Kansas State is wasting no time getting involved with the next wave of prospects, and Collin Klein has already put the Wildcats in the mix for a 2029 lineman from Oklahoma.
Jamison Mobley, an offensive/defensive lineman at Jenks High School, said on social media that Kansas State had offered him. Mobley is still in the 2029 class, but the 6-foot-3, 250-pound prospect already owns five Division I offers.
That kind of early attention makes sense given where he plays. Jenks is one of Oklahoma’s heavyweight programs, with 18 state titles, including the last two and 16 of the last 29.
Kansas State’s recent offer run has also stretched well beyond Mobley. The Wildcats have been busy across the board, targeting tight ends, defensive ends and offensive linemen as the board starts to take shape.
Brady Reeves was one of the tight ends to pick up a Kansas State offer. The three-star prospect at Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, MN, is ranked just outside the top 20 at his position by 247Sports. Reeves has also heard from Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Miami (OH), and he put up 25 catches for 327 yards and nine touchdowns last season.
Another tight end, Sloan Blackwell, got his offer from Kansas State on Tuesday night. Blackwell attends Waco Midway High School in Waco, TX, and also has offers from Arizona, Syracuse and Arizona State. He finished last season with 18 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.
On the line, Kansas State added Jerry Richmond to its offer list. Richmond is an offensive lineman at East St.
Louis High School in East St. Louis, IL, and he also holds offers from Florida Atlantic, North Carolina and South Dakota.
The Wildcats also offered offensive tackle Asher Megonnell on Friday. Megonnell plays at Ankeny Centennial High School in Ankeny, IA, and picked up an offer from Big 12 rival Iowa State as well. He is currently unranked.
Kansas State’s defensive line board includes a few more names, too. Julian Dwyer, a defensive end at Cincinnati Moeller High School, is a three-star recruit with offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois and Indiana. 247 Sports lists him as the 16th-best player in Ohio.
Jekai Lee, a defensive end from Butler Community College, checks in at 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds. His other offers include Florida International, Georgia State, Southern Mississippi and University of Texas-San Antonio.
The Wildcats have also extended an offer to cornerback Dailon Denkins. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound defender plays at Fort Bend High School in Texas and is rated a four-star recruit by 247 Sports.
Another name on the list is Smith, a member of the 2028 recruiting class and a standout at Allen High School in Texas. He has offers from Baylor, Oklahoma State and Louisville.
Kansas State’s early work has been broad, but the common thread is clear: Klein and the Wildcats are already pushing hard to get in front of linemen and impact defenders before the rest of the field crowds in.
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