Kansas State Wildcats 2021 College Football Recruiting Class Overview
Written by Charlie Beuttel
Twitter: @charlie_cds3
With the early signing period over and National Signing Day approaching, it is time to look at what recruits have already signed with the college program of their choice and which recruits are still unsigned but yet committed to a college.
Kansas State is coming off a 4-6 regular season in 2020 in their second year under Chris Klieman, and already have a solid group of young men joining the football program next fall.
During the early signing period in December, the Wildcats secured the pledges of eight offensive players and six on the defensive side to fill depth in the program. One matter of the need in the secondary received a boost when Louisville graduate transfer safety Russell Yeast announced his immediate transfer to Kansas State on Dec. 30.
National Signing Day is fast approaching in three weeks and it will be exciting how many more prospects Coach Klieman can recruit to come to Manhattan. As of this writing, the Wildcats hold commitments from several in-state talents including 3-star wide receiver Dorian Stephens from Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, 3-star athlete Desmond Purnelly from Hayden High School in Topeka, and 3-star defensive tackle Damian Ilalio from Manhattan High School in Manhattan who should all sign with Kansas State in February.
With 14 athletes already in the fold, the wait is on to see how many more future Wildcats will sign the dotted line next month.
Early Wildcat signees
4-star Quarterback Jake Rubley (6’3”, 205) out of Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa
3-star Athlete Davonte Pritchard (6’1”, 200) out Gardner-Edgerton High in Gardner, Kansas
3-star Safety Marvin Martin (6’0”, 185) out of Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas
3-star Center Andrew Leingang (6’5”, 270) out of Century High School in Bismarck, North Dakota
3-star Defensive Tackle Brayden Wood (6’3”, 267) out of Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado
3-star Safety Krew Jackson (6’5”, 200) out of Queen Creek High School in Queen Creek, Arizona
3-star Athlete Darell Jones (5’11”, 166) out of Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville, Kansas
3-star Cornerback Omar Daniels (6’0”, 180) out of Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia
3-star Wide Receiver RJ Garcia III (6’1”, 170) out of Berkeley Prep in Tampa, Florida
3-star Linebacker Gaven Haselhorst (6’1”, 230) out of Hays High School in Hays, Kansas
3-star Wide Receiver Brenen Hawkins (6’3”, 200) out of Colleyville Heritage in Colleyville, Texas
3-star Defensive End Ozzie Hoffler (6’3”, 220) out of Woodward Academy in Atlanta, Georgia
3-star Athlete Devrin Weathers (6’1”, 195) out of Webb City High School in Webb City, Missouri
3-star Offensive Tackle Austin Weiner (6’7”, 240) out of Gardner-Edgerton High School in Gardner, Kansas
This recruiting class currently ranks seventh out of the teams in the conference as Coach Klieman and his coaching staff are rebuilding the program with their eyes set to compete at the top of the Big 12 for years to come.
Photo credit: The Wichita Eagles; Kansas State Head Coach Chris Klieman rallies his team