Kansas State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Shields, Sam
Jersey Number 66
Sam Shields
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 299
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Manhattan, Kan.
- High School:
- Manhattan
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2023 First Team Academic All-Big 12
CAREER: A four-year member of the program who played in 15 career games, primarily on special teams.
2023: Saw action in all 13 games, primarily on field goal protection... Also played as a reserve offensive lineman against SEMO, Troy, Houston and Baylor... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2022: Played in two contests, seeing time as a reserve offensive lineman against Missouri and Oklahoma State.
2020-21: Did not see any game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Manhattan under head coach Joe Schartz... Rated the 85th-best offensive guard in the Class of 2020 by ESPN, while 247Sports ranked him No. 88... Helped the Indians earn a 9-2 record during his senior year as they advanced to the state quarterfinals... Manhattan went 10-2 and advanced to the state semifinals his junior year... Was a first team all-state performer by the Topeka Capital-Journal, Wichita Eagle and Kansas Football Coaches Association as a senior... Also earned first team all-area honors... Selected to play in the Kansas Shrine Bowl.
PERSONAL: Sam Shields was born December 26, 2001, in Manhattan, Kansas... Son of Mark and Jill Shields... Has one sister, Sydney... Mother, Jill, is Deputy AD/Senior Woman Administrator at K-State and played basketball at UCF... Majoring in professional strategic selling.
• 2023 First Team Academic All-Big 12
CAREER: A four-year member of the program who played in 15 career games, primarily on special teams.
2023: Saw action in all 13 games, primarily on field goal protection... Also played as a reserve offensive lineman against SEMO, Troy, Houston and Baylor... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2022: Played in two contests, seeing time as a reserve offensive lineman against Missouri and Oklahoma State.
2020-21: Did not see any game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Manhattan under head coach Joe Schartz... Rated the 85th-best offensive guard in the Class of 2020 by ESPN, while 247Sports ranked him No. 88... Helped the Indians earn a 9-2 record during his senior year as they advanced to the state quarterfinals... Manhattan went 10-2 and advanced to the state semifinals his junior year... Was a first team all-state performer by the Topeka Capital-Journal, Wichita Eagle and Kansas Football Coaches Association as a senior... Also earned first team all-area honors... Selected to play in the Kansas Shrine Bowl.
PERSONAL: Sam Shields was born December 26, 2001, in Manhattan, Kansas... Son of Mark and Jill Shields... Has one sister, Sydney... Mother, Jill, is Deputy AD/Senior Woman Administrator at K-State and played basketball at UCF... Majoring in professional strategic selling.
K-State FB | Pregame Hype vs Arizona
Thursday, September 11
K-State Football | Pregame Hype vs Arizona
Thursday, September 11
K-State Football | Chris Klieman Press Conference - Sept. 8, 2025
Monday, September 08
GAME REPLAY | FB vs Army
Monday, September 08
