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1 DAY TO 2020 KICKOFF: Kaelen Shankle

In which BracketCat counts down the final day before the 2020 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State running back Kaelen Shankle.

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#28 Jacardia Wright
Redshirt freshman running back Jacardia Wright (28) has changed to a No. 9 jersey for the 2020 season, leaving his No. 28 jersey available for true freshman walk-on running back Kaelen Shankle.
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#28 Kaelen Shankle

True Freshman | 6-0 | 205 lbs. | Richmond, Texas
Kaelen Shankle
Kaelen Shankle
Courtesy Kansas State Athletics
  • Position: Running Back
  • Previous College: None
  • Projection: Redshirt
  • Status: Walk-On

Kaelen Shankle (b. Feb. 18, 2002) is a walk-on running back from Fort Bend Travis High School in Richmond, Texas. He plans on majoring in kinesiology and likely will redshirt.

He prepped under head coach Trey Sissom, and rushed for 1,670 career yards and 33 touchdowns while also hauling in 50 receptions for 429 yards and another two scores.

Shankle earned first-team all-district honors as a senior, when he totaled 627 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns for the Tigers.

He helped to lead Fort Bend Travis to a district championship in 2019, and also competed in basketball and track.