Kyle Rakers holds the C · Backup spot in Kansas State Wildcats’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kyle Rakers, a center from Norwalk, Iowa, attended Dowling Catholic, where he started three seasons for the Maroons. He earned first-team all-state recognition from the Iowa Football Coaches Association in both his junior and senior years and was named to the Des Moines Register All-Iowa Elite Team twice. Rakers redshirted in 2024 before appearing in two games as a reserve offensive lineman in 2025, recording eight offensive snaps against Kansas and Texas Tech. He was a 2025 Academic All-Big 12 honoree and currently majors in accounting at Kansas State.