Garrett Oakley

TE · #86 · Kansas State · 5TH · 6'5" · 249 · Columbus, NE

Projected TE starter

196 2026 receiving yards
16 of 23 2026 catches
1 2026 TDs
3 Explosive plays
39 Career games (24 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Kansas State5516-23 196 12.3 1
2025 Kansas State11838-63 389 10.2 6
2024 Kansas State13922-37 236 10.7 5
2023 Kansas State10211-18 154 14.0 2

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 39.2 94
Yards per catch 12.3 75
Catch rate 69.6% 53
Receiving TDs 1 54

Around Garrett

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Avery Johnson QB · 1,301 pass yds · 6g
RB Rodney Fields Jr. RB · 386 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Josh Manning WR · 197 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Jaron Tibbs WR · 268 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Brandon White WR · 78 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Kansas State 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 13.3% 74
Red zone TD rate 65.8% 28
Line yards per carry 3.2 93
Sack rate allowed 1.8% 96

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Nicholls State Colonels3 2 40 0 0
W2 WSU1 0 0 0 0
W3 TULN5 4 27 0 2
W4 @ CIN11 7 80 0 2
W6 HOU3 3 49 1 1

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#1596 Malachi Medlock RB · Duncanville
#1596 Izaiah Guy ATH · Vanguard GAST
#1618 Garrett Oakley TE · Scotus Central Catholic KSU
#1622 Brady Ploucha OT · Dearborn Divine Child CMU
#1622 Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei EDGE · Mater Dei ARIZ
TEs in the class
#93 Terrance Carter Jr. Harker Heights ULL
#94 Michael Hawkins Somerset
#95 Garrett Oakley Scotus Central Catholic KSU
#96 Matt Hoffman Cheltenham CONN
#96 Nason Coleman Chandler BYU
2026 · 94th pctile of TEs
Recruit · 39th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.