#9 Treshaun Ward — Treshaun Ward (9) skated right back into the portal after just one season, leaving his No. 9 jersey behind for our speedy new wide receiver, 4-star freshman Jacques Spradley-Demps. | Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images

In which BracketCat counts down the ninth day until the 2024 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State wide receiver Jacques Spradley-Demps.

Goal No. 9: ELIMINATE MISTAKES. Don’t beat yourself.

#9 Jacques Spradley-Demps

True Freshman | 6-1 | 198 lbs. | Jarrell, Texas

Position: Wide Receiver
Previous College: None
Projection: Redshirt
Status: On Scholarship

Jacques “Deebo” Spradley-Demps (b. Nov. 13, 2005) is a physical, young, “stupid fast” wideout from Weiss High School in Pflugerville, Texas, who plans on majoring in economics.

Although he likely will redshirt in 2024, I think he could play in a few games because speed.

Spradley-Demps prepped under head coach Vernon Hughes at Weiss, where he was regarded as the 75th-best wide receiver (and a 4-star player!) in the Class of 2024 by On3.

He earned second-team all-state accolades in addition to all-district honors as a senior, and caught 109 passes for 1,499 yards and 19 touchdowns during his final three prep seasons.

Spradley-Demps, who seems to really have his head on straight, chose K-State over offers from Arkansas State, Baylor, Boston College, Colorado State, Incarnate Word, Memphis, New Mexico State, North Texas (from which he previously de-committed), TCU, Texas State, Toledo, Tulane, UTSA and Virginia, as well as interest from Penn State.

His primary recruiter was his new position coach, wide receivers coach Matthew Middleton.