Quarterback, Kansas State, 2008–12
Collin Klein
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Loveland, CO
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Collin Klein played quarterback at Kansas State (2008–12). He won the 2012 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He finished third in the 2012 Heisman vote.
At a glance
Career highs
323passing yards, best game on fileat West Virginia, 20123touchdown passes, best game on fileat West Virginia, 2012144rushing yards, best game on fileat Oklahoma State, 20115rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Texas A&M, 2011Honors
- 2011, 2012First-team All-Big 12
- 2012Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 2012Kellen Moore Award
- 2012Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2012Third in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2012
All-America: AP second team 2012; Walter Camp second team 2012; Scout.com second team 2012
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Kansas State | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 138 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Kansas State | 161 | 281 | 57.3 | 1,918 | 6.8 | 13 | 6 |
| 2012 | Kansas State | 197 | 304 | 64.8 | 2,641 | 8.7 | 16 | 9 |
| On file (2009–12) | 370 | 604 | 61.3 | 4,724 | 7.8 | 30 | 15 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kansas State | 1 | −8 | −8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Kansas State | 76 | 432 | 5.7 | 6 | 51 |
| 2011 | Kansas State | 317 | 1,141 | 3.6 | 27 | 63 |
| 2012 | Kansas State | 207 | 920 | 4.4 | 23 | 34 |
| On file (2009–12) | 601 | 2,485 | 4.1 | 56 | 63 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kansas State | 7 | QB | |
| 2010 | Kansas State | 7 | QB | |
| 2011 | Kansas State | 7 | QB | |
| 2012 | Kansas State | 7 | QB | 6′5″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Kansas State 13 games, 2,641 passing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Missouri State | W 51–9 | 19 | 28 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Miami | W 52–13 | 9 | 11 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| Sep 15 | vs. North Texas | W 35–21 | 15 | 20 | 230 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
| Sep 22 | at Oklahoma | W 24–19 | 13 | 21 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kansas | W 56–16 | 7 | 14 | 129 | 2 | 0 | 116 |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa State | W 27–21 | 16 | 24 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| Oct 20 | at West Virginia | W 55–14 | 19 | 21 | 323 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Texas Tech | W 55–24 | 19 | 26 | 233 | 2 | 0 | 83 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 44–30 | 16 | 22 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Nov 10 | at TCU | W 23–10 | 12 | 21 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Nov 17 | at Baylor | L 24–52 | 27 | 50 | 286 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Texas | W 42–24 | 8 | 14 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 103 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Oregon | L 17–35 | 17 | 32 | 151 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
2011 Kansas State 13 games, 1,918 passing yards, 13 TD; 1,141 rushing yards, 27 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 10–7 | 13 | 21 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Kent State | W 37–0 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 139 |
| Sep 24 | atMiami | W 28–24 | 12 | 18 | 133 | 2 | 0 | 93 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Baylor | W 36–35 | 13 | 28 | 146 | 2 | 1 | 113 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri | W 24–17 | 11 | 16 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Oct 15 | atTexas Tech | W 41–34 | 12 | 18 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Oct 22 | atKansas | W 59–21 | 12 | 19 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Oklahoma | L 17–58 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Nov 5 | atOklahoma State | L 45–52 | 22 | 38 | 231 | 1 | 1 | 144 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Texas A&M | W 53–50 | 17 | 27 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 103 |
| Nov 19 | atTexas | W 17–13 | 9 | 17 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Iowa State | W 30–23 | 7 | 15 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. Arkansas | L 16–29 | 16 | 30 | 173 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
2010 Kansas State 10 games, 432 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. UCLA | W 31–22 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Missouri State | W 48–24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Nebraska | L 13–48 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Oct 14 | atKansas | W 59–7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 14–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Texas | W 39–14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| Nov 13 | atMissouri | L 28–38 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 141 |
| Nov 20 | at Colorado | L 36–44 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Nov 27 | atNorth Texas | W 49–41 | – | – | – | – | – | 31 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Syracuse | L 34–36 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
2009 Kansas State 5 games, 27 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 49–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs.Iowa State | W 24–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs.Texas A&M | W 62–14 | – | – | – | – | – | −8 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Missouri | L 12–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | atNebraska | L 3–17 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 13–28).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ | |
| Weight | 226 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.78 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.17 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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