Rex Van Wyhe
Rex Van Wyhe
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent three seasons in the Kansas State linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Colorado, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
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 | 29 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 31 | 14 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 33 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–35
vs North Dakota
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
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
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Danny Stutsman’s 2021 season.
Matches Danny on
Differs from Danny on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Trip White's junior season at Oklahoma State (2025).
Matches Trip on
Differs from Trip on
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 2025: Played in every game as a regular member of the playing rotation at linebacker – seeing time on 169 defensive snaps – while also playing on 155 special teams plays… Recorded 31 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and recovered a fumble at Utah… Ranked s...