Travis Bates
Travis Bates
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Kansas State. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Iowa State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
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 | 20 | 13 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 13 | 6 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 19 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–35
vs North Dakota
2 QB HUR
Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · 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
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Malik Vann’s 2023 season.
Matches Malik on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Harris's junior season at Mississippi State (2022).
Matches Jack on
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2025 Academic All-Big 12 • 2023 Freshman All-American (Phil Steele) 2025: A regular member of the playing rotation, seeing time on 390 defensive snaps over the 12-game season… Recorded 20 tackles, 2.0 sacks and a pass breakup on the season… Tied his career high with six tackles –...