Veteran college football writer Phil Steele has provided his forecast for Kansas State ahead of the 2025 season. Steele is calling for the Wildcats to have potentially the best offense of the Chris Klieman era so far.

Here are five bold predictions for K-State’s upcoming season, plus game-by-game picks: Kansas State’s starting quarterback entered the record books last season when he threw for a program-best 25 touchdowns as a sophomore. This season, he could easily become the third player in K-State history to eclipse 3,000 passing yards.

Though they failed to crack the top 25, a pair of other regional teams received votes in the poll. The Missouri Tigers just missed out on a preseason ranking. They are unofficially at No. 27, two spots out of the top 25. The Kansas Jayhawks received enough votes to unofficially check in at No. 49.