Quanell Farrakhan Jr.

Kansas State

Oct 31 (Sat)

12 p.m.

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Second
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
North Shore

AT COLORADO

CAREER: Has played in 16 games with one start over two seasons and has 16 receptions for 190 yards and five punt returns for 33 yards.

2026 (Second-Year): Has played in all six games. Has 15 receptions for 173 yards with a long of 49, which is third on the team.

Game by Game:

at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): played.
vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): played.
at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): 1 catch for 2 yards.
at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): 7 catches for 117 yards (long 49). Career highs in catches and yards; first career 100-yard game; career-long 49-yard reception, on a pass from Joseph Williams.
vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29): 4 catches for 29 yards.
vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): 3 catches for 25 yards.

2025 (First-Year): Played in 10 games as a true freshman, making his first career start at Utah, and had one reception for 17 yards, against Arizona. Took over punt-return duties at midseason and returned five for 33 yards. Entered the season ranked the No. 43 freshman wide receiver nationally by Phil Steele.

RECRUIT RANKINGS

A consensus four-star prospect. 247Sports and On3 each listed him as the No. 47 wide receiver and the No. 49 player from Texas; ESPN had him as the No. 52 receiver and No. 51 in Texas; Rivals the No. 51 receiver and No. 48 in Texas. The 247Sports Composite ranked him No. 346 nationally, the No. 49 receiver and No. 49 in Texas.

AT NORTH SHORE HIGH SCHOOL

Played four seasons of varsity football, the last at North Shore for head coach Willie Gaston, who had coached him for more than 10 years, and led the Mustangs to a 14-1 record and the Class 6A state semifinals as a senior with 51 receptions for 958 yards and 13 touchdowns, 409 punt-return yards, 65 kickoff-return yards and three punt-return touchdowns. Played his first three seasons at The Woodlands, earning first-team all-district honors as a sophomore and junior. As a junior in 2023, caught 46 passes for 809 yards and 12 touchdowns, rushed 11 times for 99 yards and five scores, had an interception and two tackles on defense and returned a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2022, had 38 receptions for 530 yards and seven touchdowns and two punt-return touchdowns after being named a preseason second-team MaxPreps Sophomore All-American. As a freshman, caught 36 passes for 678 yards and nine touchdowns, rushed 22 times for 195 yards and a score and was the Montgomery County Newcomer of the Year.

PERSONAL

Son of Bianka Mason and Quanell X Farrakhan; has three siblings, Alana, Khalid and Rasuna.