Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | — | Season-high 7 yds |
| Total | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | — |
#7
Jacob Knuth
Senior quarterback for Kansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 225 lb · Harrisburg, SD · Harrisburg
Returning to Kansas State for 2026
The numbers
7
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 7 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 pass yds, 25 rush yds, vs Nicholls
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Kansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2022.
- Transferred from Minnesota to Kansas State in 2023.
Jacob Knuth
Jacob Knuth has been at Kansas State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 25 rush yds, 7 pass yds against Nicholls, Week 1, 2026.
7 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 25 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Harrisburg
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Kansas State
2026era →
Collin Klein
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 7.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 7.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 175.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 170.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
7 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 71% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 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
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #136
Peaked at #136 this season.
Background
2025: Played in the Kansas and Texas Tech games, seeing time on a combined eight snaps… Rushed twice for 45 yards – including a career-long rush of 40 yards – against the Jayhawks. 2024: Played as a reserve quarterback against UT Martin and BYU… Completed a nine-yard pass in each contest… Had a 1...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology