Kansas State Wildcats Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#2 Avery JohnsonQB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS70%398 snapsQB2#3 Blake BarnettQB · JR · 2 G13%74 snapsQB3#7 Jacob KnuthQB · SR · 2 G15%82 snapsQB4#10 Dillon DuffQB · SO · 1 G · 1 GS2%11 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#20 Rodney Fields Jr.RB · JR · 8 G · 6 GS44%35–54% · ~248 est.RB2#4 Joe JacksonRB · SR · 8 G44%35–54% · ~246 est.RB3#9 Jay HarrisRB · SR · 5 G8%5–19% · ~46 est.RB4#31 Monterrio Elston Jr.RB · SO · 2 G2%1–5% · ~14 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#5 Josh ManningWR · SR · 8 G · 6 GS74%62–86% · ~418 est.WR2Jaron TibbsWR · 8 G · 6 GS72%61–84% · ~408 est.WR3#15 Derrick Salley Jr.WR · JR · 6 G54%46–63% · ~307 est.—Brandon WhiteWR · 7 G · 3 GS38%32–45% · ~214 est.—Izaiah WilliamsWR · 4 G · 1 GS7%2–11% · ~39 est.—#17 Adonis MoiseWR · SO · 2 G4%1–6% · ~21 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#0 Linkon CureTE · SO · 8 G · 2 GS49%37–68% · ~276 est.TE2#86 Garrett OakleyTE · SR · 6 G · 5 GS41%31–57% · ~230 est.TE3#80 Will AnciauxTE · SR · 4 G18%10–24% · ~102 est.TE4#87 Lawson McGrawTE · FR · 1 G4%2–6% · ~23 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#79 Charlie AdamsOL · JR · 6 G · 6 GS75%69–77% · ~421 est.OL2#70 Gus HawkinsOL · JR · 6 G · 6 GS75%69–77% · ~421 est.OL3#72 Ryan HowardOL · JR · 6 G · 6 GS75%69–77% · ~421 est.OL4#77 Tanner MorleyOL · SR · 4 G · 3 GS38%36–39% · ~217 est.OL5#54 Keiton JonesOL · SO · 3 G · 3 GS36%33–37% · ~204 est.—#73 Oliver MillerOL · FR · 1 G · 1 GS13%12–13% · ~73 est.Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#1 Wendell GregoryDE · JR · 8 G · 5 GS59%38–76% · ~290 est.DL2#15 Kamari BurnsDT · SR · 8 G · 5 GS50%32–65% · ~247 est.DL3#91 Jordan AllenDE · SR · 7 G · 4 GS48%31–62% · ~237 est.DL4#88 Eli JacksonDT · JR · 8 G · 1 GS47%30–60% · ~230 est.—#40 Jayden BryantDE · JR · 7 G39%25–50% · ~192 est.—#39 Travis BatesDE · SR · 6 G · 6 GS30%17–39% · ~148 est.—#56 Elijah HillDE · SO · 4 G19%11–24% · ~92 est.—#19 De'Arieun HicksDT · JR · 2 G12%6–17% · ~61 est.—#76 Austin RamseyDT · SR · 1 G4%2–7% · ~22 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#4 Mekhi MasonLB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS80%68–97% · ~394 est.LB2#35 Gabe PowersLB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS66%56–80% · ~325 est.LB3Rex Van WyheLB · 8 G62%29–84% · ~303 est.—Darien Whitaker Jr.LB · 8 G · 3 GS33%16–46% · ~164 est.—#16 DJ Ackerson Jr.LB · FR · 3 G13%3–18% · ~65 est.—#23 Asa NewsomLB · SR · 4 G18%7–24% · ~88 est.—#44 Weston PolkLB · SO · 4 G12%0–22% · ~57 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#25 Zashon RichCB · JR · 8 G · 5 GS57%25–62% · ~278 est.CB2#21 JoJo ScottCB · SO · 8 G · 6 GS59%26–65% · ~291 est.—#34 Nick McClellanCB · FR · 5 G · 1 GS46%33–52% · ~225 est.—#9 Donovan McIntoshCB · SR · 5 G · 1 GS44%31–50% · ~214 est.—#7 Kaleb PattersonCB · SR · 7 G · 5 GS40%18–44% · ~198 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#37 Robert Hammond IIIPK · SR · 7 G37kicks · 3 lastK2#43 Luis RodriguezPK · JR · 7 G14kicks · 3 lastK3#96 Aidan O'NeillPK · FR · 1 G5kicksPunterby punts
P1#8 Simon McClannanP · SR · 8 G37punts · 6 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#33 Andrew JohnsonLS · SR · 1 GSRLS2#45 Jaxson DuffieldLS · SOSOLS3#46 Sam DolphensLS · FRFRSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs Nicholls | Wk 2 vs Washington State | Wk 3 vs Tulane | Wk 4 @ Cincinnati | Wk 6 vs Houston | Wk 7 vs Kansas | Wk 8 @ Arizona State | Wk 9 @ Colorado | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 71 | 74 | 65 | 79 | 59 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 565 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 58 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 74 | 60 | 71 | 64 | 490 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Avery Johnson | QB | 46 | 74 | 65 | 79 | 59 | 75 | · | · | 398 |
| Jacob Knuth | QB | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | 73 | · | 82 |
| Blake Barnett | QB | 16 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 58 | 74 |
| Dillon Duff | QB | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 11 | 11 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Rodney Fields Jr. | RB | ~27 | ~27 | ~29 | ~37 | ~36 | ~22 | ~31 | ~39 | 248 |
| Joe Jackson | RB | ~21 | ~31 | ~25 | ~38 | ~23 | ~56 | ~26 | ~26 | 246 |
| Jay Harris | RB | ~14 | ~14 | ~7 | · | · | · | ~11 | · | 46 |
| Monterrio Elston Jr. | RB | ~14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 14 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Josh Manning | WR | ~48 | ~67 | ~28 | ~52 | ~44 | ~56 | ~63 | ~60 | 418 |
| Jaron Tibbs | WR | ~43 | ~54 | ~59 | ~20 | ~46 | ~64 | ~63 | ~59 | 408 |
| Derrick Salley Jr. | WR | ~49 | · | · | ~64 | ~31 | ~52 | ~60 | ~51 | 307 |
| Linkon Cure | TE | ~20 | ~30 | ~28 | ~22 | ~36 | ~43 | ~55 | ~42 | 276 |
| Garrett Oakley | TE | ~39 | ~21 | ~37 | ~68 | ~31 | · | · | ~34 | 230 |
| Brandon White | WR | ~29 | ~64 | ~50 | ~62 | ~9 | · | · | · | 214 |
| Will Anciaux | TE | ~28 | ~41 | ~33 | · | · | · | · | · | 102 |
| Izaiah Williams | WR | ~11 | · | · | ~9 | ~19 | · | · | · | 39 |
| Lawson McGraw | TE | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~23 | · | 23 |
| Adonis Moise | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~15 | ~6 | · | 21 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Wendell Gregory | DE | ~27 | ~40 | ~39 | ~38 | ~48 | ~27 | ~42 | ~29 | 290 |
| Kamari Burns | DT | ~33 | ~20 | ~31 | ~21 | ~39 | ~33 | ~38 | ~32 | 247 |
| Jordan Allen | DE | ~36 | ~30 | · | ~31 | ~31 | ~18 | ~55 | ~36 | 237 |
| Eli Jackson | DT | ~31 | ~28 | ~18 | ~15 | ~45 | ~39 | ~20 | ~34 | 230 |
| Jayden Bryant | DE | ~29 | ~24 | ~36 | ~30 | ~23 | · | ~35 | ~15 | 192 |
| Travis Bates | DE | ~17 | ~26 | · | ~25 | · | ~41 | · | ~39 | 148 |
| Elijah Hill | DE | ~25 | ~15 | ~24 | · | · | · | ~28 | · | 92 |
| De'Arieun Hicks | DT | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~33 | ~28 | 61 |
| Austin Ramsey | DT | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~22 | 22 |
| Dalton Knapp | DE | ~20 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 20 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Mekhi Mason | LB | ~12 | ~48 | ~50 | ~52 | ~62 | ~56 | ~62 | ~52 | 394 |
| Gabe Powers | LB | ~50 | ~45 | ~48 | ~51 | ~31 | ~6 | ~37 | ~57 | 325 |
| Rex Van Wyhe | LB | ~4 | ~23 | ~39 | ~31 | ~68 | ~48 | ~54 | ~36 | 303 |
| Darien Whitaker Jr. | LB | ~28 | ~18 | ~36 | ~5 | · | ~28 | ~26 | ~23 | 164 |
| Asa Newsom | LB | ~3 | · | · | · | ~42 | · | ~41 | ~2 | 88 |
| DJ Ackerson Jr. | LB | ~19 | · | · | ~17 | · | · | · | ~29 | 65 |
| Weston Polk | LB | ~4 | ~26 | · | · | · | ~10 | ~17 | · | 57 |
| Ashton Moore | LB | ~43 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 43 |
| Sawyer Schilke | LB | ~4 | · | ~6 | ~14 | ~12 | · | ~4 | · | 40 |
| Jacobi Oliphant Jr. | LB | ~31 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 31 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Koy Beasley | S | ~56 | ~52 | ~59 | ~51 | ~71 | ~43 | ~70 | ~62 | 464 |
| Logan Bartley | S | ~57 | ~37 | ~18 | ~52 | ~74 | ~60 | ~71 | ~64 | 433 |
| JoJo Scott | CB | ~1 | ~50 | ~46 | ~6 | ~66 | ~56 | ~66 | · | 291 |
| Zashon Rich | CB | ~37 | ~12 | ~57 | ~15 | ~18 | ~21 | ~70 | ~48 | 278 |
| Nick McClellan | CB | ~9 | · | · | · | ~48 | ~59 | ~49 | ~60 | 225 |
| Donovan McIntosh | CB | · | · | · | ~51 | ~25 | ~59 | ~21 | ~58 | 214 |
| Wesley Fair | S | ~52 | ~52 | ~59 | ~36 | · | · | · | · | 199 |
| Kaleb Patterson | CB | · | ~52 | ~59 | ~49 | ~5 | · | ~10 | ~23 | 198 |
| Adrian Maddox | S | ~47 | · | · | · | ~60 | · | · | · | 107 |
| Micheal Graham Jr. | CB | ~20 | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~7 | 27 |
| Jet Dineen | S | · | · | · | · | ~9 | · | · | · | 9 |
| Ja'Son Prevard | S | ~5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| Jack Fabris | S | · | · | · | · | ~5 | · | · | · | 5 |
| Ben Osueke | CB | · | · | · | · | · | ~3 | · | · | 3 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Gus Hawkins | OL | ~69 | ~72 | ~63 | ~77 | · | ~73 | · | ~67 | 421 |
| Ryan Howard | OL | ~69 | ~72 | ~63 | ~77 | · | ~73 | · | ~67 | 421 |
| Charlie Adams | OL | ~69 | ~72 | ~63 | ~77 | · | ~73 | · | ~67 | 421 |
| Tanner Morley | OL | · | · | · | ~77 | · | ~73 | · | ~67 | 217 |
| Keiton Jones | OL | ~69 | ~72 | ~63 | · | · | · | · | · | 204 |
| Oliver Miller | OL | · | · | · | · | · | ~73 | · | · | 73 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.