast Missouri State Univ. |
| 5 | Andre Davis | WR | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 211 | Leawood, Kan. | Blue Valley | |
| 5 | Justice James | CB | Sr. | 5'10 | 195 | West Columbia, Texas | Sweeny | Tyler JC |
| 6 | Sterling Lockett | WR | So. | 5'10 | 164 | Leawood, Kan. | Blue Valley | |
| 6 | Max Marsh | S | Sr. | 6'3 | 200 | Grand Junction, Colo. | Eaglecrest | |
| 7 | Jacob Knuth | QB | So. | 6'3 | 210 | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Harrisburg | Univ. of Minnesota |
| 7 | Kam Sallis | S | R-Fr. | 6'1 | 208 | Arlington, Texas | Kennedale | |
| 8 | Ty Bowman | WR | Sr. | 6'5 | 220 | Chanute, Kan. | Chanute | |
| 8 | Chiddi Obiazor | DE | R-Fr. | 6'6 | 267 | Eden Prairie, Minn. | Eden Prairie | |
| 9 | Donovan McIntosh | CB | R-Fr. | 6'3 | 179 | St. Louis, Mo. | St. Mary's | |
| 9 | Jacques Spradley-Demps | WR | Fr. | 6'1 | 198 | Jarrell, Texas | Weiss | |
| 10 | Keagan Johnson | WR | Jr. | 6'0 | 194 | Omaha, Neb. | Bellevue West | Univ. of Iowa |
| 10 | Jacob Parrish | CB | Jr. | 5'10 | 183 | Olathe, Kan. | Olathe North | |
| 12 | Tre Spivey | WR | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 209 | Chandler, Ariz. | Hamilton | |
| 12 | Nickendre Stiger | S | Sr. | 5'11 | 185 | Wichita, Kan. | Wichita East | Butler CC |
| 13 | Joe Hall III | CB | So. | 6'0 | 213 | Manhattan, Kan. | Manhattan | |
| 13 | Quenton Rice | WR | Jr. | 6'0 | 212 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Faith Lutheran | Brigham Young Univ. |
| 14 | Dante Cephas | WR | Sr. | 6'0 | 189 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills | Penn State Univ. |
| 14 | Jet Dineen | S | So. | 5'10 | 195 | Lawrence, Kan. | Free State | |
| 15 | Dante Thomas | S | Jr. | 5'11 | 175 | Hammond, La. | John Curtis | Southwest Mississippi CC |
| 16 | Jayden Cook | CB | R-Fr. | 6'0 | 187 | Frankfort, Ill. | Lincoln-Way East | |
| 16 | Kellen Simoncic | QB | Sr. | 6'2 | 211 | Smithville, Mo. | Smithville | Washburn Univ. |
| 17 | Mikey Bergeron | S | R-Fr. | 6'2 | 197 | Shawnee, Kan. | Mill Valley | |
| 17 | Chris Tennant | K | Sr. | 6'5 | 217 | Shawnee, Kan. | Mill Valley | |
| 18 | Wesley Fair | S | R-Fr. | 6'0 | 197 | Wichita, Kan. | Wichita Collegiate | |
| 19 | Garrett Harstad | TE | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 215 | Loveland, Colo. | Loveland | |
| 19 | VJ Payne | S | Jr. | 6'3 | 195 | Gainesville, Ga. | Buford | |
| 20 | Jordan Riley | S | Sr. | 6'0 | 190 | Clinton, Md. | National Christian Academy | Ball State Univ. |
| 21 | Marques Sigle | S | Sr. | 6'0 | 197 | Omaha, Neb. | Omaha North | North Dakota State Univ. |
| 22 | Callen Barta | S | Fr. | 6'1 | 178 | Topeka, Kan. | Seaman | |
| 23 | Asa Newsom | LB | R-Fr. | 6'3 | 221 | Waverly, Iowa | Waverly-Shell Rock | |
| 23 | DeVon Rice | RB | Fr. | 5'9 | 169 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Bishop Gorman | |
| 24 | Trey Krause | S | Jr. | 6'1 | 195 | Olathe, Kan. | Olathe West | |
| 26 | Terry Kirksey Jr. | LB | R-Jr. | 6'3 | 225 | Theodore, Ala. | Baker | Hutchinson CC |
| 27 | Daniel Cobbs | S | R-So. | 5'10 | 188 | Fort Worth, Texas | Fossil Ridge | Tyler JC |
| 28 | Rex Van Wyhe | LB | R-So. | 6'5 | 231 | Rock Rapids, Iowa | Central Lyon | Iowa Central CC |
| 29 | Kanijal Thomas | CB | So. | 5'11 | 180 | Del City, Okla. | Del City | |
| 30 | Teagan Cobb | K/P | R-Fr. | 6'2 | 207 | Rose Hill, Kan. | Rose Hill | |
| 31 | Jake Clifton | LB | Jr. | 6'2 | 217 | Owasso, Okla. | Owasso | |
| 31 | DJ Giddens | RB | Jr. | 6'1 | 212 | Junction City, Kan. | Junction City | |
| 32 | Evan Cantu | RB | So. | 5'9 | 200 | Wichita, Kan. | Maize South | |
| 32 | Desmond Purnell | LB | Jr. | 6'0 | 224 | Topeka, Kan. | Hayden | |
| 33 | Tyson Struber | LB | So. | 6'2 | 210 | Galva, Kan. | Canton-Galva | |
| 34 | Trevor Erickson | S | Jr. | 6'3 | 200 | Chapman, Kan. | Chapman | |
| 35 | Simon McClannan | K/P | R-Fr. | 5'11 | 180 | Omaha, Neb. | Millard South | |
| 36 | Jack Fabris | S | R-Fr. | 6'2 | 191 | Bogart, Ga. | North Oconee | |
| 37 | Andrew Sonner | TE | Jr. | 6'4 | 243 | Olathe, Kan. | Olathe East | |
| 38 | Brendan Mott | DE | Sr. | 6'5 | 240 | Iowa City, Iowa | Iowa City West | |
| 39 | Travis Bates | DE | So. | 6'3 | 263 | Tomball, Texas | Tomball | Austin Peay Univ. |
| 40 | Gavin Meyers | LB | So. | 6'3 | 234 | Hays, Kan. | Hays | |
| 41 | Austin Moore | LB | Sr. | 6'1 | 220 | Louisburg, Kan. | Louisburg | |
| 44 | Tobi Osunsanmi | DE | So. | 6'3 | 233 | Wichita, Kan. | Wichita East | |
| 45 | Mason Olguin | LS | Jr. | 6'1 | 226 | Edmond, Okla. | Edmond Santa Fe | Dodge City CC |
| 45 | Austin Romaine | LB | So. | 6'2 | 230 | Hillsboro, Mo. | Hillsboro | |
| 46 | Keane Bessert | LS | R-Fr. | 6'0 | 222 | Loma, Colo. | Fruita Monument | Univ. of Wisconsin |
| 47 | Cody Stufflebean | DE | Sr. | 6'4 | 252 | McPherson, Kan. | McPherson | |
| 47 | La'James White | RB | Jr. | 5'7 | 183 | Lenexa, Kan. | St. James Academy | Air Force |
| 48 | Zach Wittenberg | LB | So. | 6'2 | 226 | El Dorado, Kan. | El Dorado | Butler CC |
| 49 | Drew Schmelzle | DE | Jr. | 6'4 | 225 | Sabetha, Kan. | Sabetha | |
| 50 | Boone Morris | LB | Fr. | 6'2 | 222 | Talco, Texas | Mount Vernon | |
| 51 | Nick Clayton | LB | So. | 6'0 | 220 | Salina, Kan. | Salina Central | |
| 52 | Ryan Davis | DE | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 249 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Sandra Day O’Connor | |
| 53 | Drake Bequeaith | OL | So. | 6'6 | 285 | Colleyville, Texas | Grapevine | |
| 54 | Hadley Panzer | OL | Sr. | 6'4 | 303 | Lakin, Kan. | Lakin | |
| 55 | Kyle Rakers | OL | Fr. | 6'3 | 299 | Norwalk, Iowa | Dowling Catholic | |
| 56 | Damian Ilalio | DT | Jr. | 6'2 | 296 | Manhattan, Kan. | Manhattan | |
| 56 | Andrew Leingang | OL | Jr. | 6'6 | 306 | Bismarck, N.D. | Century | |
| 57 | Beau Palmer | LB | Sr. | 6'2 | 225 | Overland Park, Kan. | Blue Valley | |
| 58 | Camden Beebe | OL | R-Fr. | 6'3 | 353 | Kansas City, Kan. | Piper | |
| 59 | Gabe Roland | LB | R-Fr. | 6'1 | 220 | Ponca City, Okla. | Ponca City | |
| 62 | Jackson Fullmer | OL | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 289 | Eagle, Idaho | Rocky Mountain | |
| 66 | Michael Capria | OL | So. | 6'2 | 295 | Kansas City, Mo. | Liberty | |
| 69 | Taylor Poitier | OL | Sr. | 6'3 | 291 | Kansas City, Kan. | Bishop Miege | |
| 71 | Easton Kilty | OL | Sr. | 6'6 | 296 | Stratford, Wis. | Stratford | Univ. of North Dakota |
| 72 | Ryan Howard | OL | Fr. | 6'7 | 325 | Downingtown, Pa. | Downingtown West | |
| 74 | Alex Key | OL | So. | 6'3 | 295 | Derby, Kan. | Derby | |
| 75 | Sam Hecht | OL | Jr. | 6'4 | 285 | Shawnee, Kan. | Mill Valley | |
| 76 | Brock Woolf | OL | R-Fr. | 6'5 | 293 | Brewster, Kan. | Brewster | |
| 77 | Carver Willis | OL | Sr. | 6'5 | 285 | Durango, Colo. | Durango | |
| 78 | John Pastore | OL | So. | 6'6 | 294 | Erie, Colo. | Erie | |
| 79 | Devin Vass | OL | R-Fr. | 6'6 | 283 | Bartow, Fla. | Lakeland | |
| 80 | Will Anciaux | TE | R-Fr. | 6'6 | 239 | Wichita, Kan. | Kapaun Mt. Carmel | |
| 81 | Andrew Metzger | TE | R-Fr. | 6'5 | 245 | Aurora, Colo. | Regis Jesuit | |
| 83 | Will Swanson | TE | Sr. | 6'5 | 251 | Papillion, Neb. | La Vista South | |
| 84 | Isaac Koch | WR | So. | 6'1 | 196 | Olathe, Kan. | Rockhurst | |
| 86 | Garrett Oakley | TE | So. | 6'5 | 230 | Columbus, Neb. | Scotus Central Catholic | |
| 87 | Brayden Loftin | TE | So. | 6'5 | 232 | Omaha, Neb. | Lewis Central (IA) | |
| 88 | Erwin Nash | WR | So. | 6'3 | 213 | Olathe, Kan. | Olathe South | |
| 90 | Donovan Rieman | DE | So. | 6'4 | 255 | Enid, Okla. | Enid | |
| 91 | Jordan Allen | DE | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 250 | Olathe, Kan. | Olathe South | |
| 92 | Jevon Banks | DT | Sr. | 6'4 | 255 | Olive Branch, Miss. | Olive Branch | Mississippi State Univ. |
| 93 | Asher Tomaszewski | DT | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 299 | Schererville, Ind. | Mount Carmel (IL) | |
| 94 | Titus Tuiasosopo | DT | Jr. | 6'0 | 318 | Manhattan, Kan. | Wamego | |
| 95 | George Traglia | DT | Jr. | 6'5 | 275 | Wichita, Kan. | Kapaun Mt. Carmel | Butler CC |
| 96 | Leyton Simmering | K | So. | 6'0 | 169 | Rosemount, Minn. | Rosemount | |
| 99 | Uso Seumalo | DT | Sr. | 6'3 | 337 | Maunaloa, Hawai'i | Molokai | Garden City CC |
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