Brendan Mott: DE · Kansas State · #38.
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Brendan Mott
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Four seasons in the Kansas State defensive front to date. Another came in 2024: Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Arizona State — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 11 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas State | 45 | 25 | 11.0 | 8.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 28 | 22 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 30 | 19 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 104 | 67 | 22.5 | 15.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-6vs UT Martin | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27@ Tulane | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs No. 20 Arizona | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-38@ BYU | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-20vs No. 20 Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28@ Colorado | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 45-18@ West Virginia | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-27vs Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-24@ Houston | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 14-24vs Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-15vs Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-29@ No. 17 Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 44-41vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 7 · 2024
W 31-28
at Colorado
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out Colorado on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
18%8 sacksTFL rate
24%11 TFLHurry rate
11%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
62%8 of 13 pressures45 tackles · 11 for loss · 8 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Chris Klieman — 32-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
46.0%
381 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
394 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
45 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas State, 15 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Klieman.
