Cody Stufflebean is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kansas State.
Stufflebean holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the Kansas State defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles against Army, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 22 | 16 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 19 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 19 | 14 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 64 | 43 | 10.5 | 8.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24vs No. 22 Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 1 | W 38-35vs North Dakota | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | L 21-24vs Army | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-23@ Arizona | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-20vs UCF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-35@ Baylor | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-17@ Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 14-6@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 47-51@ No. 13 Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-14vs Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 38-35
vs North Dakota
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
20%4 sacksTFL rate
20%4 TFLHurry rate
23%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
47%4 of 10 pressures22 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Chris Klieman — 34-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
46.4%
342 pass / 395 run
Plays / game
61.4
12 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
361 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #205 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #9 of 22 Big 12 DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,200 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12 as a senior.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Klieman.
