Kansas State football added another young running back to its roster this week, as former Memphis tailback Makari Bodiford has signed with the Wildcats, the team announced on Thursday.
The 5-foot-11, 222-pound sophomore appeared in parts of two seasons at Memphis, rushing for 170 yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries. He played in four games during the 2025 season, scoring three touchdowns, and enters Manhattan with three years of eligibility remaining.
With Bodiford’s addition, K-State is up to 27 transfers in this portal cycle, including running backs Rodney Fields Jr. (Oklahoma State) and Jay Harris (Oregon), joining last year’s lead back in Joe Jackson, who finished the season with 911 rushing yards on 169 carries (5.4 yards/carry) with eight touchdowns.
