Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Avery Johnson, a QB projected for 290.4 points (overall rank #35 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Kansas State projects for 1176.1 combined fantasy points — 87.2 points above the Big 12 median of 1088.9, ranking #5 of 16 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 405.7 combined projected points from 13 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Kansas State players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avery Johnson | QB | 290.4 | 4.05 |
| 2 | Joe Jackson | RB | 149.8 | 5.10 |
| 3 | Rodney Fields Jr. | RB | 133.6 | — |
| 4 | Jaron Tibbs | WR | 105.3 | — |
| 5 | Kansas State Defense | DEF | 97.9 | 16.08 |
| 6 | Garrett Oakley | TE | 92.7 | 7.05 |
| 7 | Josh Manning | WR | 91.0 | — |
| 8 | Luis Rodriguez | K | 79.8 | — |
| 9 | Brandon White | WR | 69.8 | — |
| 10 | Derrick Salley Jr. | WR | 65.8 | — |
| 11 | Jay Harris | RB | 54.4 | — |
| 12 | Will Anciaux | TE | 28.4 | — |
| 13 | Monterrio Elston Jr. | RB | 24.5 | — |
| 14 | Jacob Knuth | QB | 22.5 | — |
| 15 | Linkon Cure | TE | 20.9 | — |
| 16 | Izaiah Williams | WR | 20.6 | — |
| 17 | Robert Hammond III | K | 18.6 | — |
| 18 | Aidan O'Neill | K | 11.7 | — |
| 19 | Dillon Duff | QB | 10.6 | — |
| 20 | Owen Harrington | TE | 9.0 | — |
| 21 | Larry Porter IV | WR | 8.1 | — |
| 22 | Tanner West | RB | 8.1 | — |
| 23 | LJ McGhee | RB | 7.8 | — |
| 24 | Nash Morrison | WR | 7.5 | — |
| 25 | Julius Wilson | WR | 7.5 | — |