Kansas State Has a Third Portal Commitment Today

Well, K-State may have had a slow first day in the transfer portal, but things are picking up steam now. Collin Klein’s Wildcats have now landed three prospects on Monday morning, and the clock hasn’t even reached noon.

The first two additions came within about 20 minutes of each other: Texas A&M wide receiver Izaiah Williams and Missouri IOL Keaton Jones. Then, about an hour later, news broke that a former Big Ten defensive back would be heading to Manhattan as well.

That player is Illinois defensive back Kaleb Patterson, who spent the previous two seasons with the Fighting Illini. The 6-foot-1 junior from Jackson, Mississippi, has been really solid for Illinois, seeing action in 20 games with the program. He committed to Bret Bielema’s group in the Class of 2023 as a Top 10 JUCO prospect at cornerback. Since then, he’s posted 47 total tackles, four pass breakups, and a forced fumble in his two-year career at the Power Four level.

For Kansas State, this could work in a number of ways. They’ve now added a total of four prospects through the transfer portal, and two of them are defensive backs. With both starters returning in Donovan McIntosh and Zashon Rich, they could look to move Patterson to a different spot in the secondary, or keep him at corner as veteran depth.

Kansas State’s 2026 class is off and running, and Collin Klein doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon.