MANHATTAN — Kansas State football and coach Collin Klein added their second commitment to the 2027 recruiting class, landing a versatile Oklahoma defensive lineman.
Dawayne Jones, a 6-foot-2, 265-pounder entering his senior year of high school, announced his commitment to the Wildcats on X on Sunday, Feb. 22.
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“God’s plan > mine,” he wrote in a post. “Grateful and humble! I can’t thank the Lord enough for allowing me to be in this situation! Blessed to say I am committed to Kansas State University!!”
Jones joins Nazir Pitchford, a 6-foot-1 athlete from Florida, as the first two commitments to the Wildcats’ next recruiting class.
He won’t be the first of the Jones family to play for the Wildcats, joining his older brother Wayne Jones, who played for the Wildcats from 2018-21.
Jones attends Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa. He calls himself a hybrid defensive lineman, while he’s listed as a defensive tackle and defensive end by different recruiting websites.
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Missouri, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Arizona State, Auburn, Arkansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Arizona and LSU are amongst his listed offers. He’s a consensus three-star prospect and top 50 defensive lineman in the country.
Jones was named to The Oklahoman’s Super 30 rankings for the 2027 recruiting class on Sunday, being ranked as the state’s sixth-best prospect and top defensive lineman.
Dawayne Jones 247 Composite ranking
Jones is a three-star prospect, ranking as the No. 41 defensive lineman in the 2027 class and No. 377 overall player.
Kansas State football 2027 commitments
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Dawayne Jones, DL, Booker T. Washington (Oklahoma)
Kansas State football 2027 recruiting ranking
It’s very early for rankings in this class, but Kansas State has the No. 40 class in the country, which is fourth in the Big 12.
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Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com
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