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Jersey Number 1
Wendell Gregory
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Walton
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma State
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
• 2025 All-Big 12 Third Team
• 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist
2025 AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV.: Played in every game with four starts, recording 27 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble en route to Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year and All-Big 12 honors... Also named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award... His 12.0 TFLs ranked second nationally among freshmen and fifth overall in the Big 12... Also led Big 12 freshmen with his 4.0 sacks... Saw time on 419 defensive snaps and 51 special teams plays... Began his season on a high note, recording three sacks against UT Martin, tying the Big 12 freshman record for a single game (Missouri’s Aldon Smith vs. Colorado, 2009)... Also had 3.0 TFLs at Arizona in a contest he set a career high with five tackles while also batting down a pass and forcing a fumble... Recorded three tackles apiece against UT Martin, Tulsa, Baylor and Houston... Also had 1.5 TFLs against Tulsa and 1.0 TFL against Cincinnati and UCF, the latter of which was a sack... Played with current K-State long snapper Jaxson Duffield, running back Rodney Fields Jr. and linebacker Jacobi Oliphant Jr.
2024 AT UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA: Saw time in two games – including the Akron contest when he recorded a tackle – as he retained his redshirt... Played on seven defensive snaps.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Walton under head coach Daniel Brunner... Regarded as one of the top 300 overall prospects in the Class of 2026 by all major recruiting sites, including a No. 102 ranking by ESPN... The organization also rated him the eighth-best outside linebacker... Viewed as the No. 11 edge by Rivals and No. 17 edge by 247Sports... Led the Raiders to a 14-1 record and a state runner-up finish as a senior, earning first team all-state honors from the Georgia Athletic Coaches and honorable mention accolades from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Tallied 157 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks in his career... Recorded 61 tackles, 18.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks as a senior... Also ran track... Prepped at the same high school as current K-State running back Makari Bodiford.
PERSONAL: Wendell (pronounced when-DELL) Gregory was born January 27, 2006.
• 2025 Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
• 2025 All-Big 12 Third Team
• 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist
2025 AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV.: Played in every game with four starts, recording 27 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble en route to Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year and All-Big 12 honors... Also named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award... His 12.0 TFLs ranked second nationally among freshmen and fifth overall in the Big 12... Also led Big 12 freshmen with his 4.0 sacks... Saw time on 419 defensive snaps and 51 special teams plays... Began his season on a high note, recording three sacks against UT Martin, tying the Big 12 freshman record for a single game (Missouri’s Aldon Smith vs. Colorado, 2009)... Also had 3.0 TFLs at Arizona in a contest he set a career high with five tackles while also batting down a pass and forcing a fumble... Recorded three tackles apiece against UT Martin, Tulsa, Baylor and Houston... Also had 1.5 TFLs against Tulsa and 1.0 TFL against Cincinnati and UCF, the latter of which was a sack... Played with current K-State long snapper Jaxson Duffield, running back Rodney Fields Jr. and linebacker Jacobi Oliphant Jr.
2024 AT UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA: Saw time in two games – including the Akron contest when he recorded a tackle – as he retained his redshirt... Played on seven defensive snaps.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Walton under head coach Daniel Brunner... Regarded as one of the top 300 overall prospects in the Class of 2026 by all major recruiting sites, including a No. 102 ranking by ESPN... The organization also rated him the eighth-best outside linebacker... Viewed as the No. 11 edge by Rivals and No. 17 edge by 247Sports... Led the Raiders to a 14-1 record and a state runner-up finish as a senior, earning first team all-state honors from the Georgia Athletic Coaches and honorable mention accolades from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Tallied 157 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks in his career... Recorded 61 tackles, 18.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks as a senior... Also ran track... Prepped at the same high school as current K-State running back Makari Bodiford.
PERSONAL: Wendell (pronounced when-DELL) Gregory was born January 27, 2006.
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