Kansas State adds football transfers from Georgia and Oregon after playoff exits
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- Kansas State adds defensive back Adrian Maddox from Georgia to bolster secondary.
- Maddox preserved a redshirt after four games and logged play in Sugar Bowl.
- K-State targets depth with roughly 20 portal arrivals as staff rebuilds roster.
Kansas State’s latest pair of football transfers were both chasing a national championship earlier this month.
The Wildcats have secured commitments from a defensive back who played in the Sugar Bowl with Georgia and a running back who appeared in multiple playoff games with Oregon.
Adrian Maddox, a 6-foot-1 and 200-pound defensive back who made one tackle against Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff, was the first to pledge his allegiance to the Wildcats.
He was the first transfer that K-State head coach Collin Klein has added this week, but the Wildcats are closing in on 20 newcomers from the portal this month.
Maddox is a senior who is no stranger to new situations. The safety began his college football career at Alabama State. He spent two seasons there and then transferred up to UAB, where he made 44 tackles as a junior. He also had one interception that season, which he returned 99 yards for a touchdown.
His play with Alabama State and UAB made him an attractive option as a transfer last season, which paved the way for him to move to Georgia.
Maddox didn’t see as much playing time as he hoped with the Bulldogs, as he only played in four games. But one of them was the Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss, which the Rebels won 39-34. By playing in just four games, he was able to preserve a redshirt. He made four tackles with the Bulldogs.
At K-State, he will look to add talent to a secondary that is looking to reload under a new coaching staff.
Jay Harris is the other new incoming transfer. He is a 6-foot-2 and 224-pound running back who gained 277 yards and scored three touchdowns over the past two seasons with the Ducks.
His best game came during a 56-22 loss to Indiana in the Peach Bowl, as he rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries to go along with 32 yards and three catches as a receiver.
Harris began his college football career at the Division II level with Northwest Missouri State before he transferred to Oregon. He is originally from St. Louis.
He will join returning starter Joe Jackson and Oklahoma State transfer Rodney Fields in the K-State backfield next season.
K-State football transfer tracker
Incoming (19)
Charlie Adams (offensive lineman from Cal Poly)
Koy Beasley (defensive back from Miami of Ohio)
Jayden Bryant (defensive end from Coastal Carolina)
Kamari Burns (defensive lineman from Cincinnati)
Dylan Davidson (punter from Emporia State)
Jaxson Duffield (long snapper from Oklahoma State)
Rodney Fields (running back from Oklahoma State)
Robert Hammond (kicker from Toledo)
Jay Harris (running back from Oregon)
De’Arieun Hicks (defensive lineman from Gardner-Webb)
Keiton Jones (offensive lineman from Missouri)
Adrian Maddox (defensive back from Georgia)
Joshua Manning (wide receiver from Missouri)
Mekhi Mason (linebacker from Louisiana Tech)
Tanner Morley (offensive lineman from Colorado State)
Delvin Morris (offensive lineman from Akron)
Jacobi Oliphant (linebacker from Oklahoma State)
Kaleb Patterson (defensive back from Illinois)
Ja’Son Prevard (defensive back from Virginia)
Austin Ramsey (defensive tackle from Kentucky)
Izaiah Williams (wide receiver from Texas A&M)
Outgoing (31)
Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder (defensive line) to SMU
Callen Barta (wide receiver) to Emporia State
Jayce Brown (wide receiver) to LSU
Teagan Cobb (punter) to Southeast Missouri State
Daniel Cobbs (defensive back) to Baylor
Ryan Davis (defensive end) to Baylor
Dylan Edwards (running back)
Amarion Fortenberry (defensive back) to USF
Truman Griffith (defensive end) to North Dakota State
Garrett Harstad (wide receiver)
Hudson Hutcheson (quarterback)
Will Kemna (offensive line) to Missouri
Brayden Loftin (tight end) to UCLA
Antonio Martin (running back)
Kaedin Massey (offensive line) to James Madison
Colby McAlister (defensive end) to Baylor
Andrew Metzger (tight end) to Ohio
Qua Moss (defensive back) to Tennessee
Chiddi Obiazor (defensive end) to Indiana
Ralph Ortiz (linebacker)
Tobi Osunsanmi (defensive end) to Indiana
JB Price (running back)
DeVon Rice (running back)
Maguire Richman (linebacker)
Austin Romaine (linebacker) to Texas Tech
Jayden Rowe (defensive back) to Baylor
Jacques Spradley-Demps (running back)
Amos Talalele (offensive line)
Kanijal Thomas (defensive back) to Oklahoma State
Asher Tomaszewski (defensive line)
Devin Vass (offensive line) to West Virginia
This story was originally published January 12, 2026 at 12:28 PM.