#85

Kade Warner

WR · Kansas State · Sr. · #85

Kansas State 2022 alumnus
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Kade Warner

WR · Kansas State · Sr · #85

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#4117 national
CFB
College
Kansas State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Kansas State8-5HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Kansas State464569.95--
2021Kansas State1416611.90--
Career6062210.45--
SeasonTeam
2022Kansas State321------
2021Kansas State----------
Career321------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 41–34

at Oklahoma

3 rec · 26 yds

Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Mitchell Tinsley’s 2022 season.

Penn State · 2022

#2

Shae Wyatt

Tulane · 2021

78%
#3

Darius Lassiter

Eastern Michigan · 2022

75%
#4

Marcell Barbee

Texas State · 2021

All-Sun Belt
75%
#5
72%

Matches Mitchell on

TD rate
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Mitchell on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Devin Young’s path through Maine.

Devin Young

99%match

Maine · 2021

#2

Marshel Martin

Sacramento State · 2023

98%
#3

DJ Giddens

Kansas State · 2024

All-Big 12NFL Rd 5
93%
#4

Karim Page

East Tennessee State · 2025

92%
#5

Treyvhon Saunders

Colgate · 2025

91%

Matches Devin on

Yards per reception
20212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wyatt Wieland's junior season at Wyoming (2023).

Wyoming · 2023

#2

Mitchell Tinsley

Penn State · 2022

All-Conference USA
80%
#3

Cole Harrity

Buffalo · 2023

80%
#4

Donovan Faupel

New Mexico State · 2025

All-Conference USA
78%
#5

Brett Buckman

UConn · 2023

77%

Matches Wyatt on

Reception volume
Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from Wyatt on

EPA / play (adj) (lower)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
1662021
4562022

+175%

Up 175% from first season to most-recent.