Dylan Edwards was ruled out of K-State’s loss to Iowa State after one play in Dublin
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- Dylan Edwards exited after one play in K-State's 24-21 loss to Iowa State.
- Edwards muffed a punt and sustained an injury that ruled him out for the game.
- Joe Jackson led K-State rushing with 51 yards after Edwards left the field.
Nobody associated with the Kansas State football team left Aviva Stadium in a good mood Saturday after the Wildcats lost their season-opener to Iowa State.
But the 24-21 setback might linger with Dylan Edwards more than most of his teammates.
Why? Because he was only on the field for one play. And it was a bad one. Shorty after the Wildcats forced the Cyclones to punt on the opening drive of the game, Edwards muffed the return and lost a fumble to Iowa State.
He apparently was injured on the play, because he spent the rest of the day watching from the sideline.
K-State football coach Chris Klieman shared little details when asked about Edwards after the game.
“I don’t know,” Klieman said. “They told me after the first couple plays he was no longer available.”
Most expected the junior running back to be a focal point for the Wildcats on offense after he amassed 223 total yards and scored three touchdowns at the Rate Bowl back in December.
Perhaps that will still happen as the season moves along. But it wasn’t to be Saturday.
The Derby product didn’t seem shaken up immediately after his return attempt, but he eventually left for the locker room and returned to the sideline with a towel over his head.
At one point, he jogged up and down the sideline in a possible attempt to warm up and return to the game. But he never made it back onto the field.
Klieman ruled him out during a halftime interview with ESPN.
Joe Jackson handled most of K-State’s running back duties the rest of the way. He finished with 51 yards on 12 carries.
Many will wonder if the Wildcats would have been able to accomplish more with Edwards on the field.
“Dylan is such an explosive player,” K-State quarterback Avery Johnson said, “and they had a bunch of stuff game-planned for him. But when he goes out, we have to have that next-man up mentality.”
This story was originally published August 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM with the headline "Dylan Edwards was ruled out of K-State’s loss to Iowa State after one play in Dublin."