Bill Synder lands a solid recruiting class on national signing day for his Kansas State Wildcat team. Wildcats sign 26 total players, seven players who are already at Kansas State taking a garyshirt last year, 13 high school players and six JUCO transfers.
Wildcats highest rated recruit is four-star wide receiver out of Navarro Junior College, Marquez Clark. Kansas State was also able to snatch a quarterback away from Nebraska, that being Tavarius Bender. Other notable players in the Wildcat recruiting class include: fullback Glenn Gronkowski, who is the youngest brother of Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski; also junior college safety, Ken Gainous out of Trinity Valley Community College.
All 2012 Kansas State football signees:
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/School or Previous School
Dante Barnett ATH 6'1 175 Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington
Tavarius Bender QB 6'3 208 Lincoln, Neb. / Southwest
Travis Britz DT 6'4 287 Harrisonville, Mo. / Harrisonville
Morgan Burns DB 5'11 195 Wichita, KS / Trinity Academy
Deante Burton WR 6'2 200 Manhattan, KS / Manhattan
Marquez Clark DB 6'0 180 Texarkana, Texas / Navarro JC
Elwood Clement OL 6'5 310 Deptford, N.J. / Eastern Arizona JC
Hunter Davis DE 6'3 246 Choctaw, Okla. / Choctaw
Will Davis LB 6'1 213 Southlake, Texas / Carroll
Aderius Epps OL 6'2 295 Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill
Ken Gainous S 6'1 190 Orlando, FL / Trinity Valley CC
Glenn Gronkowski FB 6'3 235 Amherst, N.Y. / Williamsville North
Samuel Harvil DT 6'1 255 Springfield, Ark. / Shiloh Christian
Wesley Hollingshed DL 6'2 300 Atlanta, Ga. / Trinity Valley CC
Demonte Hood DT 6'0 295 Arlington, Texas / Bowie
Charles Jones RB 5'11 180 Mandeville, La. / Mandeville
Judah Jones WR 6'1 180 Shreveport, La. / Evangel Christian
Jarvis Leverett RB 5'11 200 Katy, Texas / Cypress Lakes
Mike Moore LB 6'1 213 Dallas, Texas / Skyline
Chaquil Reed OL 6'3 290 Wichita, KS / Butler CC
Tavon Rooks OL 6'6 270 Randallstown, Md. / Navarro JC
Matt Seiwart ATH 6'3 260 Conway Springs, KS / Conway Springs
Cody Small TE 6'4 237 Cypress, Texas / Cypress Woods
Donnie Starks DB 5'11 180 Crosby, Texas / Crosby
Vernon Vaughn WR 6'2 190 Kansas City, KS / Sumner Academy
Steven West WR 6'1 190 Keller, Texas / Fossil Ridge
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