#71 Easton Kilty — With left tackle Easton Kilty (71) off to NFL free agency after just one season, his jersey number is now available for incoming freshman guard Dylan Villarouel, who I don’t predict to make nearly as much of an instant impact. Expect a redshirt. | Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

In which BracketCat counts down the 71st day until the 2025 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State offensive lineman Dylan Villarouel.

#71 Dylan Villarouel

True Freshman | 6-3 | 315 lbs. | Cumming, Georgia

Position: Offensive Line
Previous College: None
Projection: Redshirt
Status: On Scholarship

Dylan Villarouel (Jan. 19, 2007) is a large, promising young offensive guard prospect who is likely to redshirt in 2025 as he adjusts to college and perhaps even drops a few pounds.

Villarouel, who plans on majoring in exercise science, prepped under head coach Robert Craft at North Forsyth (Ga.) High School, where he was rated the 112th-best offensive guard in the Class of 2025 by ESPN, while he ranked No. 117 by On3. He earned all-region and all-state accolades as a junior, while he was an all-region honoree as a senior.

A late signing-day flip, he selected K-State over offers from Air Force, Army, Austin Peay, Bryant, Bucknell, Charleston Southern, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Elon, Fordham, Georgetown, Georgia State, Howard, Illinois State, James Madison (from which he decommitted), Louisville, Maine, Massachusetts, Mercer, Middle Tennessee, Navy, North Carolina A&T, Pennsylvania, Troy, UAB, and William & Mary, plus interest from Georgia Tech.

Based on his offer list alone, Villarouel appears to be a pretty smart kid, if not quite Power 4 ready in an athletic sense. Give him a redshirt year and we might have something to work with, though!