Kansas State Wildcats land running back transfer Makari Bodiford from Memphis
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- Kansas State added Memphis RB Makari Bodiford to bolster 2026 backfield depth.
- Bodiford brings three years eligibility and adds rotational rushing options for K‑State.
- K‑State also signed Rodney Fields and Jay Harris as complementary transfer backs.
The Kansas State football team has prioritized running back as an important position for its 2026 transfer class.
K-State has lined up commitments from three new ball-carriers out of the portal this month.
They will complement returning starter Joe Jackson in the K-State backfield next season.
The newest addition at running back is Makari Bodiford, a 5-foot-11 and 222-pound playmaker who spent the past two seasons playing for the Memphis Tigers. As a freshman, he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. His best outing came against Charlotte when he erupted for 73 yards and a score.
As a sophomore, he totaled 64 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries while appearing in four games.
He will have three years of eligibility remaining after he enrolls at K-State.
Bodiford will be expected to add depth to the K-State backfield alongside fellow incoming transfers Rodney Fields of Oklahoma State and Jay Harris of Oregon.
K-State football transfer tracker
Incoming (27)
Charlie Adams (offensive lineman from Cal Poly)
Koy Beasley (defensive back from Miami of Ohio)
Makari Bodiford (running back from Memphis)
Jayden Bryant (defensive end from Coastal Carolina)
Kamari Burns (defensive lineman from Cincinnati)
Dylan Davidson (punter from Emporia State)
Chase Duarte (offensive lineman from San Diego State)
Jaxson Duffield (long snapper from Oklahoma State)
Rodney Fields (running back from Oklahoma State)
Wendell Gregory (defensive end from Oklahoma State)
Robert Hammond (kicker from Toledo)
Jay Harris (running back from Oregon)
De’Arieun Hicks (defensive lineman from Gardner-Webb)
Elijah Hill (defensive end from Kennesaw State)
Tyler Johnson (offensive lineman from Auburn)
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)
Brandon White (wide receiver from Hawaii)
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) to Kansas
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) to Tennessee Tech
Tobi Osunsanmi (defensive end) to Indiana
JB Price (running back)
DeVon Rice (running back) to Hawaii
Maguire Richman (linebacker) to Northwest Missouri State
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) to South Dakota
Devin Vass (offensive line) to West Virginia