THE WILDCATS HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Manhattan earn an 11-1 record in 2011... Named a First Team All-Centennial League pick as a senior... Captured all-state honors as a defensive back... Had 20 receptions for 327 yards, five touchdowns and a pair of interceptions... Also collected 216 rushing yards and three scores in 2011... Returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown in the playoffs as a senior against Dodge City... Totaled two punt return scores on the year... Had 244 yards receiving in 2010 with three touchdowns... A two-year starter at both wide receiver and defensive back... Lettered three seasons for the Indians and compiled a 30-3 record during that time. PERSONAL: Denate Wayne Burton was born July 12, 1994... Son of Morrison and Valentina Burton... Has two brothers and one sister.
JACK CANTELE PLACE KICKER 6-0 • 193 • JR.-1L WICHITA, KAN. KAPAUN MT. CARMEL HS
50 touchbacks and made 15 field goals... Also lettered four years in golf, earning all-city accolades from 2009-11 and all-state honors in 2010 and 2011... Held the low city scoring average and the second lowest round in Kansas state high school golf history with a 5-under par 67 in 2010... Was a four-year member on the superior honor roll and graduated cum laude. PERSONAL: Jack Gregory Cantele was born July 1, 1992, in St. Louis, Mo... Son of John and Susan Cantele... Brother, Anthony, was a three-year kicker for the Wildcats from 201012... Majoring in civil engineering. CAREER STATS - FIELD GOALS Year FGM-A Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 2013 11-13 84.6 0-0 4-4 3-3 4-5 0-1 TOTAL 11-13 84.6 0-0 4-4 3-3 4-5 0-1 CAREER HIGHS - Field Goals: 4, vs. TCU (11/16/13); Long: 44, vs. Iowa St. (11/2/13).
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VALENTINO COLEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-2 • 285 • SR.-1L SEATTLE, WASH. COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO
CAREER HONORS 2013 • Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (TCU) • First Team Academic All-Big 12
A talented place kicker who has developed since arriving in Manhattan in 2011... Served as the full-time place kicker in 2013 and looks to hold on to his starting spot as a junior... Voted a player representative for the 2014 season. 2013: One of the top place kickers in the Big 12 who connected on 11-of-13 field goals... Finished fourth in the Big 12 with an 84.6 percentage, sixth in field goals (1.10 per game), seventh in overall scoring (7.3 points per game) and sixth in kick scoring despite missing the final three games of the season... Was 8-for-10 in league action to rank third in percentage... Ranks second among sophomores in school history with 73 points and fifth in school history in season percentage... Also finished just outside the school’s singleseason top-10 list in field goals and extra points (40)... Earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors after going 4-for-4 against TCU, which included the game-winning 41-yarder with three seconds remaining... It was the Wildcats’ first game-winning field goal under one minute since 1980, while his four makes tied for second in school history... A First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer. CANTELE’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Opponent FGM-A SEQUENCE North Dakota St. 0-0 Louisiana 2-2 (29), (27) UMass 1-1 (42) Texas 0-0 Oklahoma State 0-0 Baylor 2-3 (24), (32), 41 West Virginia 0-0 Iowa State 2-3 (44), 51, (42) Texas Tech 0-0 TCU 4-4 (31), (34), (23), (41)
XPM-A 3-3 6-6 4-5 3-3 3-3 1-1 5-5 5-5 7-7 3-3
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A reserve defensive lineman who provided depth during his first season in Manhattan... Will compete for a bigger role as a senior in 2014. 2013: Saw time in 10 games, including each of the final six contests... Totaled five tackles, including a season-high two at Texas... Also had stops against UMass, Kansas and Michigan, while he broke up a pass against Iowa State. COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Recorded 62 tackles, including 6.5 sacks, to help College of San Mateo earn a 7-4 record... Earned 2012 First Team NorCal accolades... His 6.5 sacks tied for fourth in the conference. HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped as a fullback and linebacker at Garfield High School in Seattle, Wash. PERSONAL: Valentino Coleman was born February 12, 1993, in Seattle, Wash... Son of Deborah Coleman... Has two siblings, DeAndre Coleman and Appollonia Washington... Majoring in sociology.
DALTON CONVERSE LONG SNAPPER 5-11 • 221 • JR.-1L CLAY CENTER, KAN. CLAY CENTER HS
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64 tackles, including 17 for loss, as a junior and 55 tackles, including 24 for loss, as a senior... Also a three-year letterwinner in wrestling, finishing fifth in the 215-pound weight class in 2011. PERSONAL: Dalton L Converse was born March 31, 1993, in Manhattan, Kan... Son of Myron and Tami Converse... Has one brother, Kyle... A kinesiology major who hopes to become a chiropractor.
COLBORN COUCHMAN LINEBACKER 6-2 • 203 • SO.-1L SCOTT CITY, KAN. SCOTT CITY HS
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An in-state walk-on who shined on special teams during his second year in the program... Will look to add more support on special teams and as a reserve linebacker as he continues his career. 2013: Saw time in the final 11 games of the year and came away with a team-best 11 special teams tackles, including 10 on kickoff coverage... Registered a career high three tackles in K-State’s Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl victory, while he also had two stops against UMass, Baylor, West Virginia and Kansas. COUCHMAN’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATS Opponent U-A-T TFL SACK INT PD UMass 2-0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 Baylor 1-1-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 West Virginia 2-0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 Kansas 0-2-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 Michigan 2-1-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0
F/R 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
2012: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years for the Beavers under head coach Glenn O’Neil... Led team to a combined 21-2 record, two league championships and one regional championship... Was a first team all-state defensive end in 2011 by the Kansas Football Coach Association, Topeka CapitalJournal and Wichita Eagle after totaling 87 tackles, including 24 for a loss of 102 yards... Was also named the Garden City Telegram Player of the Year and was a first team allleague pick on offense after totaling 1,242 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns... Also lettered in track where he won a state championship in the 4x100-meter relay. PERSONAL: Colborn Levi Couchman was born November 11, 1993, in Garden City, Kan... Son of Stan and Kateri Couchman... Has two siblings, Caleb and Cody.
A reserve long snapper in 2011 and 2013 who will look to take over full-time duties as a junior... Voted a player representative for the 2014 season.
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2013: Was perfect on all eight snaps in his games played against West Virginia, Kansas and Michigan.
2012: Did not see any game action as a member of the squad.
2012: Redshirted.
2011: Redshirted.
2011: Snapped in the Cotton Bowl against Arkansas and was perfect on all 11 attempts.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years at Kapaun Mt. Carmel under head coach Dan Adelhart... An all-state selection by the Kansas Football Coaches Association, Topeka CapitalJournal and Wichita Eagle as a senior... Helped the Crusaders win three-straight district championships... Booted over
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Clay Center High School under head coach Todd Rice... Earned honorable mention all-state accolades by the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle in 2010... Also a first-team all-league pick in 2009 and was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl... Carded
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