Kansas State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Honas, Will
Jersey Number 16
Will Honas
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 233
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Bishop Carroll
- Prev School:
- Univ. of Nebraska
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2020 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
2021 AT NEBRASKA: Suffered a season-ending injury during spring practices.
2020 AT NEBRASKA: Started each of the seven games he played... Finished second on the team with 57 tackles and a team-leading 6.5 tackles for loss to go along with 3.0 sacks en route to Honorable Mention All-Big Ten accolades... Set new career highs in TFLs and sacks (2.0) in his first-career start, the season opener against No. 5 Ohio State... Missed the next game due to injury, but came back to set a new career high with 13 tackles against Penn State... Also had 10 stops against Illinois and eight apiece at Iowa and Rutgers, the latter featuring 1.5 TFLs... Played at Nebraska with current Wildcat quarterback Adrian Martinez and wide receiver Kade Warner.
2019 AT NEBRASKA: Played in nine games, ranking second on the team with 73 tackles, while he posted 6.0 tackles for loss and a sack... Garnered his first-career sack in the season opener against South Alabama... Tallied a then-career high 12 tackles against Wisconsin... Had nine tackles at Colorado, while he totaled eight against Northern Illinois and Purdue... Carded a season-best 1.5 TFLs at Illinois.
2018 AT NEBRASKA: Saw time in four games before suffering a season-ending injury, but was able to preserve his redshirt... Made 15 tackles on the year, including a season-high eight stops against Troy that included a half tackle for loss.
AT BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played two seasons for the Grizzlies under head coach Tim Schaffner... Viewed as the 24th-best overall community-college prospect for the Class of 2018 by 247Sports, while the organization along with ESPN rated him the top community-college inside linebacker... A first team all-conference performer as a sophomore in 2017 after leading Butler CC with 96 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and three sacks to go along with two interceptions and a pass breakup... Ranked 21st in the NJCAA in tackles... Totaled five double-digit tackle games, including a 16-tackle effort against Ellsworth CC... Returned one of his interceptions 80 yards for a touchdown against Fort Scott... Had a season-high 2.5 TFLs at Coffeyville... Carded 21 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a sack as a freshman in 2016 in addition to recovering a fumble... Played at Butler with current Wildcat punter Ty Zentner.
AT BISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Bishop Carroll under head coach Alan Schuckman... Helped the Golden Eagles earn a pair of state championships, including one during his junior season... Was injured in the season opener as a senior and missed the rest of the year.
PERSONAL: Will Honas was born January 29, 1998... Son of Chris and Lori Honas.
• 2020 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
2021 AT NEBRASKA: Suffered a season-ending injury during spring practices.
2020 AT NEBRASKA: Started each of the seven games he played... Finished second on the team with 57 tackles and a team-leading 6.5 tackles for loss to go along with 3.0 sacks en route to Honorable Mention All-Big Ten accolades... Set new career highs in TFLs and sacks (2.0) in his first-career start, the season opener against No. 5 Ohio State... Missed the next game due to injury, but came back to set a new career high with 13 tackles against Penn State... Also had 10 stops against Illinois and eight apiece at Iowa and Rutgers, the latter featuring 1.5 TFLs... Played at Nebraska with current Wildcat quarterback Adrian Martinez and wide receiver Kade Warner.
2019 AT NEBRASKA: Played in nine games, ranking second on the team with 73 tackles, while he posted 6.0 tackles for loss and a sack... Garnered his first-career sack in the season opener against South Alabama... Tallied a then-career high 12 tackles against Wisconsin... Had nine tackles at Colorado, while he totaled eight against Northern Illinois and Purdue... Carded a season-best 1.5 TFLs at Illinois.
2018 AT NEBRASKA: Saw time in four games before suffering a season-ending injury, but was able to preserve his redshirt... Made 15 tackles on the year, including a season-high eight stops against Troy that included a half tackle for loss.
AT BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played two seasons for the Grizzlies under head coach Tim Schaffner... Viewed as the 24th-best overall community-college prospect for the Class of 2018 by 247Sports, while the organization along with ESPN rated him the top community-college inside linebacker... A first team all-conference performer as a sophomore in 2017 after leading Butler CC with 96 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and three sacks to go along with two interceptions and a pass breakup... Ranked 21st in the NJCAA in tackles... Totaled five double-digit tackle games, including a 16-tackle effort against Ellsworth CC... Returned one of his interceptions 80 yards for a touchdown against Fort Scott... Had a season-high 2.5 TFLs at Coffeyville... Carded 21 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a sack as a freshman in 2016 in addition to recovering a fumble... Played at Butler with current Wildcat punter Ty Zentner.
AT BISHOP CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Bishop Carroll under head coach Alan Schuckman... Helped the Golden Eagles earn a pair of state championships, including one during his junior season... Was injured in the season opener as a senior and missed the rest of the year.
PERSONAL: Will Honas was born January 29, 1998... Son of Chris and Lori Honas.
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