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Scheme desk
Sean Gleeson / Jordan Peterson
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Pro 11
- Offensive scheme type
- Pro 11
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / duo
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Gap-zone
Offensive aggression
Attacking · 58
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Klein calls the plays; Gleeson OC from the box. QB run, IZ/duo, play-action.
Defense
Multiple 4-3
- Defensive scheme type
- Multiple 4-3
- Base front
- Nickel 4-3
- Front
- 4-3
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3 / Cover 4
- Primary press technique
- Press-bail
Defensive aggression
Attacking · 60
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Peterson calls it: multiple fronts, disguised coverages, kept simple to execute.
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| 50 |  Brock Heath | | OL | 6' 5" | 292 | — | SO | Overland Park, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 837 · '25 | Active |
| 53 |  Lamarcus Barber | | OL | 6' 3" | 323 | — | FR | Shawnee, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 1081 · '26 | Active |
| 54 |  Keiton Jones |  | OL | 6' 3" | 322 | — | SO | Coffeyville, KS | Portal | 3★ · No. 461 · '25 | Active |
| 55 |  Kyle Rakers | | OL | 6' 4" | 304 | — | JR | Norwalk, IA | High school | 3★ · No. 1219 · '24 | Active |
| 57 |  Delvin Morris |  | OL | 6' 3" | 293 | — | SR | Caldwell, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 59 |  George Fitzpatrick |  | OL | 6' 6" | 301 | — | SR | Englewood, CO | Portal | 4★ · No. 228 · '22 | Active |
| 60 |  Keegan Collins | | OL | 6' 6" | 288 | — | FR | Amarillo, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 621 · '26 | Active |
| 61 |  Chase Duarte |  | OL | 6' 4" | 315 | — | SO | Concord, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 2355 · '25 | Active |
| 62 |  Jordan Jensen | | OL | 6' 4" | 297 | — | JR | Estherville, IA | High school | 3★ · No. 147 · '26 | Active |
| 64 |  Bennett Fraser | | OL | 6' 5" | 277 | — | FR | Kirksville, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 942 · '26 | Active |
| 65 |  Tyler Johnson |   | OL | 6' 6" | 312 | — | SR | Natchitoches, LA | Portal | 3★ · No. 634 · '23 | Active |
| 66 |  Michael Capria | | OL | 6' 2" | 300 | — | SR | Kansas City, MO | High school | — | Active |
| 68 |  Joe Vickers | | OL | 6' 6" | 290 | — | SR | Dewitt, IA | Portal | — | Active |
| 70 |  Gus Hawkins | | OL | 6' 7" | 307 | — | JR | Shawnee, KS | High school | 4★ · No. 169 · '24 | Active |
| 71 |  Dylan Villarouel | | OL | 6' 3" | 328 | — | SO | Cumming, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1458 · '25 | Active |
| 72 |  Ryan Howard | | OL | 6' 7" | 295 | — | JR | Downingtown, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 1038 · '24 | Active |
| 73 |  Oliver Miller | | OL | 6' 6" | 294 | — | FR | Centennial, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 670 · '26 | Active |
| 74 |  Navarro Schunke | | OL | 6' 6" | 322 | — | JR | Brandon, SD | High school | 3★ · No. 577 · '24 | Active |
| 77 |  Tanner Morley |  | OL | 6' 6" | 320 | — | SR | Highlands Ranch, CO | Portal | 3★ · No. 2081 · '23 | Active |
| 78 |  John Pastore | | OL | 6' 6" | 302 | — | SR | Erie, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 1102 · '22 | Active |
| 79 |  Charlie Adams |  | OL | 6' 2" | 327 | — | JR | Los Angeles, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 2* |  Avery Johnson | | QB | 6' 3" | 200 | — | SR | Wichita, KS | High school | 4★ · No. 104 · '23 | Active |
| 3* |  Blake Barnett | | QB | 6' 1" | 218 | — | JR | Erie, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 619 · '24 | Active |
| 7* |  Jacob Knuth | | QB | 6' 4" | 225 | — | SR | Sioux Falls, SD | High school | 3★ · No. 674 · '22 | Active |
| 10* |  Dillon Duff | | QB | 6' 2" | 205 | — | SO | St. Louis, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 1201 · '25 | Active |
| 4* |  Joe Jackson | | RB | 6' 0" | 212 | — | SR | Haines City, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 516 · '23 | Active |
| 9* |  Jay Harris |   | RB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | SR | St. Louis, MO | Portal | — | Active |
| 20* |  Rodney Fields Jr. |  | RB | 5' 9" | 193 | — | JR | Wright City, OK | Portal | 3★ · No. 1013 · '24 | Active |
| 21* |  LJ McGhee | | RB | 5' 7" | 186 | — | FR | Tulsa, OK | High school | — | Active |
| 24* |  Tanner West | | RB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | FR | Katy, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1517 · '26 | Active |
| 31* |  Monterrio Elston Jr. | | RB | 5' 7" | 191 | — | SO | Little Rock, AR | High school | 3★ · No. 1452 · '25 | Active |
| 0* |  Linkon Cure | | TE | 6' 5" | 242 | — | SO | Goodland, KS | High school | 4★ · No. 42 · '25 | Active |
| 49 | TEElias Wilson | | TE | 6' 5" | 215 | — | FR | Frederikssund, Denmark | High school | — | Active |
| 80 |  Will Anciaux | | TE | 6' 6" | 241 | — | SR | Wichita, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 1209 · '23 | Active |
| 81 |  Owen Harrington | | TE | 6' 2" | 245 | — | SO | San Jose, CA | High school | 3★ · No. 226 · '26 | Active |
| 86 |  Garrett Oakley | | TE | 6' 5" | 249 | — | SR | Columbus, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 1275 · '22 | Active |
| 87 |  Lawson McGraw | | TE | 6' 4" | 232 | — | FR | Overland Park, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 956 · '26 | Active |
| 88* |  Arley Morrell | | TE | 6' 5" | 224 | — | FR | Pratt, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 913 · '26 | Active |
| 1* |  Izaiah Williams |  | WR | 6' 0" | 195 | — | JR | Tampa, FL | Portal | 4★ · No. 226 · '24 | Active |
| 5* |  Josh Manning | | WR | 6' 3" | 217 | — | SR | Lee's Summit, MO | Portal | 4★ · No. 290 · '23 | Active |
| 6* |  Sterling Lockett | | WR | 5' 10" | 170 | — | SR | Leawood, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 1436 · '22 | Active |
| 8* |  Brandon White |   | WR | 5' 7" | 168 | — | SR | Cincinnati, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 1236 · '22 | Active |
| 12* |  Jaron Tibbs |  | WR | 6' 3" | 212 | — | SR | Indianapolis, IN | Portal | 3★ · No. 1223 · '23 | Active |
| 13* | WRKaprice Keith | | WR | 6' 1" | 212 | — | FR | Omaha, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 968 · '26 | Active |
| 14* |  Max Lovett | | WR | 5' 11" | 195 | — | FR | Greenwood Village, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 601 · '26 | Active |
| 15* |  Derrick Salley Jr. | | WR | 6' 3" | 234 | — | JR | Green Pond, SC | High school | 3★ · No. 12 · '26 | Active |
| 16* |  Julius Wilson | | WR | 6' 2" | 199 | — | FR | Owasso, OK | High school | 3★ · No. 1357 · '26 | Active |
| 17* |  Adonis Moise | | WR | 5' 11" | 194 | — | SO | Bradenton, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 931 · '25 | Active |
| 18* |  Larry Porter IV | | WR | 6' 1" | 195 | — | SO | Raytown, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 834 · '25 | Active |
| 84 |  Isaac Koch | | WR | 6' 1" | 198 | — | SR | Olathe, KS | High school | — | Active |
| 85 |  Nash Morrison | | WR | 6' 4" | 187 | — | FR | Basehor, KS | High school | — | Active |
Defense53
| 5* |  Micheal Graham Jr. | | CB | 5' 11" | 189 | — | JR | Oklahoma City, OK | Portal | — | Active |
| 7* |  Kaleb Patterson | ILL | CB | 6' 1" | 192 | — | SR | Jackson, MS | Portal | 3★ · No. 34 · '22 | Active |
| 9* |  Donovan McIntosh | | CB | 6' 3" | 187 | — | SR | St. Louis, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 489 · '23 | Active |
| 12* |  Serious Stinyard | | CB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | SO | Lutz, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 993 · '25 | Active |
| 13* |  RJ Collins | | CB | 5' 11" | 178 | — | SO | Kansas City, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 1033 · '25 | Active |
| 21* |  JoJo Scott | | CB | 6' 1" | 182 | — | SO | Lakeland, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1063 · '25 | Active |
| 24* |  Martel Jackson | | CB | 6' 1" | 180 | — | SO | Wichita, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 1212 · '25 | Active |
| 25 |  Zashon Rich | | CB | 6' 1" | 206 | — | JR | Minneapolis, MN | High school | 3★ · No. 1390 · '24 | Active |
| 27 |  Damion Miller | | CB | 6' 3" | 195 | — | JR | Hermanville, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 281 · '24 | Active |
| 29* |  Josiah Vilmael | | CB | 6' 0" | 195 | — | FR | Richmond, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 519 · '26 | Active |
| 32 |  Garrick Dixon | | CB | 6' 1" | 194 | — | FR | St. Louis, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 1212 · '26 | Active |
| 34 |  Nick McClellan | | CB | 5' 11" | 193 | — | FR | St. Louis, MO | High school | 3★ · No. 930 · '26 | Active |
| 47 |  Ben Osueke |  | CB | 6' 0" | 188 | — | SR | Richmond, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 1* |  Wendell Gregory |  | DE | 6' 3" | 265 | — | JR | Marietta, GA | Portal | 4★ · No. 200 · '24 | Active |
| 30 |  Dalton Knapp | | DE | 6' 4" | 239 | — | SO | Grapevine, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1079 · '25 | Active |
| 39 |  Travis Bates |  | DE | 6' 3" | 278 | — | SR | Tomball, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 2048 · '22 | Active |
| 40 |  Jayden Bryant |  | DE | 6' 4" | 230 | — | JR | Clover, SC | Portal | — | Active |
| 56 |  Elijah Hill |  | DE | 6' 1" | 245 | — | SO | Bryant, AR | Portal | — | Active |
| 83 |  Jackson Hollie | | DE | 6' 5" | 221 | — | FR | Junction City, KS | High school | — | Active |
| 90 |  Brad Stanyer | | DE | 6' 5" | 280 | — | SO | Grapevine, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1652 · '25 | Active |
| 91 |  Jordan Allen |  HOU | DE | 6' 4" | 263 | — | SR | Olathe, KS | Portal | 3★ · No. 422 · '23 | Active |
| 98 |  Tucker Ashford | | DE | 6' 3" | 273 | — | FR | North Richland Hills, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 578 · '26 | Active |
| 15* |  Kamari Burns | CIN | DT | 6' 3" | 302 | — | SR | Columbus, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 745 · '23 | Active |
| 19* |  De'Arieun Hicks |  | DT | 6' 3" | 283 | — | JR | Richmond, IN | Portal | — | Active |
| 58 |  Miles Merchant | | DT | 6' 2" | 301 | — | JR | Carson, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 75 |  Holden Bass | | DT | 6' 3" | 299 | — | JR | Seneca, KS | High school | — | Active |
| 76 |  Austin Ramsey | | DT | 6' 4" | 309 | — | SR | Philadelphia, PA | Portal | 3★ · No. 924 · '23 | Active |
| 88* |  Eli Jackson | | DT | 6' 2" | 280 | — | JR | Williston, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 136 · '26 | Active |
| 94 |  Kingston Hall | | DT | 6' 2" | 282 | — | FR | Tahlequah, OK | High school | 3★ · No. 1333 · '26 | Active |
| 95 |  Patrick Tackie | | DT | 6' 3" | 293 | — | SR | Bronx, NY | High school | 3★ · No. 42 · '25 | Active |
| 97 |  Carnell Jackson Jr. | | DT | 6' 2" | 350 | — | FR | Auburn, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1415 · '26 | Active |
| 99 |  Adrian Bekibele | | DT | 6' 3" | 308 | — | FR | Stockholm, Sweden | High school | 3★ · No. 1529 · '26 | Active |
| 4* |  Mekhi Mason |   | LB | 6' 2" | 233 | — | SR | Pembroke Pines, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1231 · '22 | Active |
| 6* |  Darien Whitaker Jr. | | LB | 6' 3" | 246 | — | SO | Baltimore, MD | High school | 3★ · No. 1104 · '25 | Active |
| 16* |  DJ Ackerson Jr. | | LB | 6' 1" | 207 | — | FR | Oklahoma City, OK | High school | 3★ · No. 680 · '26 | Active |
| 20* |  Jacobi Oliphant Jr. | | LB | 6' 4" | 230 | — | JR | St. Louis, MO | Portal | 3★ · No. 931 · '24 | Active |
| 23 |  Asa Newsom | | LB | 6' 3" | 224 | — | SR | Waverly, IA | High school | 3★ · No. 531 · '23 | Active |
| 26 |  Sawyer Schilke | | LB | 6' 3" | 230 | — | SO | Kearney, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 1384 · '25 | Active |
| 28 |  Rex Van Wyhe | | LB | 6' 5" | 244 | — | SR | Rock Rapids, IA | High school | 3★ · No. 23 · '23 | Active |
| 35 |  Gabe Powers | | LB | 6' 3" | 233 | — | SR | Marysville, OH | Portal | 4★ · No. 115 · '22 | Active |
| 41 |  Ashton Moore | | LB | 6' 0" | 215 | — | SO | Louisburg, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 1574 · '25 | Active |
| 44 |  Weston Polk | | LB | 6' 1" | 221 | — | SO | Coppell, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 789 · '25 | Active |
| 0* |  Koy Beasley |  | S | 5' 10" | 187 | — | JR | Cincinnati, OH | Portal | 4★ · No. 134 · '24 | Active |
| 2* |  Adrian Maddox |    | S | 6' 1" | 194 | — | SR | Conyers, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 3* |  Ja'Son Prevard |   | S | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SR | Atlantic City, NJ | Portal | — | Active |
| 10* |  Logan Bartley | | S | 6' 2" | 213 | — | SO | Naples, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 628 · '25 | Active |
| 14* |  Jet Dineen | | S | 5' 10" | 200 | — | SR | Lawrence, KS | Portal | — | Active |
| 17* |  Mikey Bergeron | | S | 6' 2" | 194 | — | SR | Shawnee, KS | High school | — | Active |
| 18* |  Wesley Fair | | S | 6' 1" | 200 | — | SR | Wichita, KS | High school | 3★ · No. 1091 · '23 | Active |
| 19* |  Blake Jay | | S | 5' 11" | 178 | — | FR | Shawnee, KS | High school | — | Active |
| 22 |  Jace Adler | | S | 6' 2" | 200 | — | SO | Andover, KS | Portal | — | Active |
| 31* |  Dominic Mitchell | | S | 6' 1" | 210 | — | SO | Paradise Valley, AZ | High school | 3★ · No. 1428 · '25 | Active |
| 36 |  Jack Fabris | | S | 6' 2" | 190 | — | SR | Bogart, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1597 · '23 | Active |
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| 33 |  Andrew Johnson |  | LS | 6' 1" | 232 | — | SR | Lincoln, NE | Portal | — | Active |
| 45 |  Jaxson Duffield | | LS | 6' 0" | 205 | — | SO | Owasso, OK | Portal | — | Active |
| 46 |  Sam Dolphens | | LS | 5' 11" | 211 | — | FR | Papillion, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 3047 · '26 | Active |
| 8* |  Simon McClannan | | P | 5' 11" | 183 | — | SR | Omaha, NE | High school | — | Active |
| 29* |  Dylan Davidson |  | P | 6' 1" | 200 | — | JR | Stillwater, OK | Portal | — | Active |
| 37 |  Robert Hammond III |   | PK | 6' 1" | 182 | — | SR | West Palm Beach, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 43 |  Luis Rodriguez | | PK | 6' 1" | 210 | — | JR | Sylmar, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 96 |  Aidan O'Neill | | PK | 6' 0" | 204 | — | FR | Clarkston, MI | High school | — | Active |
Roster log
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Pro 11Multiple 4-3Inside zone / duoCover 3 / Cover 411 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WRNickel 4-3Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 12 | Jaron Tibbs | 17 | Adonis Moise | — | — |
| WR2 | 5 | Josh Manning | 15 | Derrick Salley Jr. | — | — |
| Slot | 8 | Brandon White | 1 | Izaiah Williams | — | — |
| LT | 72 | Ryan Howard | 65 | Tyler Johnson | — | — |
| LG | 79 | Charlie Adams | 77 | Tanner Morley | — | — |
| C | 71 | Dylan Villarouel | 66 | Michael Capria | — | — |
| RG | 54 | Keiton Jones | 61 | Chase Duarte | — | — |
| RT | 70 | Gus Hawkins | 57 | Delvin Morris | — | — |
| TE | 86 | Garrett Oakley | 0 | Linkon Cure | 80 | Will Anciaux |
| QB | 2 | Avery Johnson | 7 | Jacob Knuth | 3 | Blake Barnett |
| RB | 4 | Joe Jackson | 20 | Rodney Fields Jr. | 9 | Jay Harris |
Defense
Nickel 4-3
Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 1 | Wendell Gregory | 6 | Darien Whitaker Jr. | — | — |
| LDT | 15 | Kamari Burns | 88 | Eli Jackson | — | — |
| RDT | 39 | Travis Bates | 76 | Austin Ramsey | — | — |
| RDE | 91 | Jordan Allen | 40 | Jayden Bryant | — | — |
| WLB | 35 | Gabe Powers | 44 | Weston Polk | — | — |
| MLB | 4 | Mekhi Mason | 28 | Rex Van Wyhe | 23 | Asa Newsom |
| LCB | 25 | Zashon Rich | 32 | Garrick Dixon | — | — |
| SS | 10 | Logan Bartley | 3 | Ja'Son Prevard | — | — |
| FS | 18 | Wesley Fair | 0 | Koy Beasley | — | — |
| RCB | 7 | Kaleb Patterson | 27 | Damion Miller | — | — |
| NB | 21 | JoJo Scott | 5 | Micheal Graham Jr. | 34 | Nick McClellan |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 43 | Luis Rodriguez | 37 | Robert Hammond III | — | — |
| P | 8 | Simon McClannan | 29 | Dylan Davidson | — | — |
| H | 8 | Simon McClannan | 29 | Dylan Davidson | — | — |
| LS | 33 | Andrew Johnson | 45 | Jaxson Duffield | 46 | Sam Dolphens |
| PR | 8 | Brandon White | 14 | Max Lovett | — | — |
| KR | 8 | Brandon White | 6 | Sterling Lockett | — | — |
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Kansas State Wildcats are 3-2 in the Big 12. The offense is Pro 11 and the defense is Multiple 4-3. Play-callers are Sean Gleeson / Jordan Peterson.
Top draft prospects: Wendell Gregory, Garrett Oakley.