THIRD AND DATA

Week 7 · 2026

Kansas at Kansas State

Sunflower ShowdownSat 10/17/2026 12:00 PMBill Snyder Family StadiumKansas State pregame70% — Pregame win probability: 70% for Kansas State. Kansas State favored, and won.Conference

52°Clear8 mph SW · 58% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

Kansas

24

3–5

Kansas State

35

4–4

Attendance

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not yet reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

KUQuarterbacksNo blue chips6
  • 33-star recruitQB8Isaiah Marshall6'0"·2103yr
    1,506 Pass yds11 TD7 Int53.6 Cmp%403 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB15Cole Ballard6'2"·2204yr
    381 Pass yds1 TD1 Int58.1 Cmp%50 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Chase Jenkins ← Rice6'0"·1954yr
    65 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%58 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB16Jaylen Mason6'2"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB20Connor Hanika6'2"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB18Braylen Rooney6'5"·2301yr
KSUQuarterbacks1 blue chip4
  • 44-star recruitQB2Avery Johnson6'3"·2004yr
    1,301 Pass yds10 TD3 Int63.1 Cmp%462 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB3Blake Barnett6'1"·2183yr
    265 Pass yds3 TD0 Int66.7 Cmp%43 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB7Jacob Knuth6'4"·2255yr
    201 Pass yds1 TD0 Int64.3 Cmp%44 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Dillon Duff6'2"·2052yr
    2 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%-3 Rush yds
KUOffensive line2 blue chips19
KSUDefensive line2 blue chips19
  • 44-star recruitDE1Wendell Gregory ← Oklahoma State6'3"·2653yr
    27 Tackles10.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE91Jordan Allen6'4"·2634yr
    21 Tackles5.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE39Travis Bates6'3"·2784yr
    13 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDE40Jayden Bryant ← Coastal Carolina6'4"·2303yr
    12 Tackles5.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDE56Elijah Hill ← Kennesaw State6'1"·2452yr
    5 Tackles2.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE30Dalton Knapp6'4"·2392yr
    2 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE98Tucker Ashford6'3"·2731yr
    0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE90Brad Stanyer6'5"·2802yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE83Jackson Hollie6'5"·2211yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT88Eli Jackson6'2"·2801yr
    20 Tackles2.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT15Kamari Burns ← Cincinnati6'3"·3024yr
    16 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT19De'Arieun Hicks ← Gardner-Webb6'3"·2832yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT76Austin Ramsey ← Kentucky6'4"·3094yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT99Adrian Bekibele6'3"·3081yr
  • 33-star recruitDT94Kingston Hall6'2"·2821yr
  • 33-star recruitDT97Carnell Jackson Jr.6'2"·3501yr
  • 22-star recruitDT75Holden Bass6'3"·2993yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT95Patrick Tackie6'3"·2932yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT58Miles Merchant6'2"·3011yr
KUDefensive line2 blue chips21
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE44David Santiago ← Michigan State6'4"·2553yr
    35 Tackles6.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE33Leroy Harris III6'5"·2703yr
    30 Tackles11.0 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE9Dakyus Brinkley6'3"·2553yr
    14 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE91Alex Bray6'4"·2654yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE45Garrett Martin6'4"·2502yr
    3 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE90Adrian Holley6'4"·2552yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE97Hunter Higgins6'5"·2651yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE50Wyatt Brungardt6'5"·2401yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE53Draeden Punt6'7"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL70Jason Strickland6'3"·2703yr
  • 33-star recruitDT94Blake Herold6'3"·3004yr
    16 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT56Marcus Calvin6'2"·3054yr
    14 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT88Kevin Oatis ← Arkansas6'3"·3052yr
    10 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT99Eamon Smalls ← UAB6'2"·3354yr
    7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT96Jibriel Conde ← Grand Valley State6'5"·3001yr
    4 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT92Nakwaine Carter6'1"·2901yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT89Clifton Thompson6'1"·3403yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT95Tre'von McAlpine ← Tulane6'3"·3105yr
    career 62 Tackles5.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT71Grady Seyfert6'1"·3004yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT93Josiah Hammond6'4"·2902yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT98Jalen Atkins6'3"·2851yr
KSUOffensive line2 blue chips21
KUBacks & tight ends1 blue chip18
  • 44-star recruitRB1Dylan Edwards ← Kansas State5'9"·1754yr
    125 Car574 Rush yds4 TD4.6 Rush avg
    19 Rec178 Rec yds9.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB6Yasin Willis ← Syracuse6'1"·2303yr
    27 Car125 Rush yds2 TD4.6 Rush avg
    3 Rec12 Rec yds4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB4Jalen Dupree ← Colorado State6'0"·2153yr
    25 Car111 Rush yds2 TD4.4 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB22Micah Johnson5'10"·1953yr
    13 Car55 Rush yds1 TD4.2 Rush avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB26Chase Belcher6'0"·2135yr
    13 Car42 Rush yds0 TD3.2 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB30Jack Reeves6'0"·2051yr
    2 Car4 Rush yds0 TD2.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB24John Kelly6'1"·2052yr
    1 Car1 Rush yds0 TD1.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB25Justin Thurman6'0"·2002yr
    career 4 Car32 Rush yds0 TD8.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2Kory Amachree6'0"·2101yr
  • 33-star recruitTE44Carson Bruhn6'6"·2603yr
    14 Rec157 Rec yds1 TD11.2 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE87Leyton Cure6'3"·2503yr
    3 Rec74 Rec yds0 TD24.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE9Jailen Butler ← Old Dominion6'4"·2504yr
    2 Rec29 Rec yds0 TD14.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE85Carter Moses ← Albany6'5"·2455yr
  • 33-star recruitTE81Quinton Conley6'6"·2455yr
  • 33-star recruitTE14Mikey Pauley6'5"·2455yr
  • 33-star recruitTE88Kevin Sullivan6'6"·2451yr
  • 33-star recruitTE35Jack Utz6'5"·2351yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE83Conlee Hovey6'5"·2502yr
KSULinebackers2 blue chips11
  • 33-star recruitLB4Mekhi Mason ← Louisiana Tech6'2"·2335yr
    38 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB35Gabe Powers6'3"·2335yr
    34 Tackles4.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB28Rex Van Wyhe6'5"·2444yr
    26 Tackles4.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB6Darien Whitaker Jr.6'3"·2462yr
    14 Tackles5.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB23Asa Newsom6'3"·2244yr
    9 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB26Sawyer Schilke6'3"·2302yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Weston Polk6'1"·2212yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB16DJ Ackerson Jr.6'1"·2071yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB41Ashton Moore6'0"·2152yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB20Jacobi Oliphant Jr. ← Oklahoma State6'4"·2303yr
    1 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB28Rex Van Wyhe6'5"·2441yr
KULinebackers1 blue chip13
  • 33-star recruitLB4Trey Lathan6'1"·2305yr
    55 Tackles4.0 TFL1.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB7Bam Crouch6'1"·2255yr
    33 Tackles7.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB13Quincy Davis ← New Mexico State6'1"·2304yr
    29 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB11Malachi Curvey6'4"·2452yr
    9 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB25Jibreel Al-Amin ← Marshall6'3"·2255yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB14Jaron Willis ← South Carolina6'2"·2355yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB18Joseph Credit6'1"·2201yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB41Ezra Vedral6'2"·2254yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB15Landyn Watson ← Kentucky6'1"·2456yr
    career 91 Tackles5.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB8Josh Galbreath6'3"·2251yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB32Xander Blasing6'2"·2301yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB59Jett Kohanzo6'2"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB30Parker Schwarz6'1"·2301yr
KSUBacks & tight ends1 blue chip13
  • 33-star recruitRB20Rodney Fields Jr. ← Oklahoma State5'9"·1933yr
    93 Car487 Rush yds5 TD5.2 Rush avg
    8 Rec61 Rec yds7.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB4Joe Jackson6'0"·2124yr
    84 Car384 Rush yds2 TD4.6 Rush avg
    14 Rec132 Rec yds9.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB9Jay Harris ← Oregon6'1"·2253yr
    17 Car96 Rush yds3 TD5.6 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB31Monterrio Elston Jr.5'7"·1912yr
    6 Car76 Rush yds1 TD12.7 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB24Tanner West6'0"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB21LJ McGhee5'7"·1861yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Garrett Oakley6'5"·2495yr
    19 Rec221 Rec yds2 TD11.6 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE0Linkon Cure6'5"·2422yr
    13 Rec152 Rec yds1 TD11.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE80Will Anciaux6'6"·2414yr
    6 Rec84 Rec yds0 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE87Lawson McGraw6'4"·2321yr
    1 Rec-4 Rec yds0 TD-4.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE81Owen Harrington6'2"·2451yr
  • 33-star recruitTE88Arley Morrell6'5"·2241yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE49Elias Wilson6'5"·2151yr
KUReceiversNo blue chips14
  • 33-star recruitWR5Nik McMillan ← Buffalo6'1"·1955yr
    25 Rec466 Rec yds5 TD18.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR0Nahzae Cox ← Middle Tennessee6'3"·2152yr
    15 Rec404 Rec yds2 TD26.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR7Cam Pickett6'0"·1955yr
    31 Rec323 Rec yds1 TD10.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR12Bryson Hayes6'0"·1902yr
    6 Rec111 Rec yds0 TD18.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR11Tate Nagy5'10"·1702yr
    7 Rec106 Rec yds2 TD15.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR86Donald Collier5'10"·1953yr
  • 33-star recruitWR3Keaton Kubecka6'2"·2054yr
    6 Rec67 Rec yds0 TD11.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR89Jackson Cook6'2"·1952yr
  • 33-star recruitWR19Corbin Glasco5'9"·1851yr
  • 33-star recruitWR17Tyren Parker6'3"·1951yr
  • 33-star recruitWR13Nate Sims6'1"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82Isreal Moses V6'2"·2054yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR80Griffin Baker6'3"·1951yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR23AJ Batiste6'1"·1851yr
KSUDefensive backs1 blue chip24
KUDefensive backs2 blue chips20
KSUReceivers2 blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitWR12Jaron Tibbs6'3"·2124yr
    39 Rec379 Rec yds4 TD9.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR5Josh Manning6'3"·2174yr
    32 Rec327 Rec yds3 TD10.2 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR15Derrick Salley Jr.6'3"·2341yr
    19 Rec311 Rec yds1 TD16.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Brandon White ← Hawai'i5'7"·1685yr
    13 Rec78 Rec yds1 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR1Izaiah Williams ← Texas A&M6'0"·1953yr
    2 Rec21 Rec yds0 TD10.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Adonis Moise5'11"·1942yr
    1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR6Sterling Lockett5'10"·1705yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR84Isaac Koch6'1"·1985yr
  • 33-star recruitWR18Larry Porter IV6'1"·1952yr
  • 33-star recruitWR14Max Lovett5'11"·1951yr
  • 33-star recruitWR16Julius Wilson6'2"·1991yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Kaprice Keith6'1"·2121yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR85Nash Morrison6'4"·1871yr
KUKickersNo blue chips2
  • 33-star recruitPK29Martin Connington ← Michigan State6'0"·2003yr
    11 FG15 FGA46 Long59 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK98Dane Efird6'3"·2002yr
KSUKickersNo blue chips3
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK37Robert Hammond III ← Toledo6'1"·1824yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long4 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK43Luis Rodriguez6'1"·2102yr
    12 FG14 FGA51 Long59 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK96Aidan O'Neill6'0"·2041yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
KUPuntersNo blue chips2
  • 33-star recruitP99Matthew Gill6'3"·1951yr
    26 Punts40.9 Avg4 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP33Ben Shipley6'5"·2001yr
KSUPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundP8Simon McClannan5'11"·1834yr
    30 Punts48.4 Avg15 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP29Dylan Davidson ← Emporia State6'1"·2001yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Kansas

Kansas State 10–0 vs Kansas

  • 2025 · wk 9Kansas State 42 @ Kansas 17
  • 2024 · wk 9Kansas 27 @ Kansas State 29
  • 2023 · wk 12Kansas State 31 @ Kansas 27
  • 2022 · wk 13Kansas 27 @ Kansas State 47
  • 2021 · wk 10Kansas State 35 @ Kansas 10
  • 2020 · wk 8Kansas 14 @ Kansas State 55
  • 2019 · wk 10Kansas State 38 @ Kansas 10
  • 2018 · wk 11Kansas 17 @ Kansas State 21
  • 2017 · wk 9Kansas State 30 @ Kansas 20
  • 2016 · wk 13Kansas 19 @ Kansas State 34

Previous 5 meetings vs. Lance Leipold

Kansas State 5–0 vs Lance Leipold

  • 2025 · wk 9Kansas State 42 @ Kansas 17
  • 2024 · wk 9Kansas 27 @ Kansas State 29
  • 2023 · wk 12Kansas State 31 @ Kansas 27
  • 2022 · wk 13Kansas 27 @ Kansas State 47
  • 2021 · wk 10Kansas State 35 @ Kansas 10

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