Dylan Edwards has decided to transfer. What’s next for the K-State running back?
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- Dylan Edwards elected to redshirt after four games, preserving an extra year.
- Foot injuries limited Edwards to one full game, a 166-yard outing vs UCF.
- Dylan Edwards plans to enter the transfer portal and play elsewhere.
The season is over for Kansas State running back Dylan Edwards.
His career with the Wildcats has also come to an end.
On Friday, a K-State source confirmed that Edwards has left the football team. The 5-foot-9 playmaker plans to sit out the remainder of the season with a redshirt as he prepares to enter the transfer portal when it opens in January.
Those decisions from Edwards will provide closure on a strange playing career with the Wildcats.
Edwards arrived at K-State two years ago with much fanfare. The former four-star recruit from Derby was expected to team up with Wichita quarterback Avery Johnson and lead the Wildcats to new heights. Instead, their greatest achievement together was a 9-4 season that ended with a win at the Rate Bowl in 2024.
This year, the Wildcats (4-5, 3-3 Big 12) need to win two of their final three games just to become bowl eligible.
He had the option to redshirt now because the junior running back has played in just four games this year.
By redshirting, Edwards will preserve an extra year of college eligibility that he can use elsewhere.
That decision has felt inevitable for a while now. Edwards has battled foot injuries all season, as he has only been fully healthy for one game — a 166-yard rushing performance against UCF. He saw a limited role in games against Iowa State, Arizona and Baylor. But he has missed every other game for K-State this season.
With K-State out of the running for a conference championship, it makes sense that Edwards would prioritize his own future over finishing out the season with his teammates.
Some hoped he would choose to remain with K-State if he used a redshirt. But he appears to have other plans.
What’s next for Edwards? That is a question that K-State fans are now asking. The only thing for certain is that he does not intend to play for the Wildcats again next season.
It will be interesting to see how much attention he gets as a transfer coming off an injury-plagued season like this.
Edwards has spent the past two seasons at K-State. He rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries this year. As a sophomore, he rushed for 546 yards and five touchdowns on 74 carries.
Before that, Edwards got his college start with the Colorado Buffaloes. He rushed for 321 yards and one touchdown while playing for Deion Sanders.
In high school, Edwards was a four-star recruit out of Derby. He originally committed to K-State but then switched to Notre Dame before he ultimately enrolled at Colorado.
This story was originally published November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM.