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#0 Koy Beasley

Redshirt Sophomore* | 5-10 | 187 lbs. (-6) | Cincinnati, Ohio

• Position: Safety
• Previous Colleges: Purdue University; Miami (Ohio) University
• Projection: Third-String
• Remaining Eligibility: 3 years
• Status: On Scholarship

Koy Beasley (b. May 28, 2006) is a speedytransfer defensive back from Purdue by way of Miami (Ohio) who is majoring in criminal justice. He was the fifth safety named by head coach Collin Klein during his initial fall camp press conference as competing at the free and strong safety positions, implying he is running with the 2s and 3s.

In 2024, Beasley saw action against Indiana State and Indiana, playing on 12 total defensive snaps as he preserved his redshirt. At Purdue, he played with current K-State wide receiver Jaron Tibbs, and he played for the Boilermakers while current K-State running backs coach Cory Patterson was on staff in West Lafayette.

Last season at Miami, Beasley played in 14 games with seven starts, posting 40 tackles, two tackles for loss, an interception and seven total passes defended over his 647 defensive snaps for the RedHawks.

He tallied a season-high nine tackles against Western Michigan and had five stops at Rutgers; recorded four tackles apiece against UNLV, Northern Illinois, Ohio and Fresno State, the latter coming in the Arizona Bowl; tallied tackles for loss at Northern Illinois and against Western Michigan; and intercepted his first career pass at Northern Illinois.

Hot off the press, we have this fall camp-opening assessment of Beasley from new head coach Collin Klein:

I think those two safety spots, it will be interesting to see how it shakes out because it is very competitive between Ja’Son (Prevard), Logan Bartley, Wesley Fair, Adrian Maddox, even Koy Beasley a little bit. The combination of that and how that all fits together, it’s good to have those options. I think we have an idea of where it’s headed, but credit them. They’re getting better and competing with each other well.

Beasley prepped under head coach Pat McLaughlin at La Salle High School in Cincinnati, where he was viewed as one of the top 200 players in the Class of 2024 by ESPN (No. 138), On3 (No. 139) and 247Sports (No. 147).

He also was regarded as the eighth-best safety in the class by 247Sports, while he was rated No. 16 by Rivals.

Beasley originally committed to Purdue over offers from Akron, Arkansas (where he was recruited by former K-State safeties coach Marcus Woodson), Boston College, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Toledo, USC, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as interest from Notre Dame.

He was Purdue’s highest ranked recruit since David Bell and George Karlaftis in 2019, according to 247Sports.

Funnily enough, Beasley’s father is named Michael — not the same one we know, of course.

*K-State has recently announced a new classification scheme that designates players by their year of eligibility regardless of whether they have “redshirted,” a term that will go out of use with the new “5-for-5” rule. Thus, the KSU SID lists Beasley as a true junior even though he barely played in 2024. For the sake of consistency with past posts, I will continue to designate redshirts based on their playing history, but also note their remaining eligibility to stay consistent with the new designations as well.

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