#45 Marquel Bryant — Walk-on long snapper Mason Olguin has inherited a No. 45 jersey more common to linebackers and defensive linemen such as Marquel Bryant (45). | Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images

In which BracketCat counts down the 45th day until the 2024 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State long snapper Mason Olguin.

#45 Mason Olguin

Redshirt Junior | 6-1 | 226 lbs. | Edmond, Oklahoma

Position: Long Snapper
Previous College: Dodge City Community College
Projection: Starter
Status: Preferred Walk-On

Mason Olguin (b. Sept. 19, 2001) is a community college transfer with two years left to play two seasons who is majoring in business administration. He redshirted at K-State in 2022.

Last season, Olguin snapped for an extra-point attempt against Houston, but now he is the front-runner to take over for departed (and very colorful) sixth-year senior Randen Plattner.

Olguin played the 2021 season under head coach Ricky Coon at Dodge City Community College, where he was rated the No. 1 available transfer long snapper by Kohl’s Snapping.

He totaled six tackles on the year, including two against Garden City and one apiece against Iowa Western, Independence, and Hutchinson.

Olguin, who was born in Oklahoma City, prepped under head coach Kyle White at Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe High School, where he was an all-state linebacker in 2019 who also was named both the conference linebacker of the year and district defensive player of the year.

He totaled 234 career tackles for the Wolves and was a three-time state powerlift champion.

Olguin was a high school teammate of star Oklahoma State linebacker Collin Oliver.