Kansas State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Leingang, Andrew
Jersey Number 56
Andrew Leingang
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 304
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bismarck, N.D.
- High School:
- Century
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2022-23 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2024: Played in every game – seeing time on 365 offensive snaps – with starts at right tackle at West Virginia and in the Rate Bowl against Rutgers… Also saw time in a reserve role at left guard, while serving some time on the punt coverage team and field goal/extra point protection unit… Helped the Wildcats set school records in rushing yards per carry (6.08) and offensive yards per play (6.57) as they finished second and 13th nationally in those two categories, respectively... The K-State offensive line also surrendered only 13 sacks on the season, its fewest since 2000, while the Wildcats’ 1.00 sacks allowed per game ranked 10th nationally... The Wildcats also ranked 12th in tackles for loss allowed per game (3.92) and 11th in rushing yards per game (204.5).
2023: Played in four games as a reserve offensive lineman, seeing action on 55 total offensive snaps over the SEMO, Troy, Houston and Baylor games... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.
2022: Saw action in nine games as a reserve offensive lineman, seeing time on 70 offensive snaps during the season... Also contributed over the final five games as an extra offensive lineman and fullback... Helped K-State rank 15th nationally in rushing yards per game (208.3), the Wildcats’ best national ranking since 2003 (9th) and best mark since 2016 (231.8)... Also part of a unit that saw K-State rank third in school history in rushing yards per carry (5.12), fourth in total rushing yards (2,916) and 10th in rushing touchdowns (32)... The Wildcats also ranked second in school history in total offensive yards (5,863) and ninth in offensive yards per play (6.12)... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2021: Saw time as a reserve offensive lineman against West Virginia as he retained his redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Century under head coach Ron Wingenbach... Rated the top prospect in the state of North Dakota for the Class of 2021 by both ESPN and 247Sports, while the latter viewed him as the 10th-best center in the nation... Named the Powerade State Senior Athlete of the Year for Class AAA Football in North Dakota in addition to being named the MidcoSD Class AAA Player of the Year and the 2020-21 Gatorade North Dakota Player of the Year... Earned first team all-state honors as both a junior and a senior... Helped lead the Patriots to consecutive undefeated seasons and state championships in his final two years... Named the top high school player in the state of North Dakota prior to the 2020 season by MaxPreps... Also competed in track and field – finishing eighth in the state in shot put as a sophomore – and played basketball.
PERSONAL: Andrew Leingang (pronounced LANE-gang) was born November 14, 2002, in Bismarck, North Dakota... Son of Todd and Colleen Leingang... Has two siblings, Luke and Mason... Older brother, Mason, signed to play football at Minnesota State Moorhead in 2019... Is the first Kansas State player from North Dakota since at least 1949... Majoring in chemical engineering.
• 2022-23 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2024: Played in every game – seeing time on 365 offensive snaps – with starts at right tackle at West Virginia and in the Rate Bowl against Rutgers… Also saw time in a reserve role at left guard, while serving some time on the punt coverage team and field goal/extra point protection unit… Helped the Wildcats set school records in rushing yards per carry (6.08) and offensive yards per play (6.57) as they finished second and 13th nationally in those two categories, respectively... The K-State offensive line also surrendered only 13 sacks on the season, its fewest since 2000, while the Wildcats’ 1.00 sacks allowed per game ranked 10th nationally... The Wildcats also ranked 12th in tackles for loss allowed per game (3.92) and 11th in rushing yards per game (204.5).
2023: Played in four games as a reserve offensive lineman, seeing action on 55 total offensive snaps over the SEMO, Troy, Houston and Baylor games... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.
2022: Saw action in nine games as a reserve offensive lineman, seeing time on 70 offensive snaps during the season... Also contributed over the final five games as an extra offensive lineman and fullback... Helped K-State rank 15th nationally in rushing yards per game (208.3), the Wildcats’ best national ranking since 2003 (9th) and best mark since 2016 (231.8)... Also part of a unit that saw K-State rank third in school history in rushing yards per carry (5.12), fourth in total rushing yards (2,916) and 10th in rushing touchdowns (32)... The Wildcats also ranked second in school history in total offensive yards (5,863) and ninth in offensive yards per play (6.12)... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
2021: Saw time as a reserve offensive lineman against West Virginia as he retained his redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Century under head coach Ron Wingenbach... Rated the top prospect in the state of North Dakota for the Class of 2021 by both ESPN and 247Sports, while the latter viewed him as the 10th-best center in the nation... Named the Powerade State Senior Athlete of the Year for Class AAA Football in North Dakota in addition to being named the MidcoSD Class AAA Player of the Year and the 2020-21 Gatorade North Dakota Player of the Year... Earned first team all-state honors as both a junior and a senior... Helped lead the Patriots to consecutive undefeated seasons and state championships in his final two years... Named the top high school player in the state of North Dakota prior to the 2020 season by MaxPreps... Also competed in track and field – finishing eighth in the state in shot put as a sophomore – and played basketball.
PERSONAL: Andrew Leingang (pronounced LANE-gang) was born November 14, 2002, in Bismarck, North Dakota... Son of Todd and Colleen Leingang... Has two siblings, Luke and Mason... Older brother, Mason, signed to play football at Minnesota State Moorhead in 2019... Is the first Kansas State player from North Dakota since at least 1949... Majoring in chemical engineering.
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