Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#6
Sterling Lockett
Senior wide receiver on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 170 lb · Leawood, KS · Blue Valley
Returning to Kansas State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1622 nationally · Signed with Kansas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2022.
Sterling Lockett
Sterling Lockett has been at Kansas State through two head coaches in three seasons.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
His career
2022
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Blue Valley
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
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | 21 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | -- | -- | 44 | 56 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | -- | -- | 11 | 10 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 55 | 87 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
1 NO · 21 YDS · 21 AVG
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
Wide receiver · 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
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 2025: Played in all 12 games as a reserve wide receiver and the primary punt returner, seeing time on 105 offensive snaps… Recorded three receptions for 39 yards, while he returned 13 punts for 56 yards and two kickoffs for 44 yards… Tallied his first-c...
The receiver room · Kansas State
- #12Jaron Tibbs595 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Brandon White399 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Joshua Manning318 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Izaiah Williams64 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Sterling Lockett39 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology