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<a name="x__Hlk121049403"></a>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;A former special teams standout and four-year staff member at Kansas State,&nbsp;Stanton Weber&nbsp;has been hired as the Wildcats&rsquo; special teams coordinator, head coach&nbsp;Collin Klein&nbsp;announced Thursday.
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Weber has spent the last three seasons as the special teams coordinator at Toledo as he was named a finalist for the 2024 Special Teams Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop in addition to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 35 Under 35 Leadership Institute.
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&ldquo;Natalie and I could not be more thrilled to join Coach Klein, Shalin and their family in Manhattan,&rdquo; Weber said. &ldquo;Thank you to Coach Candle and the University of Toledo for three great years. We are so grateful for the opportunity from Coach Klein to return home. I am proud to have grown up in this Family and humbled by the responsibility to serve K-State. It is the honor of a lifetime. Go Cats!&rdquo;
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Prior to his time at Toledo, Weber spent two seasons as a special teams analyst at South Carolina after getting his start in coaching at K-State, first as an offensive graduate assistant in 2017 and 2018 before becoming a special teams quality control coach in 2019 and 2020.
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&ldquo;Stanton is one of the most competitive individuals I have ever met,&rdquo; Klein said. &ldquo;He strives for excellence in everything he does. He builds great relationships and has worked himself into being one of the best special teams coordinators in the country.&rdquo;
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Weber presided over five All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) honorees during his tenure at Toledo, including three-straight kickoff return specialists, a punt returner and a kicker. Additionally, the Rockets blocked six punts over his three years.
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In 2025, Weber helped the Rockets earn an 8-4 record and a trip to the Boca Raton Bowl. Toledo finished the regular season ranking fourth in the nation in blocked punts (3), eighth in total blocked kicks, 20th&nbsp;in punt-return defense (4.22) and 31st&nbsp;in punt returns (11.48). Both kickoff returner Trayvon Rudolph (second team) and punt returner Bryson Hammer (third team) earned All-MAC honors. Rudolph ranks 33rd&nbsp;nationally with a 21.6-yard average on kickoff returns, including one he returned 96 yards for a touchdown. Hammer ranks 14th&nbsp;in the country in punt-return average at 12.3, while his 333 total punt-return yards rank sixth.
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Under Weber, kickoff-returner Jacquez Stuart finished off his career with consecutive All-MAC First Team honors in 2023 and 2024. He led the MAC and finished fifth in the country in 2024 after averaging 34.0 yards per return &ndash; which was highlighted by a 98-yard touchdown &ndash; as the Rockets ranked 21st&nbsp;in the nation with a team average of 24.07 yards. The year prior, Stuart ranked third in the country with a 29.1-yard average. He totaled 582 kickoff-return yards on the year, which included a 97-yard score to open the game against Buffalo.
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The 2023 season also saw Weber guide Luke Pawlak to All-MAC Second Team accolades after connecting on 12-of-15 field goals (80.0%), which included a long of 44 yards in the season opener at Illinois as part of a season-high three field goals.
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In 2024, Weber&rsquo;s special teams ranked in the top 30 in blocked punts (20th; 1), kickoff returns (21st; 24.07), punt returns (22nd; 12.95), punt return defense (27th; 4.89) and blocked kicks (27th; 2). His 2023 units ranked highly in blocked punts (3rd; 2) and kickoff-return defense (11th; 16.00).
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Prior to his time at Toledo, Weber spent two seasons as a special teams analyst at South Carolina. In 2022, the Gamecocks were ranked No. 1 in the country in special teams efficiency by ESPN, led the SEC in punt-return average and had the nation&rsquo;s longest kickoff return of the season (100 yards) against Texas A&amp;M. They were also second in the SEC in yards per punt and were 11-of-11 on field goal attempts.
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A native of Overland Park, Kansas, Weber was a three-time First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer as a wide receiver and special teams standout for the Wildcats from 2011-15. A team captain as a senior in 2015, Weber played in 46 career games and finished with 19 tackles. He helped K-State accumulate a 34-18 record, earn a Big 12 championship in 2012 and advance to five straight bowl games.
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Weber comes from an athletic family, all of whom played collegiately at Kansas State. His father, Stan, was a quarterback for the Wildcats from 1980-84 and is currently the lead analyst on the K-State Sports Network; his brother Landry was a wide receiver for the Wildcats from 2017-21; and his sister McKenzi played volleyball at K-State from 2016-19.
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Weber has three degrees from Kansas State, earning his bachelor&rsquo;s (2015) and master&rsquo;s (2016) degrees in accounting prior to obtaining an MBA in 2019. He and his wife, Natalie, were married in July of 2022.
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THE STANTON WEBER FILE
Hometown:&nbsp;Overland Park, Kansas
High School:&nbsp;Bishop Miege
College:&nbsp;Kansas State &ndash; Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in accounting (2015), master&rsquo;s in accounting (2016), master&rsquo;s of business administration (2019)
Family:&nbsp;Wife: Natalie
Playing Career:&nbsp;Kansas State (wide receiver), 2011-15
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STANTON WEBER&rsquo;S COACHING CAREER
2017-18, Kansas State (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
2019-20, Kansas State (Special Teams Quality Control)
2021-22, South Carolina (Special Teams Analyst)
2023-25, Toledo (Special Teams Coordinator)
2026, Kansas State (Special Teams Coordinator)</div>

🏈 K-State hires Stanton Weber as Special Teams Coordinator