Ian Patterson

Height:
6-0
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
High School:
Rock Bridge

CAREER HONORS

• 2014-16 First Team Academic All-Big 12
• December 2015 Kansas State Graduate (Food Science and Industry)

CAREER (Click Here for Career Stats): A former walk-on place kicker who handled a majority of the kickoff duties while filling in on placements toward the end of his freshman and senior campaigns... Played in 44 career games, including all 13 games as a sophomore and junior... Finished career ranked second in school history with three made field goals in bowl games, while he finished second in field-goal percentage in bowl games (75.0)... Helped 2016 Senior Class earn a 32-20 record and two bowl victories.

2016 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in nine games, including the final six contests when he served as the primary field goal kicker... Went 33 games between handing placements as his first field goal or extra point attempt prior to the Iowa State game was the 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl against Michigan... Was true on 4-of-5 field goals, on the year including two in the Texas Bowl win over Texas A&M to tie for second in K-State bowl history in field goals made... Recorded a career long 43-yard field goal against Oklahoma State and was true on all six extra points at Baylor, a career best... Kicked off in six games, including seven times in the Iowa State game with a season-best 64.7-yard average and two touchbacks... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.

2015 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Saw action in all 13 games, averaging 60.4 yards on 65 kickoffs with 15 touchbacks... Set a season high with seven kickoffs against both South Dakota and UTSA, while he had a season-best three touchbacks against South Dakota and Texas Tech... Also made tackles on kickoff coverage against Oklahoma State, TCU and West Virginia.

2014 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Appeared in all 13 games, serving as the primary kickoff man... Averaged 61.8 yards on his 83 kickoffs, including 25 touchbacks... Had a banner day against Kansas, setting new career highs in average (64.8) and touchbacks (7), while tying his career high in kickoffs with 10... Also kicked off 10 times against Stephen F. Austin... Had four touchbacks against Oklahoma State and three apiece against Stephen F. Austin and Texas... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

2013 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Played in nine games, handling kickoff duties for a majority of the season while also connecting on 3-of-5 field goals and all 12 extra points... Made a field goal in each of the final three contests, while he was 4-of-4 on extra points during those games... Had five touchbacks on eight kickoffs against both Texas Tech and TCU.

2012: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played three seasons at Rock Bridge under head coach A.J. Ofodile... Named an all-district and all-area kicker... Connected on all eight field goals during his senior season, including a long of 47 yards... Prepped with current K-State wide receiver Zach Reuter.

PERSONAL: Ian Patterson was born January 17, 1994, in Lexington, Kentucky... Son of David Patterson and Mary Palffy... Father, David, is a professor of animal science at the University of Missouri and earned his Ph.D. from Kansas State... Has one sibling, Dolan... Graduated with a degree in Food Science and Industry from Kansas State in December 2015.