John Pastore holds the LT · Starter spot in Kansas State Wildcats’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

John Pastore, a 6'6", 302-pound left tackle from Erie, Colorado, joined Kansas State as a redshirt in 2022 after being rated as a three-star recruit. He appeared in limited action in 2023 and 2024, playing in nine games as a reserve in the latter season on 114 offensive snaps. In 2025, Pastore made his breakthrough as a starter, appearing in all 12 games at left tackle while recording 715 offensive snaps. That season, he earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors from coaches. The Wildcats' offensive line, featuring Pastore, ranked 10th nationally in sacks allowed at 1.08 per game. Pastore was named Academic All-Big 12 in both 2024 and 2025 and graduated in May 2026 with a degree in business management.

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