Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#1
Wendell Gregory
Junior defensive end for Kansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 265 lb · Marietta, GA · Walton
CFB Index 67 · #143 of 583 LBsMedium confidenceTransferred Oklahoma State → Kansas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
sacks · 2026
3.5 TFL · 7 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 3 TFL, 5 tackles, vs Washington State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end for Kansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2024.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to Kansas State in 2026.
- Named Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
19.6own fans
20national conversation
Wendell Gregory
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 3 TFL against Washington State, Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
2024
- Signed with South Carolina4-star out of Walton
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Yearwinner
- All-Big 12third
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG 12
All-Big 12 mention (2025)
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.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
2025Oklahoma State
2026Kansas State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024South Carolina9-4HC: Shane Beamer · Run-heavy
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Doug Meacham · Balanced
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (98th percentile). Strength: sacks (97th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 1.8 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/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 | 7 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 27 | 19 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 26 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
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
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bo Richter’s 2023 season.
49%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Bo on
Weight
Differs from Bo on
Class year (lower)
Sack rate (lower)
Tackle volume (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nik Bonitto's sophomore season at Oklahoma (2021).
59%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 2 · Pk 32
Matches Nik on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Nik on
Class year (lower)
Solo tackle rate (higher)
TFL rate (higher)
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2025 Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches) • 2025 All-Big 12 Third Team • 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist 2025 AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV.: Played in every game with four starts, recording 27 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a pass brea...
The defensive line · Kansas State
- #1Wendell Gregory12 tackles for loss · 2025
- #56Elijah Hill11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jordan Allen5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Jayden Bryant4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39Travis Bates2 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology