David Santiago holds the LDE · Backup spot in Kansas Jayhawks’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

David Santiago is a 6'4", 255-pound left defensive end from Raleigh, North Carolina, who attended Millbrook High School. As a senior in 2022, he recorded 83 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, and 13 sacks while earning all-state honors. Santiago began his college career at Air Force in 2024, appearing in 10 games and registering 38 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and 5.0 tackles for loss. He transferred to Michigan State for the 2025 season, where he appeared in all 12 contests and posted 24 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. Santiago now plays for Kansas as a redshirt junior.

Air Forcethrough 2024

Michigan State2025

Kansas2026 — present