#26 Anthony Frias II — Backup running back Anthony Frias II (26) has chosen to take his talents to new conference rival Arizona, so into his jersey number will step freshman walk-on wide receiver Cooper Warren. | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

In which BracketCat counts down the 26th day until the 2024 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State wide receiver Cooper Warren.

#26 Cooper Warren

True Freshman | 5-8 | 178 lbs. | Olathe, Kansas

Position: Wide Receiver
Previous College: None
Projection: Redshirt
Status: Walk-On

Cooper Warren (b. March 7, 2006) is a walk-on wide receiver from Olathe High School South who plans on majoring in business. He is highly likely to redshirt and not play in 2024.

Warren under head coach Ron Litchfield at Olathe South, where he earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior from Sports in Kansas, The Wichita Eagle and KSHSAA Covered as he totaled 1,178 all-purpose yards with 11 touchdowns.

He had 516 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 29 catches as a senior, while he rushed for 234 yards and three score and returned 12 kickoffs for a 35.7-yard average during his final year as a high school player.

Warren prepped at the same high school as current K-State defensive end Jordan Allen, as well as fellow wide receivers Erwin Nash and Bryce Noernberg, and he also competed in track and basketball for the Falcons.

He is pretty fast, as evidenced by his 10.7-second 100-meter dash this spring in the Class 6A state championship. He also runs a 4.4 40 and made a strong impression at a K-State camp.