Beau Palmer
Beau Palmer
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has four seasons of production at Kansas State behind him. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against TCU, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Klieman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 25 | 16 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 28 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (26 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Anwar Sparrow’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Markel Perry's sophomore season at Sam Houston (2023).
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