#98

Timmy Horne

Senior defensive tackle for Kansas State. 2021: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

DT · Kansas State · Sr. · #98

6′5″ · 326 lb · Wadesboro, NC

CFB Index 74 · #47 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceKansas State 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive tackle for Kansas State. 2021: 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Charlotte in 2016.
Transferred from Charlotte to Kansas State in 2021.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 2868 nationally · Signed with Charlotte

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Kansas State, 117 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2016

Signed with Charlotte2-star out of Anson

20205 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202112 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2868 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2018

Bill Snyder

Kansas State

2019–2021

Chris Klieman

Kansas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Charlotte1-11HC: Brad Lambert · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2018Charlotte5-7HC: Brad Lambert · Run-heavy

2019Charlotte7-6HC: Will Healy · Run-heavy

2020Charlotte2-4HC: Will Healy · Run-leaning

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

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #47 of 274?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#529 / 2743 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#1047 / 2743 · 58th pct

3.0

Solo tackles#1273 / 2743 · 52nd pct

Tackles#1950 / 2743 · 28th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	1.6	0.4	0.2	0.0
Road4g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	0.3	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #47 of 274 interior linemen

Two-star recruit. Now #47 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Kansas State	20	18	3.0	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Charlotte	13	9	3.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Charlotte	41	19	6.5	0.5	--	--	--
2018	Charlotte	24	9	1.5	1.5	2	--	--
2017	Charlotte	19	7	3.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		117	62	17.0	4.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 31–23

vs Southern Illinois

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

With M. Knowles — 4 rush yds (1 car) · S. John Thompson — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 76.3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 24-7vs Stanford	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 31-23vs Southern Illinois	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 38-17vs Nevada	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 20-31@ Oklahoma State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 31-37vs Oklahoma	2	2	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 7	L 20-33vs Iowa State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 8	W 25-24@ Texas Tech	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 31-12vs TCU	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 35-10@ Kansas	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 34-17vs West Virginia	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 10-20vs Baylor	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 13	L 17-22@ Texas	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Total		20	18	3.0	2.0	—

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