Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Avery Johnson, a QB projected for 285.0 points (overall rank #50 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Kansas State projects for 1221.8 combined fantasy points — 252.2 points above the Big 12 median of 969.6, ranking #3 of 16 in the conference. Its deepest position group is running backs, worth 462.1 combined projected points from 6 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 | 285.0 | 5.10 |
| 2 | Joe Jackson | RB | 211.7 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Jaron Tibbs | WR | 124.3 | — |
| 4 | Rodney Fields Jr. | RB | 116.6 | — |
| 5 | Garrett Oakley | TE | 106.6 | 5.06 |
| 6 | Kansas State Defense | DEF | 97.9 | — |
| 7 | Brandon White | WR | 77.7 | — |
| 8 | Luis Rodriguez | K | 72.6 | — |
| 9 | Josh Manning | WR | 70.6 | — |
| 10 | Jay Harris | RB | 58.8 | — |
| 11 | Jacob Knuth | QB | 47.5 | — |
| 12 | Robert Hammond III | K | 45.4 | — |
| 13 | Monterrio Elston Jr. | RB | 44.4 | — |
| 14 | Derrick Salley Jr. | WR | 43.2 | — |
| 15 | Izaiah Williams | WR | 36.5 | — |
| 16 | Will Anciaux | TE | 32.2 | — |
| 17 | Aidan O'Neill | K | 31.4 | — |
| 18 | Dillon Duff | QB | 20.4 | — |
| 19 | Adonis Moise | WR | 18.0 | — |
| 20 | Larry Porter IV | WR | 15.6 | — |
| 21 | Tanner West | RB | 15.6 | — |
| 22 | LJ McGhee | RB | 15.0 | — |
| 23 | Nash Morrison | WR | 14.4 | — |
| 24 | Julius Wilson | WR | 14.4 | — |
| 25 | Max Lovett | WR | 13.8 | — |