Kansas State Wildcats
Big 12
10-4 (8-2 conf)
SP+ #9AP #11
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- 21.4 (#9)
- SP+ Offense
- 36.4
- SP+ Defense
- 15.7
- SRS
- 15.5
- FPI
- 14.8
- Elo
- 1861
- Talent
- 585
- Recruiting
- 173 (#63)
Schedule
record 10–4
Schedule
4th
toughest of 131
Offenses faced
3rd
toughest of 131
Defenses faced
30th
toughest of 131
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 131 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSouth Dakota | FCS | 34-0 | +34 | W |
| 2 | vsMissouri | +8.1 | 40-12 | +28 | W |
| 3 | vsTulane | +12.4 | 10-17 | -7 | L |
| 4 | @Oklahoma | +15.4 | 41-34 | +7 | W |
| 5 | vsTexas Tech | +8.5 | 37-28 | +9 | W |
| 6 | @Iowa State | +5.3 | 10-9 | +1 | W |
| 8 | @TCU | +24.3 | 28-38 | -10 | L |
| 9 | vsOklahoma State | +11.3 | 48-0 | +48 | W |
| 10 | vsTexas | +23.1 | 27-34 | -7 | L |
| 11 | @Baylor | +11.7 | 31-3 | +28 | W |
| 12 | @West Virginia | +2.4 | 48-31 | +17 | W |
| 13 | vsKansas | +2.9 | 47-27 | +20 | W |
| 14 | NTCU | +24.3 | 31-28 | +3 | W |
| 1 ·P | NAlabama | +30.3 | 20-45 | -25 | L |
Quarterbacks · 4
2022 · 72
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Adrian Martinez | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Will Howard | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Jake Rubley | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | — | Parker Kavanagh | FR | 6'1" | 192 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Jax Dineen | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| FB | — | Dylan Bequeaith | FR | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| RB | 1st | Deuce Vaughn | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | DJ Giddens | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Shane Porter | SR | 5'10" | 200 | — |
| RB | 4th | Anthony Frias II | SR | 5'10" | 225 | — |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Malik Knowles | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Phillip Brooks III | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Kade Warner | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Seth Porter | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | RJ Garcia II | SR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| WR | — | Gabe Hoover | JR | 6'0" | 193 | — |
| WR | — | Kendrick Jones | FR | 6'4" | 187 | — |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Ben Sinnott | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Samuel Wheeler | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Will Swanson | SR | 6'5" | 244 | — |
| TE | 4th | Christian Moore | SR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Jake Huggins | SR | 6'2" | 226 | — |
Offensive Line · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | — | Eli Huggins | — | — | — | — |
| G | — | Robert Hentz II | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Dawson Delforge | SR | 6'5" | 327 | — |
| OL | — | Sam Shields | JR | 6'4" | 299 | — |
| OL | — | Jackson Smith | SO | 6'3" | 275 | — |
| OL | — | Christian Duffie | SR | 6'5" | 300 | — |
| OL | — | Kaitori Leveston | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Felix Anudike | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 2nd | Khalid Duke | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 3rd | Brendan Mott | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 4th | Jaylen Pickle | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DE | 5th | Cody Stufflebean | SR | 6'4" | 260 | — |
| DE | 6th | Cartez Crook-Jones | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DE | 7th | Jace Friesen | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 8th | Tobi Osunsanmi | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Nate Matlack | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | Uso Seumalo | SR | 6'3" | 340 | — |
| DT | 2nd | Damian Ilalio | SR | 6'2" | 300 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Austin Moore | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Daniel Green | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Nick Allen | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Desmond Purnell | SR | 6'0" | 232 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Gavin Forsha | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Jake Clifton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Krew Jackson | SR | 6'5" | 230 | — |
| LB | 8th | Beau Palmer | SR | 6'2" | 226 | ★★ |
| LB | 9th | Thomas Helten | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Ozzie Hoffler | SO | 6'2" | 234 | — |
| LB | — | Shadryon Blanka | FR | 6'1" | 213 | — |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Julius Brents | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Ekow Boye-Doe | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Jacob Parrish | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Vaughn Malone | JR | 6'0" | 187 | — |
| CB | — | Jairus Kennedy | SO | 6'1" | 180 | — |
| DB | 1st | Kobe Savage | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | TJ Smith | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Trey Krause | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Omar Daniels | SR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| S | 1st | Josh Hayes | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Drake Cheatum | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Cincere Mason | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | VJ Payne | SR | 6'3" | 208 | — |
| S | 5th | Matthew Maschmeier | — | — | — | — |
| S | 6th | Nickendre Stiger | SR | 5'11" | 194 | — |
| S | 7th | Hunter Henry | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | — | Luke Hirsh | FR | 5'11" | 186 | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Randen Plattner | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Ty Zentner | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Chris Tennant | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | Grant Snowden | FR | 6'1" | 163 | — |
2022 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
36.479
Off PPA
+0.2372
Pass PPA
+0.2751
Rush PPA
+0.2080
Success
43%53
Explosive
1.3380
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2022 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.23 | +0.10 |
| Passing | +0.27 | +0.19 |
| Rushing | +0.20 | +0.09 |
| 1st Down | +0.08 | +0.01 |
| 2nd Down | +0.17 | +0.14 |
| 3rd Down | +0.63 | +0.35 |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
33.2
PPG Against
20.1
Differential
+13.2
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 10-3
- Home
- 5-2
- Away
- 4-1
- Neutral
- 1-0
- Conference
- 8-2
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-2
- Avg Margin
- +13.2
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-2 | 34.7 | 16.9 |
| Away | 4-1 | 31.6 | 23.0 |
| Neutral | 1-1 | 25.5 | 36.5 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 2-3 | 29.4 | 35.8 |
| Conference | 8-2 | 34.8 | 23.2 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 26.0 | 18.5 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 9 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6-6 | 5-4 | #42 | #17 | — |
| 2024 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #18 | #13 | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #14 | #15 | 1-0 |
| 2022 | 10-3 | 8-2 | #9 | #11 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 4-5 | #21 | #25 | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 4-6 | 4-5 | #56 | — | — |
| 2019 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #45 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 5-7 | 3-6 | #77 | — | — |
| 2017 | 7-5 | 5-4 | #29 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #45 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 6-6 | 3-6 | #69 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 9-3 | 7-2 | #25 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 4-0 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2022 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 10-4 |
| ATS | 9-3-175% |
| Over / Under | 6-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 7-1 |
| As underdog | 2-2 |
| Home | 5-2 |
| Away | 3-1 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #55 · 8 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★129 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #35 | 214 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | #57 | 188 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | #33 | 212 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2022 | #63 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | #56 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | #51 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | #62 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | #66 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2017 | #61 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2016 | #72 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #67
Returning prod 54%Departed 46%
Talent composite584.7 #67 / 233
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)26 / 75 / 78
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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