Collin Klein is casting a wide net, and the Kansas State Wildcats are making a clear push to build their future across multiple states.
The latest name to land on the board is Jordan Hall, a cornerback from Aledo High School in Texas. Hall is in the 2028 class and comes from one of the country’s marquee programs, with Aledo owning a state-record 12 championships.
Kansas State’s recruiting activity has stretched well beyond that one offer. Among the other prospects on the Wildcats’ radar is offensive tackle Troy Falke of Prosper Rock Hill High School, who also holds offers from Baylor, Syracuse and TCU.
The Wildcats have also offered offensive tackle Benaiah Rizer of Topeka Seaman (Kan.) High School. He made the announcement via social media, and his addition fits into Klein’s effort to pull in-state talent toward Manhattan.
Kansas State has dipped into younger classes, too. Quarterback/wide receiver Amari Roberts, who plays for Mary Country Day Institute in the St.
Louis area, is part of the 2030 class. Wide receiver Noah Gigger, another 2030 prospect, plays for CarrollWood Day School in Tampa and already has offers from Maryland, North Carolina and Syracuse.
The Wildcats are likely just getting in on the ground floor because Gigger is expected to develop into one of the nation’s top prospects. He has played on the varsity team since he was 14.
On the defensive side, the Wildcats offered Aisaiah Bollen, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound cornerback from Northeast Lincoln (Neb.) High School and a member of the 2028 class.
They also extended an offer to Elijah Smith, a standout defensive back at Hough (N.C) High School. Smith is a four-star recruit by 247 Sports, is in the 2029 class, and already has offers from Miami and Indiana.
Another cornerback on the list is Dailon Denkins, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound standout at Fort Bend (Texas) High School who is rated a four-star recruit by 247 Sports.
Kansas State has also gone after size up front. James Bennett, an offensive tackle in the 2028 class, stands 6-foot-7 and 300 pounds and already has offers from Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas Tech.
Jamison Mobley, an offensive and defensive lineman from Jenks High School in Oklahoma, is in the class of 2029 and already has five Division I scholarship offers despite being 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds and growing. The Wildcats also offered Jerry Richmond, an offensive lineman from East St.
Louis High School in East St. Louis, IL, who has offers from Florida Atlantic, North Carolina and South Dakota.
Another offensive tackle, Asher Megonnell of Ankeny Centennial High School in Ankeny, IA, was offered on Friday and also has an offer from Big 12 rival Iowa State. Megonnell is currently unranked.
The defensive line and linebacker spots have gotten attention as well. Cortez Jones, a 6-foot-3, 20-5-pound linebacker from Westlake (Ga.)
High School, holds offers from Georgia Tech, Louisville, Missouri and Kansas. Drew Langford, another linebacker in the 2028 class, plays at Legacy Hills (Texas) High School and has offers from Texas-San Antonio and Texas State.
Defensive end Julian Dwyer of Cincinnati Moeller High School is a three-star recruit with offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois and Indiana, and he is rated as the 16th-best player in Ohio by 247 Sports. Kansas State also offered Jekai Lee, a 6-foot-6, 280-pound defensive end from Butler Community College, who also has offers from Florida International, Georgia State, Southern Mississippi and UTSA.
Quinn Jacobs, a defensive lineman from Blessed Trinity Catholic (Ga.) High School, is rated as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports.
At tight end, Kansas State has targeted Brady Reeves and Sloan Blackwell. Reeves, a three-star prospect from Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, MN, is ranked just outside the top 20 at his position on 247Sports and also has offers from Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Miami (OH).
Last season, he caught 25 passes for 327 yards and nine touchdowns. Blackwell, who attends Waco Midway High School in Waco, TX, picked up his offer Tuesday night and also holds offers from Arizona, Syracuse and Arizona State.
Last season, he had 18 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns, per MaxPreps.
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