Wesley Fair
Wesley Fair
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Kansas State secondary. The receipt: 5 tackles against Kansas — Week 9, 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 | 36 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–35
vs North Dakota
3 SOLO · 4 TOT
Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · 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
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keon Sabb’s 2024 season.
Matches Keon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Derek Fields Jr.'s junior season at Ball State (2025).
Matches Derek on
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 2025: Played in all 12 games with starts in each of the first six contests, recording 36 tackles, a tackle for loss, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery over 409 defensive snaps… Also played on 110 special teams plays… Returned a fumble 15 yards f...