Kansas State’s recruiting board keeps getting bigger, and the newest name on it comes with eye-popping size.
The Wildcats recently offered James Bennett, an offensive lineman from Mead High School in Colorado who is already built like a college veteran. Bennett is in the 2028 recruiting class and checks in at 6-foot-7, 300 pounds. His offer list already includes Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas Tech.
Kansas State coach Collin Klein has also stayed active across the country, piling up offers at several positions and across multiple recruiting classes.
On the line of scrimmage, the Wildcats have targeted Jerry Richmond, an offensive lineman from East St. Louis High School in Illinois.
Richmond also has offers from Florida Atlantic, North Carolina and South Dakota. Kansas State also offered offensive tackle Asher Megonnell on Friday.
Megonnell attends Ankeny Centennial High School in Ankeny, Iowa, and has another Big 12 offer from Iowa State. He is currently unranked.
The Wildcats have also added depth to their tight end board. Brady Reeves, a three-star prospect from Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, Minnesota, holds offers from Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Miami (OH).
Reeves is ranked just outside the top 20 at his position by 247Sports, and last season he put up 25 catches for 327 yards and nine touchdowns. Kansas State also offered Sloan Blackwell on Tuesday night.
Blackwell plays at Waco Midway High School in Waco, Texas, and has offers from Arizona, Syracuse and Arizona State. He finished last season with 18 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.
Other recent offers include Drew Langford, a linebacker in the 2028 class who plays for Legacy Hills (Texas) High School and has offers from Texas-San Antonio and Texas State. Another linebacker, Cortez Jones, is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound prospect from Westlake High School in Georgia. Jones also has offers from Georgia Tech, Louisville, Missouri and Kansas.
Kansas State has also gotten involved early with several younger prospects. Noah Gigger, a wide receiver from CarrollWood Day School in Tampa, is in the 2030 class and already has offers from Maryland, North Carolina and Syracuse. The Wildcats appear to be getting in early with Gigger, who has played varsity since he was 14.
Jamison Mobley, an offensive/defensive lineman from Jenks High School in Oklahoma, already has five Division I offers despite being in the 2029 class. He is listed at 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds and is still growing.
On defense, Kansas State has offered Elijah Smith, a defensive back from Allen High School in Texas. Smith is in the 2028 class and also has offers from Baylor, Oklahoma State and Louisville.
There’s also another defensive back on the board: a standout from Hough High School in North Carolina who is rated as a four-star recruit by 247 Sports and is part of the 2029 class. He already has offers from Miami and Indiana.
Kansas State has added Dailon Denkins, a cornerback from Fort Bend High School in Texas. Denkins is 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds and is rated as a four-star recruit by 247 Sports.
At defensive end, Julian Dwyer of Cincinnati Moeller High School brings a strong résumé from one of the nation’s top programs. He is a three-star recruit, is ranked as the 16th-best player in Ohio by 247 Sports, and has offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois and Indiana.
The Wildcats also offered Jekai Lee, a 6-foot-6, 280-pound defensive end from Butler Community College. Lee has offers from Florida International, Georgia State, Southern Mississippi and the University of Texas-San Antonio.
Kansas State’s latest moves show just how broad the search has become, with offers spread across the offensive line, skill positions and every level of the defense.
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