2026 Spring Football Roster
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Jersey Number 95
Patrick Tackie
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 298
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- A. Philip Randolph Campus
- Prev School:
- Hinds CC
2025: Redshirted.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played at Hines under head coach Larry Williams... Regarded as the 20th-best overall community-college prospect in the Class of 2025 by 247Sports, while the organization rated him the ninth-best community-college defensive lineman... Viewed as the fourth-best community-college defensive tackle by ESPN... Recorded 19 tackles over his two seasons from his defensive tackle position, including 3.5 tackles for loss, while he also forced a fumble and had a pass breakup... Had a career-high four tackles in 2024 against East Central, which included a nine-yard TFL... His forced fumble came against Pearl River and his pass break up was against Mississippi Delta.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at A. Phillip Randolph Campus... Recorded 79 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery over the final two years of his prep career... Registered at least 10.0 TFLs in his last two seasons, including 17.5 as a senior... Earned all-city honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman... First K-State signee from New York since 2011.
PERSONAL: Patrick Tackie was born June 5, 2005, in Bronx, New York.... Son of Ben Tackie and Emelia Neequaye... Has three siblings, Daniel, Mary and Mustapha... Majoring in business.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played at Hines under head coach Larry Williams... Regarded as the 20th-best overall community-college prospect in the Class of 2025 by 247Sports, while the organization rated him the ninth-best community-college defensive lineman... Viewed as the fourth-best community-college defensive tackle by ESPN... Recorded 19 tackles over his two seasons from his defensive tackle position, including 3.5 tackles for loss, while he also forced a fumble and had a pass breakup... Had a career-high four tackles in 2024 against East Central, which included a nine-yard TFL... His forced fumble came against Pearl River and his pass break up was against Mississippi Delta.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at A. Phillip Randolph Campus... Recorded 79 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery over the final two years of his prep career... Registered at least 10.0 TFLs in his last two seasons, including 17.5 as a senior... Earned all-city honors as both an offensive and defensive lineman... First K-State signee from New York since 2011.
PERSONAL: Patrick Tackie was born June 5, 2005, in Bronx, New York.... Son of Ben Tackie and Emelia Neequaye... Has three siblings, Daniel, Mary and Mustapha... Majoring in business.
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