Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Sawyer Schilke
Sophomore linebacker for Kansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Kearney, NE · Kearney
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Nicholls
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Kansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2025.
Sawyer Schilke
Sawyer Schilke has been at Kansas State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Tulane, Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Kearney
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Kansas State
2026era →
Collin Klein
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kansas State3-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
43.2%
89 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
0.0%
89 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,405 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12 as a sophomore.
Background
2025: Did not see any game action. HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Kearney under head coach Brandon Cool... Regarded as the 46th-best inside linebacker in the Class of 2025 and the eighth-best overall prospect in the state of Nebraska by ESPN... Finished high school career with 207 tackles, 30 tackles…
The linebacker corps · Kansas State
- #4Mekhi Mason62 tackles · 2025
- #28Rex Van Wyhe29 tackles · 2025
- #20Jacobi Oliphant Jr.24 tackles · 2025
- #35Gabe Powers21 tackles · 2025
- #26Sawyer Schilke1 tackle · 2025
6 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology