#85 Wesley Watson — Incoming freshman Larry Porter IV will be the first K-State wide receiver to wear No. 85 since Wesley Watson (85) a few years ago before he transferred to follow Collin Klein down to Texas A&M. | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

In which BracketCat counts down the 86th day until the 2025 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State wide receiver Larry Porter IV.

#85 Larry Porter IV

True Freshman | 6-1 | 181 lbs. | Raytown, Missouri

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

Larry Porter IV (b. June 21, 2007) is a promising young wide receiver who arrived in time for spring practices, but still is likely to redshirt during the 2024 season while he adds weight.

(Don’t tell Dylan Edwards that, though — he seemed quite impressed with young Mr. Porter.)

Porter prepped under head coach Anthony Morgan at Raytown High School, where he was rated the 93rd-best wide receiver in the nation for the Class of 2025 by On3 as well as the No. 2 player in Missouri and 204th-best player nationally as a four-star-rated talent.

He led the state of Missouri with 1,410 receiving yards on 92 catches and 18 touchdowns en route to first-team all-state honors from the Missouri Football Coaches Association.

Porter also rushed nine times for 38 yards, returned 10 kickoffs for a 25.6-yard average and took back five punts for a 7.8-yard average.

He was a finalist for the 2024 Otis Taylor Award, which goes to the top wide receiver in the Kansas City metro area, as well as a semifinalist for the Simone Award, which goes to the top overall player in the Kansas City metro area.

Porter, who plans on majoring in business, chose K-State on National Signing Day over offers from Kansas, Northern Iowa, Tennessee-Martin and Western Illinois, as well as interest from Cincinnati.

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