2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Gotta appreciate how funny it is that we paid an arm and a leg to get Gregory, ignoring other issues with the defense, and he's been outplayed by Whitaker all year”
Wendell Gregory
Wendell Gregory arrives at Kansas State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter closed.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.179
recruiting national rank
Kansas State fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10.5 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.
Fans first named Wendell Gregory vs Washington State.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 27 | 16 | 10.5 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 27 | 19 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 36 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Tulane | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 16 | 10.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-27 at Colorado, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 10 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Kansas State’s defense played that day
Colorado’s 12 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 12.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Second quarter, down 14-7.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Hurried the quarterback. Fourth quarter, up 25-24. Ended Kansas’s drive (int).
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
5 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 4 tackles, including 3 more for loss, tied for 3rd-most tackles for loss in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 31-13.
A big game: 5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for 4th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 10-0.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 2 · 2026
W 34-7
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against Washington State.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%4 sacksTFL rate
39%10 TFLHurry rate
22%6 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
37%4 of 10 pressures27 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12
All-Big 12 mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Shane Beamer, Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Collin Klein.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
