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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Wesley Fair
Senior safety on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Wichita, KS · Wichita Collegiate
CFB Index 38 · #384 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to 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.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1026 nationally · Signed with Kansas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2023.
Wesley Fair
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Kansas State, two different head coaches: Chris Klieman and Collin Klein. The receipt: 2 tackles against Washington State — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20233 games
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Wichita Collegiate School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
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
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
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 defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 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 · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
38 · #384 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #384 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #30 of 40 Big 12 Ss
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 36 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 33 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
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
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 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
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keon Sabb’s 2024 season.
Matches Keon on
Tackle volume
Class year
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Derek Fields Jr.'s junior season at Ball State (2025).
86%match
Matches Derek on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Wesley Fair
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 2025: Played in all 12 games with starts in each of the first six contests, recording 36 tackles, a tackle for loss, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery over 409 defensive snaps… Also played on 110 special teams plays… Returned a fumble 15 yards f...
The secondary · Kansas State
- #25Zashon Rich57 tackles · 2025
- Koy Beasley40 tackles · 2025
- #18Wesley Fair36 tackles · 2025
- #9Donovan McIntosh33 tackles · 2025
- #3Ja'Son Prevard24 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology