Kansas State is casting a wide recruiting net, and the latest name on the board is Texas offensive lineman Troy Falke.
Collin Klein recently extended a scholarship offer to Falke, a 2028 prospect from Prosper Rock Hill High School. Baylor, Syracuse and TCU are also in the mix for the Texas lineman.
Falke is only one piece of a much larger offer sheet Kansas State has been building out across the country. The Wildcats have also made moves on a long list of prospects at multiple positions, with several early targets already drawing attention from other major programs.
Among the offensive line names, Benaiah Rizer of Topeka Seaman (Kan.) High School stands out as part of Klein’s push to bring in-state talent into the fold.
The Wildcats also offered James Bennett, a 2028 tackle measuring 6-foot-7 and 300 pounds, who already has interest from Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas Tech. Jerry Richmond, another offensive lineman, received an offer while at East St.
Louis High School in East St. Louis, Ill., and Asher Megonnell is also on the board.
Kansas State has also leaned into the future with several younger prospects. Roberts, a standout for Mary Country Day Institute in the St.
Louis area, is in the 2030 class. So is Gigger, a player at CarrollWood Day School in Tampa who already has offers from Maryland, North Carolina and Syracuse.
The Wildcats are likely very early here, but Gigger’s profile is already building - he has played varsity since he was 14.
The defensive side of the board is just as active. Aisaiah Bollen, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound cornerback from Northeast Lincoln (Neb.)
High School, is in the 2028 class. Kansas State also offered Cortez Jones, a 6-foot-3, 20-5-pound linebacker from Westlake (Ga.)
High School, who has offers from Georgia Tech, Louisville, Missouri and Kansas.
Other defensive targets include Elijah Smith, a 2028 defensive back from Allen (Texas) High School who has offers from Baylor, Oklahoma State and Louisville, and Dailon Denkins, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound cornerback from Fort Bend (Texas) High School who is rated as a four-star recruit by 247 Sports. Julian Dwyer, a defensive end at Cincinnati Moeller High School, is also on Kansas State’s radar. He’s a three-star recruit, ranked 16th in Ohio by 247 Sports, and has offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois and Indiana.
Kansas State has also been active with players who can move around on the line. Jamison Mobley of Jenks High School in Oklahoma, a member of the 2029 class, already has five Division I offers.
He’s listed at 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds. Jekai Lee, a 6-foot-6, 280-pound defensive end from Butler Community College, is another versatile piece with offers from Florida International, Georgia State, Southern Mississippi and UTSA.
At linebacker, Drew Langford is in the 2028 class and plays for Legacy Hills (Texas) High School. He has offers from Texas-San Antonio and Texas State. Deuntra Scheanette, a wide receiver in the 2029 class, is another early name on the Wildcats’ list.
Kansas State’s tight end board is growing too. Brady Reeves, a three-star prospect from Hill-Murray High School in Maplewood, Minn., has offers from Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Miami (OH).
He’s ranked just outside the top 20 at his position by 247Sports, and last season he caught 25 passes for 327 yards and nine touchdowns. Sloan Blackwell, who attends Waco Midway High School in Waco, Texas, also earned an offer Tuesday night.
He has offers from Arizona, Syracuse and Arizona State after finishing last season with 18 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.
The Wildcats have clearly been aggressive in the early stages of the cycle, and the list keeps getting longer. From Texas to Nebraska to Georgia and beyond, Klein and Kansas State are making sure their presence is felt well before signing day comes into view.
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