Tight end, Kansas State, 2022–⁠26

Garrett Oakley

Lettered 2023–⁠25 (school media guide)

Number
No. 86
Height
6′5″
Weight
249 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Columbus, NE

Garrett Oakley plays tight end for Kansas State. Last time out, against Houston: 3 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

16 catches, 196 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 49 yards, 1 TD vs. Houston, L 16–⁠35

Next game: at Arizona State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 40NICH
  2. 27TULN
  3. 80@CIN
  4. 49HOU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last at Cincinnati, 202680receiving yards, career highat Cincinnati, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highvs. TCU, 2025

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Kansas State1115414.0228
2024Kansas State2223610.7528
2025Kansas State3838910.2635
2026Kansas State1619612.3136
Career8797511.21436

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Kansas State86TERS
2023Kansas State86TEFr.
2024Kansas State86TESo.
2025Kansas State86TEJr.
2026Kansas State86TESr.6′5″249

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Kansas State111.28––14.0–
2024Kansas State241.22––29.34%
2025Kansas State600.4346th (n=1040)0.4626.09%
2026Kansas State230.5868th (n=829)0.4313.27%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Kansas State 5 games, 16 catches, 196 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.NichollsW 71–⁠3240026
Sep 12vs.Washington StateW 34–⁠7––––
Sep 19vs.TulaneW 31–⁠20427010
Sep 26atCincinnatiL 26–⁠31780022
Oct 10vs.HoustonL 16–⁠35349136
2025 Kansas State 10 games, 38 catches, 389 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 23vs.Iowa StateL 21–⁠24562024
Aug 30vs.North DakotaW 38–⁠35221012
Sep 6vs.ArmyL 21–⁠24121021
Sep 12atArizonaL 17–⁠234604
Sep 27vs.UCFW 34–⁠20236135
Oct 4atBaylorL 34–⁠35754113
Oct 11vs.TCUW 41–⁠28471232
Nov 1vs.Texas TechL 20–⁠43562128
Nov 15atOklahoma StateW 14–⁠6423011
Nov 22atUtahL 47–⁠51433115
2024 Kansas State 11 games, 22 catches, 236 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.UT MartinW 41–⁠6––––
Sep 7atTulaneW 34–⁠27110010
Sep 21atBYUL 9–⁠3832209
Sep 28vs.Oklahoma StateW 42–⁠20119119
Oct 12atColoradoW 31–⁠28217012
Oct 19atWest VirginiaW 45–⁠18220116
Oct 26vs.KansasW 29–⁠271212
Nov 2atHoustonL 19–⁠24329014
Nov 16vs.Arizona StateL 14–⁠2432308
Nov 30atIowa StateL 21–⁠29478128
Dec 26 ✦vs.RutgersW 44–⁠41216113
2023 Kansas State 5 games, 11 catches, 154 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 21vs.TCUW 41–⁠3111011
Oct 28vs.HoustonW 41–⁠0336116
Nov 11vs.BaylorW 59–⁠25346128
Nov 25vs.Iowa StateL 35–⁠42226022
Dec 28 ✦vs.NC StateW 28–⁠19235028

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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