We got seven defensive backs in the transfer portal, Klanderman only mentions four as contributors. Frustrating that he didn’t name names, here are my guesses.
CB Jordan Wright - Fullerton CC
I know we've got two guys coming into the cornerback room. One is as football sharp of a guy as I've been around, and is really, really into football, and just got kind of missed in the recruiting process and went the junior college route. He came here and he had a tremendous array of offers and interest, and I think he ultimately chose K-State because he feels like this is a place when he can be developed the best and where he fits into the system the best. I couldn't be more excited about him.
CB Joshua Hayes - Virginia
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CB Justice Clemons - Tyler CC
The other cornerback is, other than Julius Brents, probably provides – we don't have a bunch of big guys in the room and this guy is a big guy. He's a 400-pound bench guy and looks like a man. He's going to bring some physicality to that room. He's teammates with another player who was on our roster who we have a lot of respect for. I'm excited for where he's at.
S Shawn Robinson - Missouri
In the safety room, there's two guys there also.
We addressed that with a kid who transferred from a four-year school. He's a guy who has a lot of corner-type characteristics but is a safety at heart. He has range, physicality, super high football IQ.
CB Drake Cheatum - Prairie View A&M
The other kid we brought in at safety is a teammate of somebody else who was in our program a year ago, and he's going to have one year left to play and he's ready to roll.
Again, the common theme is all these guys really love football, really are super football smart, and I think he will be ready to compete right away in August for a lot of playing time. He maybe wasn't as heavily recruited as he probably should've been because he really dominated where he was, and I think he's going to be along the Reggie Stubblefield lines as a guy who can come in and be a little bit of a thermometer in the program and change some things. I'm excited about all five of those guys.
That leaves 2 that he didn’t mention.
CB Javion Carr - Arizona
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S Kobe Savage - Tyler CC