Blake Barnett

#3 · QB · Kansas State6′1″ · 218 lb · Erie, CO

Last gameL 24–27at Colorado · Oct 31

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Played again at Colorado, the first game since Nicholls, week 1.

L 24-27 in overtime at Colorado, Oct 31: 18 of 28 for 224 yards, 3 touchdowns · 16 carries for 40 yards.

Kansas State’s next game: vs Oklahoma State, Sat Nov 7, 1:00 p.m. ET · TNT

Kansas State is 4-4.

What’s being said

6 stories this week, from 6 outlets.

Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Why Kansas State Is Confident In QB Blake Barnett If Avery Johnson Remains Sidelined

Roundtable +1 Nov 3

All 8 stories this season

His most important play this season

Q4, 0:02 · Kansas State down 7, ties itBlake Barnett finds Garrett Oakley for an 8-yard touchdownKansas State at Colorado, week 9Q4, 0:02 · Kansas State 21, Colorado 210:02Game-tying touchdown for Kansas State with 0:02 left0:02Game-tying touchdown for Kansas State with 0:02 leftGame-tying touchdown for Kansas State with 0:02 leftGarrett Oakley 8 yd pass from Blake Barnett (Luis Rodriguez Kick)Watch from this play Big 12 Conference

All 3 of his plays on video

The two seasons at Kansas State span two head coaches: Chris Klieman and Collin Klein. On tape: 224 passing yards and 40 rushing yards against Colorado, Week 9, 2026.

265 passing yards · 3 passing TD · 43 rushing yards

Style of play

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

1/17Inside-5 share

1 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (5.9%).

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Kansas State	22	33	66.7%	265	8.0	3	0	164.1
2025	Kansas State	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Career		22	33	66.7%	265	8.0	3	0	164.1

Season	Team
2026	Kansas State	18	43	2.4	14
2025	Kansas State	14	40	2.9	11
Career		32	83	2.6	14

Last game (Wk 9): 224 passing yards, 3 passing TD.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	W 71-3vs Nicholls	Came on in Q3	4/5	41	0	8.2	—	—	3
Wk 9	L 24-27@ Colorado	Came on in Q2	18/28	224	3	8.0	75.6	3	40	Season-high 224 yds
Total			22/33	265	3	8.0	—	3	43

The latest game

Oct. 31 · L 24-27 at Colorado

18 of 28 for 224 yards and 3 touchdowns.

His season, game by game

The season, game by game

L 24-27 at ColoradoOct. 31224 yds18 of 28, 3 TDPlay by play just above

W 71-3 vs NichollsSept. 541 yds4 of 5

Play by playOn the field

4 of 5 for 41 yards.

3 of 3 of his drives scored
2 of 2 on 3rd and 4th down
2 runs for 3 yds

Third quarterbegan up 36-3
TD—
TD2 of 3, 21 yds
TD2 of 2, 20 yds1
FinalW 71-3

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

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14-yard completion to Derrick Salley Jr. on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, up 57-3. Converted.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

Signature game

Week 9 · 2026

L 24-27

at Colorado

224 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.6 · 40 rush yds (16 car)

With S. McClannan — 53.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · B. White — 2 fumbles

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Colorado · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Barnett to Manning: a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · Colorado · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Barnett to Oakley: an 8-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Nicholls · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Barnett to Salley Jr.: a 14-yard pass.
Week 9 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Barnett to Cure: a 33-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · Colorado · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.73Barnett to Oakley: an 11-yard pass.
Week 9 · Colorado · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −2.73B.Barnett sacked for loss of 11 yards (G.Lampron)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Nicholls · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.48Barnett to Williams: a 10-yard pass.
Week 9 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.81Barnett to Manning: a 23-yard pass.
Week 9 · Colorado · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.72B.Barnett rush right for 9 yards gain (Y.Talib), out of bounds
Week 9 · Colorado · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Barnett to Manning: an 11-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Stat	His	Nation	Big 12
Passing yards	265	T-185th of 370	22nd of 42
Yards an attempt	8.0	Not ranked	Not ranked
Touchdown passes	3	T-151st of 370	20th of 42
Passer rating	164.1	Not ranked	Not ranked
Completion percentage	66.7	Not ranked	Not ranked
Rushing yards	43	T-163rd of 370	24th of 42
Rushing touchdowns	0	—	—

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 33 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.

All Big 12 quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	Drew Mestemaker	2,649	25	7	281	9.4
2	Noah Fifita	2,464	19	4	269	9.2
3	Jaden Craig	2,207	11	6	269	8.2
4	Conner Weigman	2,052	20	2	233	8.8
5	Devon Dampier	1,876	18	7	227	8.3
6	JC French	1,773	13	3	213	8.3
7	Bear Bachmeier	1,750	12	4	214	8.2
8	D.J. Lagway	1,671	13	4	242	6.9
9	Michael Hawkins Jr.	1,598	11	2	159	10.1
10	Will Hammond	1,561	6	6	205	7.6
11	Isaiah Marshall	1,506	11	7	196	7.7
12	Jaylen Raynor	1,416	10	5	186	7.6
13	Cutter Boley	1,360	13	5	173	7.9
14	Avery Johnson	1,301	10	3	187	7.0
15	Keyone Jenkins	1,181	11	4	180	6.6
16	Isaac Wilson	1,164	7	7	149	7.8
17	Julian Lewis	733	6	2	95	7.7
18	Nate Bennett	568	5	2	61	9.3
19	Alonza Barnett	477	2	1	65	7.3
20	Mikey Keene	448	2	0	61	7.3
21	Cole Ballard	381	1	1	43	8.9
22	Blake Barnett	265	3	0	33	8.0
23	Jake Fette	224	2	0	50	4.5
24	Jacob Knuth	201	1	0	42	4.8
25	Byrd Ficklin	192	2	0	20	9.6
26	Thomas Castellanos	189	4	1	29	6.5
27	Sawyer Anderson	112	0	2	15	7.5
28	Kaneal Sweetwyne	105	0	0	17	6.2
29	Connor Moberly	83	0	0	19	4.4
30	Keisean Henderson	83	2	0	8	10.4
31	Chase Jenkins	65	0	0	3	21.7
32	Broderick Vehrs	61	1	0	8	7.6
33	Jyron Hughley	27	1	0	1	27.0
34	Scotty Fox Jr.	27	0	0	4	6.8
35	Edward Griffin	19	0	1	6	3.2
36	Liam O'Brien	18	0	0	5	3.6
37	Treyson Bourguet	15	0	1	3	5.0
38	Samaj Jones	9	0	0	2	4.5
39	Kaleb Annett	6	0	0	3	2.0
40	Dillon Duff	2	0	0	1	2.0
41	Adam Schobel	0	0	0	1	0.0
42	Kirk Francis	0	0	0	1	0.0

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Pass targets

Salley and Manning saw 17 of the 34 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Derrick Salley Jr.	9	3	31	6.9	3.7
Joshua Manning	8	6	73	11.9	6.3
Jaron Tibbs	7	5	54	8.4	1.4
Linkon Cure	3	3	65	12.0	9.7
Garrett Oakley	3	3	25	5.0	3.5
3 others	3	2	17	2.7	5.0
No receiver charted	1

Play by play: 34 passes, 22 caught, 265 yards; the box score counts 33 attempts. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Teams and coaches

2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2026Kansas State4-4HC: Collin Klein · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 34. Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

34Building sample?

2 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are the season so far.

Box-score rates

Completion %#43 / 159 · 72nd pct

66.7%

Yards / att#52 / 159 · 66th pct

8.0

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 132 YDS/g, 1.5 TD/g, 8.1 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

Pass share

47.0%

263 pass / 296 run

Plays / game

69.9

8 games

Scheme: Balanced.

Kansas State’s quarterbacks

Blake Barnett	Threw in 2 of 8 games · 22 of 33, 265 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT · 8.0 yards an attempt on 33 attempts · ran for 43 yds, 0 TD
Avery Johnson	Threw in 6 of 8 games · 118 of 187, 1,301 yds, 10 TD, 3 INT · 7.0 yards an attempt on 187 attempts · ran for 462 yds, 3 TD
Jacob Knuth	Threw in 2 of 8 games · 27 of 42, 201 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 4.8 yards an attempt on 42 attempts · ran for 44 yds, 2 TD
Dillon Duff	Threw in 1 of 8 games · 1 of 1, 2 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 2.0 yards an attempt on 1 attempt · ran for -3 yds, 0 TD

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Blake Barnett. Gray: Avery Johnson, Jacob Knuth, Dillon Duff. From the play by play.

Q1Q2Q3Q4OTNichollsWashington StateTulane@ CincinnatiHoustonKansas@ Arizona State@ Colorado

Awards

Player standing · 2026

33 pass attempts and 18 carries in 2 games

Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Blake Barnett

What’s being said

His most important play this season

Style of play

In the news this week

What they’re talking about

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

What fans said

Latest stories

In the game threads

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Kansas State’s quarterbacks

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Awards

33 pass attempts and 18 carries in 2 games

Three seasons at Kansas State

2024