Kansas State University Athletics
2021 Football
Panzer, Hadley
Jersey Number 54
Hadley Panzer
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lakin, Kan.
- High School:
- Lakin
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• 2024 Senior Bowl watch list
• 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl watch list
• 2022 First Team Academic All-Big 12
CAREER: Played in 49 games over his four-year career, which included starts in each of the final 39 contests... Saw time on 2,529 career snaps.
2024: Started all 13 games at right guard, earning All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades from the league’s coaches... Led an offensive line unit that 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... Helped K-State surrender only 13 sacks on the season, its fewest since 2000, while the Wildcats’ 1.00 sacks allowed per game average 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)... Voted a team captain for the 2024 season.
2023: Started all 13 games at right guard, helping the Wildcat offensive line earn semifinalist status for the Joe Moore Award as one of the top offensive line units in the nation... Helped K-State rank in the top 30 nationally in 11 offensive categories, including scoring (10th – 37.1 points per game), rushing (11th – 204.1 yards per game), third down conversions (11th – 47.9%), rushing touchdowns (12th – 32) and first downs (12th – 310)... Helped the Wildcat offense rank second in school history in total offense per game (445.2) and first downs, third in total offense (5,788), sixth in points per game and rushing yards per carry (4.98), seventh in total rushing yards (2,653) and 10th in rushing touchdowns.
2022: Played in all 14 games with starts at right guard in each of the final 13 contests... Helped lead an offensive unit that ranked 15th nationally with 208.3 rushing yards per game, the Wildcats’ best national ranking since 2003 (9th) and best mark since 2016 (231.8)... Also helped 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)... Also took snaps at center and was a member of the Wildcats’ punt coverage team... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
2021: A true freshman who saw time in nine games as a reserve offensive lineman, exclusively at right guard... Helped K-State tie for second in the Big 12 with 29 rushing touchdowns, while the Wildcats’ 4.83 yards per rush ranked sixth in school history.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Lakin under head coach and former Wildcat Chris Bamberger... Rated as the 29th-best center in the Class of 2020 by 247Sports... A first team all-state honoree as a senior by both the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle... A first-team selection as a senior from the Kansas Football Coaches Association... Also earned first-team honors from the Topeka Capital-Journal and honorable mention accolades from the Wichita Eagle as a junior, while he was an honorable mention pick by both organizations as a sophomore... Selected to play in the 2019 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas... Competed in wrestling where he was a state champion in 2019 and finished third in 2018... Also a two-year letterwinner in baseball and was a league champion in the shot put.
PERSONAL: Hadley Panzer was born May 10, 2001, in Dodge City, Kansas... Son of Garrett and Kim Panzer... Has one sibling, Garrison... Majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation.
• 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
• 2024 Senior Bowl watch list
• 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl watch list
• 2022 First Team Academic All-Big 12
CAREER: Played in 49 games over his four-year career, which included starts in each of the final 39 contests... Saw time on 2,529 career snaps.
2024: Started all 13 games at right guard, earning All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades from the league’s coaches... Led an offensive line unit that 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... Helped K-State surrender only 13 sacks on the season, its fewest since 2000, while the Wildcats’ 1.00 sacks allowed per game average 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)... Voted a team captain for the 2024 season.
2023: Started all 13 games at right guard, helping the Wildcat offensive line earn semifinalist status for the Joe Moore Award as one of the top offensive line units in the nation... Helped K-State rank in the top 30 nationally in 11 offensive categories, including scoring (10th – 37.1 points per game), rushing (11th – 204.1 yards per game), third down conversions (11th – 47.9%), rushing touchdowns (12th – 32) and first downs (12th – 310)... Helped the Wildcat offense rank second in school history in total offense per game (445.2) and first downs, third in total offense (5,788), sixth in points per game and rushing yards per carry (4.98), seventh in total rushing yards (2,653) and 10th in rushing touchdowns.
2022: Played in all 14 games with starts at right guard in each of the final 13 contests... Helped lead an offensive unit that ranked 15th nationally with 208.3 rushing yards per game, the Wildcats’ best national ranking since 2003 (9th) and best mark since 2016 (231.8)... Also helped 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)... Also took snaps at center and was a member of the Wildcats’ punt coverage team... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades.
2021: A true freshman who saw time in nine games as a reserve offensive lineman, exclusively at right guard... Helped K-State tie for second in the Big 12 with 29 rushing touchdowns, while the Wildcats’ 4.83 yards per rush ranked sixth in school history.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Lakin under head coach and former Wildcat Chris Bamberger... Rated as the 29th-best center in the Class of 2020 by 247Sports... A first team all-state honoree as a senior by both the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle... A first-team selection as a senior from the Kansas Football Coaches Association... Also earned first-team honors from the Topeka Capital-Journal and honorable mention accolades from the Wichita Eagle as a junior, while he was an honorable mention pick by both organizations as a sophomore... Selected to play in the 2019 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas... Competed in wrestling where he was a state champion in 2019 and finished third in 2018... Also a two-year letterwinner in baseball and was a league champion in the shot put.
PERSONAL: Hadley Panzer was born May 10, 2001, in Dodge City, Kansas... Son of Garrett and Kim Panzer... Has one sibling, Garrison... Majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation.
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