And before we get on a tangent like the last thread, this post has nothing to do with Klieman…
This may not be where they are in actual depth chart but based on the recruiting sites (plus awards) where they are in talent.
For example Tyler Mitchel is going to be a starter at right guard but did not make the 2 deep cut in this list based on talent based on original recruiting site rankings or awards. Tyler Mitchel Sr OG - 2/3 star #114 OG per 247; K-State was only P5 offer. Same for Nick Kaltmayer who will start at right tackle but was a transfer from Western Illinois and wasn't highly rated out of high school.
Depth at wide receiver is terrible but we knew that.
Fullback
Jax Dineen Fr FB - 3 star #1 FB per Rivals and ESPN; 2 P5 Offers; 40: 4.7s
Luke Sowa Sr FB - 3 star JC #1 JC FB per 247 and 247 composite, #81 overall JC recruit per Rivals; K-State was only P5 offer; 40: 4.64s
Offensive Guards
Josh Rivas So OG - 3 star #50 OG per ESPN and #63 OT per 247; 5 P5 offers
Taylor Poitier Fr OG - 2/3 star #56 OG per ESPN; K-State was only P5 offer
Ben Adler So OG - 3 star #66 OG per 247 composite; K-State was only offer
Trevor Strange Fr OG - 3 star #68 OG per ESPN; 4 P5 offers; 40: 5.53s
Offensive Tackles
Scott Frantz Sr OT - 3 star #48 OT per Rivals; 7 P5 offers; 2016 First Team Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Justin Eichman Jr OT - 3 star JC #8 JC OT per 247 composite; K-State was only P5 offer
Kaitori Leveston RS Fr OT - 3 star #59 OT per 247; 5 P5 offers
Christian Duffie RS Fr OT - 3 star #42 OG per 247; 3 P5 offers
Harrison Creed So OT - 2/3 star #113 OT per ESPN; K-State was only offer - left on 2 deep since Duffie was originally categorized as a guard by recruiting sites.
Offensive Center
Adam Holtorf Sr OC - 2/3 star #91 DT per 247 composite and #110 DE per ESPN; K-State was only P5 offer; 2018 Rimington Trophy watch list
Evan Curl Sr OC - 2/3 star #176 OT per ESPN; 2 P5 offers plus BYU - plays guard also
Quarterback
Skylar Thompson Jr QB - 3/4 star #6 Dual-threat QB per 247; 4 P5 offers; 2017 Honorable Mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year; Fifth in school history in career completion percentage (minimum 200 attempts) at 59.45 percent. Second player in school history to reach 2,000 career passing yards prior to the end of his sophomore season.
Chris Herron Fr QB - 3/4 star #8 Dual-threat QB per ESPN; 5 P5 offers
Running back
Jordon Brown Sr Grad-Transfer RB - 3/4 star #9 All Purpose Back per Rivals and #41 RB per ESPN; 8 P5 offers; Left UNC with 1,005 career rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 239 carries (4.2 ypc) plus 46 receptions for 342 yards. 40: unknown?
James Gilbert Sr Grad-Transfer RB - 3 star #119 RB per 247; 0 P5 offers; 2018 Maxwell Award watch list • 2017 Maxwell Award watch list • 2017 Doak Walker Award watch list • 2016 First Team All-MAC; Totaled 2,806 career rushing yards (4.7 ypc) to rank seventh in Ball State school history and 30 rushing touchdowns to tie for fifth 40: 4.5s
Thomas Grayson Fr RB - 3 star #75 RB per 247; 5 P5 offers plus BYU 40: 4.60s - left on list since James Gilbert wasn't as highly rated originally by recruiting sites.
Tight End
Konner Fox Fr TE - 3 star #20 TE per ESPN; 3 P5 offers 40: 4.90s
Nick Lenners Jr TE - 3 star #26 TE per ESPN; K-State was only offer 40: 4.6s
Sammy Wheeler RS Fr TE - 2/3 star #39 Dual-Threat QB per ESPN and #56 Pro-style QB per 247 composite; K-State was only P5 offer 40: 4.61s
Blaise Gammon Sr TE - former walk-on; In 2018 had eight catches for 69 yards, the most catches by a tight end since 2014. 40: 4.85s
Wide Receiver
Keenan Garber Fr WR - 3/4 star #23 ATH per ESPN; 2 P5 offers 40: 4.39s
Chabastin Taylor So WR - 2/3 star #82 WR per Rivals; 2 P5 offers 40: 4.70s
Malik Knowles RS Fr WR - 3 star #163 WR per 247; 2 P5 offers 40: 4.48s
Dalton Schoen Sr WR - averaged 18 ypc 4th in school history; former walk-on 40: 4.55s
Wykeen Gill Jr WR - 2018 7 catches for 54 yards 7.7 ypc; walk-on 40: 4.49s
Seth Porter RS Fr - 2018 co-winner of the team’s Red Raider Award as the top contributor on the scout squad; walk-on 40: unknown? but is said to be fast
Special Teams
Long Snapper
Randen Plattner RS Fr walk-on LS - 4-1/2 stars per Rubio Long Snapping (5 stars means Div 1 player and 4 stars means Div 2 player) #23 Long Snapper per Rubio Long Snapping; Not in 247's Top 13 long snappers; Average 15 Yard Snap Speed: 0.79s 40: 5.20s
Wesley Burris Jr walk-on LS - 4 stars per Sports in Kansas and top 25 Specialty Players in Kansas. Not in 247's Top 12 long snappers; He has been going to Long Snapping camps since a small child.
Punter
Devin Anctil Sr P - 2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 averages 43.6 yds. His season average ranked sixth in school history and would have ranked first in the Big 12 and 25th nationally if he played in the required minimum amount of games; walk-on
Tyler Zentner Jr K/P - 2/3 star JC #1 JC Kicker per ESPN and #2 JC Kicker per 247 composite; 2018 JC first team all-conference punter; K-State was only offer
Kicker
Tyler Zentner Jr K/P - 2/3 star JC #1 JC Kicker per ESPN and #2 JC Kicker per 247 composite; K-State was only offer
Blake Lynch Jr K - Led the Big 12 and ranked 14th nationally in field goals per game (1.56), while his percentage mark of 87.5 was third in the conference and 12th in the nation. His field-goal percentage also ranked third in school history; walk-on
Nick McLellan Sr K - averaged 58.9 yards on 36 kickoffs; walk-on
Andrew Hicks So K/P - Averaged 43.8 yards on 20 punts in 2018, Averaged 54.6 yards on nine kickoffs; walk-on
This may not be where they are in actual depth chart but based on the recruiting sites (plus awards) where they are in talent.
For example Tyler Mitchel is going to be a starter at right guard but did not make the 2 deep cut in this list based on talent based on original recruiting site rankings or awards. Tyler Mitchel Sr OG - 2/3 star #114 OG per 247; K-State was only P5 offer. Same for Nick Kaltmayer who will start at right tackle but was a transfer from Western Illinois and wasn't highly rated out of high school.
Depth at wide receiver is terrible but we knew that.
Fullback
Jax Dineen Fr FB - 3 star #1 FB per Rivals and ESPN; 2 P5 Offers; 40: 4.7s
Luke Sowa Sr FB - 3 star JC #1 JC FB per 247 and 247 composite, #81 overall JC recruit per Rivals; K-State was only P5 offer; 40: 4.64s
Offensive Guards
Josh Rivas So OG - 3 star #50 OG per ESPN and #63 OT per 247; 5 P5 offers
Taylor Poitier Fr OG - 2/3 star #56 OG per ESPN; K-State was only P5 offer
Ben Adler So OG - 3 star #66 OG per 247 composite; K-State was only offer
Trevor Strange Fr OG - 3 star #68 OG per ESPN; 4 P5 offers; 40: 5.53s
Offensive Tackles
Scott Frantz Sr OT - 3 star #48 OT per Rivals; 7 P5 offers; 2016 First Team Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Justin Eichman Jr OT - 3 star JC #8 JC OT per 247 composite; K-State was only P5 offer
Kaitori Leveston RS Fr OT - 3 star #59 OT per 247; 5 P5 offers
Christian Duffie RS Fr OT - 3 star #42 OG per 247; 3 P5 offers
Harrison Creed So OT - 2/3 star #113 OT per ESPN; K-State was only offer - left on 2 deep since Duffie was originally categorized as a guard by recruiting sites.
Offensive Center
Adam Holtorf Sr OC - 2/3 star #91 DT per 247 composite and #110 DE per ESPN; K-State was only P5 offer; 2018 Rimington Trophy watch list
Evan Curl Sr OC - 2/3 star #176 OT per ESPN; 2 P5 offers plus BYU - plays guard also
Quarterback
Skylar Thompson Jr QB - 3/4 star #6 Dual-threat QB per 247; 4 P5 offers; 2017 Honorable Mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year; Fifth in school history in career completion percentage (minimum 200 attempts) at 59.45 percent. Second player in school history to reach 2,000 career passing yards prior to the end of his sophomore season.
Chris Herron Fr QB - 3/4 star #8 Dual-threat QB per ESPN; 5 P5 offers
Running back
Jordon Brown Sr Grad-Transfer RB - 3/4 star #9 All Purpose Back per Rivals and #41 RB per ESPN; 8 P5 offers; Left UNC with 1,005 career rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 239 carries (4.2 ypc) plus 46 receptions for 342 yards. 40: unknown?
James Gilbert Sr Grad-Transfer RB - 3 star #119 RB per 247; 0 P5 offers; 2018 Maxwell Award watch list • 2017 Maxwell Award watch list • 2017 Doak Walker Award watch list • 2016 First Team All-MAC; Totaled 2,806 career rushing yards (4.7 ypc) to rank seventh in Ball State school history and 30 rushing touchdowns to tie for fifth 40: 4.5s
Thomas Grayson Fr RB - 3 star #75 RB per 247; 5 P5 offers plus BYU 40: 4.60s - left on list since James Gilbert wasn't as highly rated originally by recruiting sites.
Tight End
Konner Fox Fr TE - 3 star #20 TE per ESPN; 3 P5 offers 40: 4.90s
Nick Lenners Jr TE - 3 star #26 TE per ESPN; K-State was only offer 40: 4.6s
Sammy Wheeler RS Fr TE - 2/3 star #39 Dual-Threat QB per ESPN and #56 Pro-style QB per 247 composite; K-State was only P5 offer 40: 4.61s
Blaise Gammon Sr TE - former walk-on; In 2018 had eight catches for 69 yards, the most catches by a tight end since 2014. 40: 4.85s
Wide Receiver
Keenan Garber Fr WR - 3/4 star #23 ATH per ESPN; 2 P5 offers 40: 4.39s
Chabastin Taylor So WR - 2/3 star #82 WR per Rivals; 2 P5 offers 40: 4.70s
Malik Knowles RS Fr WR - 3 star #163 WR per 247; 2 P5 offers 40: 4.48s
Dalton Schoen Sr WR - averaged 18 ypc 4th in school history; former walk-on 40: 4.55s
Wykeen Gill Jr WR - 2018 7 catches for 54 yards 7.7 ypc; walk-on 40: 4.49s
Seth Porter RS Fr - 2018 co-winner of the team’s Red Raider Award as the top contributor on the scout squad; walk-on 40: unknown? but is said to be fast
Special Teams
Long Snapper
Randen Plattner RS Fr walk-on LS - 4-1/2 stars per Rubio Long Snapping (5 stars means Div 1 player and 4 stars means Div 2 player) #23 Long Snapper per Rubio Long Snapping; Not in 247's Top 13 long snappers; Average 15 Yard Snap Speed: 0.79s 40: 5.20s
Wesley Burris Jr walk-on LS - 4 stars per Sports in Kansas and top 25 Specialty Players in Kansas. Not in 247's Top 12 long snappers; He has been going to Long Snapping camps since a small child.
Punter
Devin Anctil Sr P - 2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 averages 43.6 yds. His season average ranked sixth in school history and would have ranked first in the Big 12 and 25th nationally if he played in the required minimum amount of games; walk-on
Tyler Zentner Jr K/P - 2/3 star JC #1 JC Kicker per ESPN and #2 JC Kicker per 247 composite; 2018 JC first team all-conference punter; K-State was only offer
Kicker
Tyler Zentner Jr K/P - 2/3 star JC #1 JC Kicker per ESPN and #2 JC Kicker per 247 composite; K-State was only offer
Blake Lynch Jr K - Led the Big 12 and ranked 14th nationally in field goals per game (1.56), while his percentage mark of 87.5 was third in the conference and 12th in the nation. His field-goal percentage also ranked third in school history; walk-on
Nick McLellan Sr K - averaged 58.9 yards on 36 kickoffs; walk-on
Andrew Hicks So K/P - Averaged 43.8 yards on 20 punts in 2018, Averaged 54.6 yards on nine kickoffs; walk-on
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