Kansas State’s recruiting board keeps getting longer, and the latest name on it is Ky’ren Edmon, a 2028 running back from Bradley-Bourbonnais (Ill.) High School.
Edmon is already drawing attention beyond Manhattan, too. He also holds offers from Arkansas and Oklahoma State.
That offer fits the pattern for Collin Klein’s staff, which has stayed busy even as the Wildcats sit at 4-5 overall in Klein’s first season. Kansas State has been pushing into a wide range of classes and positions, and the list keeps growing.
Among the other recent targets is Cyrus Johnson, a 2029 wide receiver from Stillwater (Okla.) High School. Johnson also has an offer from Arkansas, and he was one of several recruits at Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma State.
The Wildcats have also gone after Graham Uran, a 2028 linebacker from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati. The 6-2, 195-pound prospect already has offers from Syracuse and Minnesota.
On the defensive line, Kansas State has offered Khalil Shavers of South Gwinnet (Ga.) High School.
Shavers is in the 2028 class and is still early in the process. He is only 16 and still developing as a prospect.
Another 2028 defender on the board is Darias Johnson, an edge from Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. He already has offers from Alabama, LSU, Florida and Auburn.
The Wildcats have also reached out to AK Mekaowulu, a linebacker from McKinney Boyd High School in Texas. He’s a 2028 prospect with offers from Arizona State and Oklahoma State.
At tight end, Kansas State is looking at Israel Johnigan of Center High School in the Kansas City area. He’s one of the top players in the nation, a 2028 recruit and a four-star prospect according to 247 Sports.
The list stretches well beyond that. Ashton Tayler, a two-way athlete from Trinity High School in Louisville, is in the 2028 class. Jayden Stephens, another athlete, plays at Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Iowa and is rated a three-star recruit by 247 Sports.
Jordan Hall, a defensive back from Aledo High School, is also part of the 2028 class. Troy Falke, an offensive tackle from Prosper Rock Hill High School, has offers from Baylor, Syracuse and TCU.
Kansas State has also made a move for Benaiah Rizer, an offensive tackle from Topeka Seaman (Kan.) High School, as Klein continues to push for in-state talent.
The Wildcats are getting in early on Amari Roberts, a quarterback/wide receiver from Mary Country Day Institute in the St. Louis area. Roberts is in the 2030 class.
Aisaiah Bollen, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound cornerback from Northeast Lincoln (Neb.) High School, is a 2028 prospect as well.
James Bennett, an offensive tackle in the 2028 class, brings size at 6-foot-7 and 300 pounds. He already has offers from Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas Tech.
Drew Langford, a linebacker from Legacy Hills (Texas) High School, is another 2028 target. He has offers from Texas-San Antonio and Texas State.
Cortez Jones, a 6-foot-3, 20-5-pound linebacker from Westlake (Ga.) High School, also has offers from Georgia Tech, Louisville, Missouri and Kansas.
Kansas State has even gotten involved with Noah Gigger, a 2030 wide receiver from CarrollWood Day School in Tampa. He also has offers from Maryland, North Carolina and Syracuse, and he’s expected to develop into one of the nation’s top prospects. He has played varsity since he was 14.
Jamison Mobley, an offensive/defensive lineman from Jenks High School in Oklahoma, already has five Division I scholarship offers despite being in the 2029 class. He’s 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds and still growing.
The Wildcats have also offered Elijah Smith, a 2028 defensive back from Allen (Texas) High School, who has offers from Baylor, Oklahoma State and Louisville.
Dailon Denkins, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound cornerback from Fort Bend (Texas) High School, is rated a four-star recruit by 247 Sports.
Kansas State’s defensive end targets include Julian Dwyer of Cincinnati Moeller High School. He’s a three-star recruit with offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois and Indiana, and he’s ranked 16th in Ohio by 247 Sports.
The Wildcats also offered Jekai Lee, a defensive end from Butler Community College. Lee is 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds and also holds offers from Florida International, Georgia State, Southern Mississippi and UTSA.
At tight end, Kansas State added another name in Brady Reeves, a three-star prospect from Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, Minn. Reeves also has offers from Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Miami (OH), and 247Sports has him just outside the top 20 at his position. Last season, he caught 25 passes for 327 yards and nine touchdowns.
The Wildcats also offered Sloan Blackwell, a tight end from Waco Midway High School in Waco, Texas. Blackwell has offers from Arizona, Syracuse and Arizona State. Last season, he had 18 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns, per MaxPreps.
Kansas State’s latest offensive line addition is Jerry Richmond, an offensive tackle from Ankeny Centennial High School in Ankeny, Iowa. He also has an offer from Iowa State and is currently unranked.
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