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Austin Romaine

LB · Kansas State · Jr. · #45

CFB Index 62 · #185 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Kansas State for 2026

The record

vs Oklahoma State

Week 12, 2025

11 tackles, 1 INT · vs Texas Tech

Week 10, 2025

6 tackles, 2 TFL · vs Kansas

Week 9, 2025

4 tackles · vs TCU

Week 7, 2025

4 tackles, 1 TFL · vs Baylor

Week 6, 2025

4 tackles, 1 TFL · vs UCF

Week 5, 2025

Austin Romaine

LB · Kansas State · Jr · #45

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent three seasons in the Kansas State linebacker corps. The receipt: 11 tackles, 1 INT against Texas Tech — Week 10, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Splits & context

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

Awards

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Kansas State	66	41	7.0	0.5	2	1	--
2024	Kansas State	96	54	7.5	2.0	2	--	--
2023	Kansas State	22	14	3.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		184	109	17.5	3.5	4	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 38–35

vs North Dakota

1 QB HUR · 1 TFL · 7 SOLO

Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

R05 · Part-time starter

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