Kansas State Signs Wide Receiver Jaron Tibbs

Veteran receiver Jaron Tibbs will hopefully help revamp a receiving core that lost a few top options to the portal.

Nov 16, 2024; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions cornerback Antoine Belgrave-Shorter (23) reacts to missing an interception in front of Purdue Boilermakers wide receiver Jaron Tibbs (13) during the second half at Ross-Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images / Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images

Kansas State officially signed many of its transfers Wednesday morning, including former Purdue wide receiver Jaron Tibbs.

Tibbs had 25 receptions for 305 yards and two touchdowns last season. He talked about the things he learned as a receiver in an interview with K-State Athletics earlier this month.

"As a wide receiver, I learned there are a lot of parts to being a receiver that you can always perfect," Tibbs said. "Top of the route, winning at the line, winning in the middle of your route when stacking a defensive back, then timing your route, and coming back downhill fast for a ball. In high school, I was pretty good just because of my size and God-given abilities. Then I got to college and sought to be good at all parts; your routes have to be polished."

Tibbs detailed the potential he saw in Kansas State and what he could add as an outside option.

"You can tell that they're really well coached and have a really good offensive coordinator," Tibbs said. "When I watched film, I could see myself in there. I could see, especially in the bowl game, a need for a wide receiver. It would be the perfect fit and make the offense that much better. The offense is already good, but if you add a wide receiver to the outside, it makes it unstoppable, especially with the running backs we have."

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Jayden Armant is a graduate of the Howard University School of Communications and a contributor to Kansas State Wildcats on SI. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.