Staff Directory

Christian Ellsworth

Title:
Quarterbacks

THE ELLSWORTH FILE

PERSONAL

Year in Coaching: Seventh in 2026
Year at K-State: Third in 2026
Hometown: Grand Island, Nebraska
Education: Northern Iowa, 2019 (Bachelor's in Digital Media Leadership); Kansas State, 2022 (Master's in Academic Advising)
Wife: Cassidy
Children: Ada, Brooks

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2020-21: K-State (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
2022: South Carolina (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
2023: Nebraska (Offensive Analyst)
2024: Texas A&M (Senior Offensive Analyst)
2025: Texas A&M (Tight Ends)
2026: K-State (Quarterbacks)

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

2017: FCS Second Round (Northern Iowa)*
2018: FCS Second Round (Northern Iowa)*
2019: FCS Quarterfinals (Northern Iowa)*
2021: Texas Bowl (K-State)
2022: Gator Bowl (South Carolina)
2024: Las Vegas Bowl (Texas A&M)
2025: College Football Playoff (Texas A&M)
* As a Player

A former Wildcat staffer with strong ties to the Midwest, Christian Ellsworth is in his first season as Kansas State’s quarterbacks coach in 2026.

Ellsworth returns to Manhattan after serving the last two seasons at Texas A&M, first as a senior offensive analyst and then as the program’s tight ends coach. He also previously worked at South Carolina (2022) and Nebraska (2023).

His stint at Texas A&M isn’t the only time he has coached with head coach Collin Klein having worked as an offensive graduate assistant at K-State in 2020 and 2021. Additionally, he was a true freshman quarterback at Northern Iowa when Klein tutored that position group.

In his first season as a full-time assistant coach in 2025, Ellsworth’s tight ends combined to tally 43 receptions for 435 yards and four touchdowns in addition to being an integral part in the running game as the Aggies averaged 184.7 rushing yards per game. Texas A&M ranks 20th in the country in scoring offense (33.8 points per game) and 23rd in total offense (444.5 yards per game).

In his first season in College Station in 2024, Ellsworth helped the Aggies earn a 5-0 start in conference play, the program’s best start in the SEC. Texas A&M finished the year ranking 26th nationally and second in the SEC in rushing offense (195.5 yards per game).

Ellsworth began his coaching career with a two-year stint as an offensive graduate assistant at K-State in 2020 and 2021. During his first year on staff, the Wildcats ranked fourth nationally and tops in the Big 12 in red zone percentage (93.9%). The following year, the Wildcats placed in the top 30 in the country in fourth down percentage (6th; 75.0%), completion percentage (22nd; 65.6%), fewest interceptions thrown (23rd; 7) and third down percentage (30th; 43.8%).

Spending the 2022 season at South Carolina – the same staff that K-State special teams coordinator Stanton Weber served on – Ellsworth helped the Gamecocks rank No. 23 in the final Associated Press Top 25 thanks to consecutive top-10 victories over Tennessee and Clemson. He then moved to Nebraska in 2023 where he worked with the Husker tight ends and quarterbacks as an offensive analyst.

A decorated high school player, Ellsworth was a three-time all-state performer at Grand Island Northwest in Grand Island, Nebraska. At the end of his prep career, Ellsworth held the Nebraska state records for career passing yards, career completions, career touchdowns, single game completions, single game attempts and season completions.

Ellsworth earned his bachelor’s degree from Northern Iowa in 2019 in digital media leadership with an emphasis in sports broadcasting, while he obtained his master’s degree in academic advising from Kansas State in 2022. He and his wife, Cassidy, have a daughter, Ada, and a son, Brooks.