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#75 Holden Bass

Redshirt Sophomore | 6-3 | 299 lbs. | Seneca, Kansas

• Position: Defensive Tackle
• Previous College: None
• Projection: Second-String
• Status: Preferred Walk-On

Holden Bass (b. July 6, 2005) is a young defensive tackle who is majoring in athletic training and rehabilitation sciences. He walked on in the summer of 2024 and redshirted the 2024 season without seeing any playing time.

Last year, Bass played on seven defensive snaps total in the Iowa State, Kansas and Texas Tech games. This, sadly, makes him our most experienced returning defensive tackle.

A four-year letter-winner under head coach Michael Glatzic, Bass helped to finish his career at Nemaha Central High School with a 26-game winning streak and two state titles.

He was named the 2023 Kansas Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year by Sports in Kansas and to the Top 11 team by the Kansas Football Coaches Association (KFBCA).

Bass also was a first-team all-state performer by Sports in Kansas, The Wichita Eagle and the KFBCA as a senior in 2023 after carding 110 tackles for the Thunder and anchoring a defense that allowed only five points per game.

He also earned first-team all-state honors as a junior from Sports in Kansas and the Eagle, while he was a runner-up for the defensive player of the year award as both a sophomore and junior, as well as the first wrestler in school history to place at the state meet.

Bass, who was a second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree last season, walked on at K-State over offers from Benedictine College, Bethel College, Fort Hays State, Northwest Missouri State (where he was previously committed), as well as recruiting interest from Kansas, North Dakota, North Dakota State and Pittsburg State.

Here is what Bass’ high school coach had to say about his defensive potential:

Holden’s biggest strength as a football player is his explosiveness. (He) is a two-way player (who) excels at both offensive line and defensive line. His explosiveness on the defensive side I think separates him from others. He can take on and defeat double teams, control his gap at will, and can run down a sweep to the sideline from the defensive line position.

Former head coach Chris Klieman echoed those sentiments after the cursed Farm O’Geddon loss in Ireland:

In hindsight, I wish we would’ve played Holden Bass a little bit more. But he got his feet wet in a big-time game and I was excited because it wasn’t too big for him. Guys like that are going to be a factor.

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