Will Swanson
Will Swanson
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Kansas State. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big 12. The receipt: 46 rec yds, 2 receptions against North Dakota — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
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 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 237 | 11.3 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–35
vs North Dakota
2 rec · 46 yds
Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 69% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 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
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Austin Henderson’s 2023 season.
Matches Austin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mata'ava Ta'ase's junior season at BYU (2024).
Matches Mata'ava on
Differs from Mata'ava on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+257%
Up 257% from first season to most-recent.