Matt Kleinsorge

Height:
6-5
Weight:
310
Class:
Senior
High School:
Olathe South

CAREER HONORS
• 2015 First Team Academic All-Big 12

CAREER: A former walk-on who worked his way to earning a scholarship and started every game over his last two years... Played in 33 career games with 26 starts... Helped K-State accumulate a 34-18 record, a Big 12 Championship in 2012 and four-straight bowl berths.

2015: Started every game at right tackle... Helped K-State rank second nationally in red zone offense (94.5-percent) and 18th in passing yards per completion (14.12)... Also helped the Wildcats rush for 29 touchdowns, which was just one shy of entering the school’s top-10 list... Blocked for six rushing touchdowns against TCU, which was tied for the fourth most in school history... Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

2014: Started every game at right tackle... Helped K-State tally 30 rushing touchdowns – the 10th most in school history – while the Wildcat offense finished in the top 25 in nine categories, including top-20 marks in team passing efficiency (11th), red zone offense (14th) and passing offense (16th).

2013: Played in the Louisiana, UMass, Iowa State and Kansas games.

2012: Saw action against Missouri State, Miami and Kansas.

2011: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Olathe South under head coach Jeff Gourley... Helped the Falcons win league and district championships as a senior, while the Falcons were the regional runner-up in 2010... Also participated in baseball, basketball and track... Named the team’s MVP in basketball in 2008, while he was the Wendy’s Heisman Award winner and discus award winner... Also an Eagle Scout.

PERSONAL: Matthew Alan Kleinsorge was born September 3, 1992, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas... Son of Al and Cindy Kleinsorge... Has one sister, Sarah... Majoring in sociology/criminology.