Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-23@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 34-20vs UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-28vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#57
Beau Palmer
Senior linebacker for Kansas State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 226 lb · Overland Park, KS
CFB Index 32 · #437 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Kansas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
3
tackles · 2025
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs TCU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kansas State. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Kansas State in 2020.
Beau Palmer
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has four seasons of production at Kansas State behind him. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against TCU, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with Kansas State2-star out of Blue Valley
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Kansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022–2025
Kansas State
Played his entire career under Chris Klieman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chris Klieman — 34-18 over that span.
2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
32 · #437 of 577 LBs
Two-star recruit. Now #437 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 25 | 16 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 28 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (27 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
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Anwar Sparrow’s 2022 season.
Matches Anwar on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Anwar on
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Markel Perry's sophomore season at Sam Houston (2023).
Matches Markel on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Beau Palmer
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology