Kaleb Patterson holds the RCB · Backup spot in Kansas State Wildcats’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kaleb Patterson is a right cornerback from Jackson, Mississippi who transferred to Kansas State after two seasons at Illinois. The 6'1", 192-pound redshirt senior played in 10 games for the Illini in 2025, recording 15 tackles, one pass breakup and two fumble recoveries. In 2024, he started all 12 contests, accumulating 31 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one recovery across 564 defensive snaps. Patterson previously played at Pearl River Community College in 2022, where he appeared in nine games with 12 tackles, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles.

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