#72 Evan Curl and #79 Adam Holtorf — During the offseason, freshman offensive lineman Devin Vass changed from No. 72 to No. 79. What better way to celebrate than with a picture of both Evan Curl (72) and Adam Holtorf (79)? | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

In which BracketCat counts down the 79th day until the 2024 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State offensive lineman Devin Vass.

#79 Devin Vass

Redshirt Freshman | 6-6 | 283 lbs. | Bartow, Florida

Position: Offensive Line
Previous College: None
Projection: Third-String
Status: On Scholarship

Devin Vass (Sept. 29, 2004) is a young offensive tackle with truly impressive, movie star-quality hair who is majoring in business administration. He displays agility, strength and pass blocking, but redshirted and did not play in 2023 to add more weight and muscle.

I currently have him projected as the third-string left tackle behind transfer Easton Kilty.

Vass prepped under head coach Bill Castle at Lakeland High School in Florida, where he was viewed as the 69th-best offensive tackle in the Class of 2023 by On3.

He played in eight games during his senior campaign even as he missed some time due to injury, but returned in time to help Lakeland to pick up a victory in the state championship.

Vass graded out at 91 percent with 16 pancake blocks and no sacks allowed during the 2022 regular season for the Dreadnaughts.

He also played defensive line as a junior, totaling 38 tackles, two sacks and an interception.

Vass picked K-State over offers from Appalachian State, East Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Maryland, Memphis, Missouri, Pittsburgh, South Florida and Vanderbilt, as well as interest from Clemson and Florida. His primary recruiter was former wide receivers coach Thad Ward, who was assisted by his offensive line coach, Conor Riley.