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David Santiago

DE·Kansas
Undraftedthree-star recruit · Michigan State → Kansas
Updated November 12, 2026
#491
Consensus
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Recruited

Class of 2023 · Linebacker · High school: Millbrook, NC

Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No rating on record
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment

Partial offer list. Offer lists for the 2023 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 197 of 2,297 recruits, and we grade only those boards.

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Draft Movement

Holding at #491 since Nov.

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Where he sits on the consensus big board, each week since Nov. Up is better.

College Stats

SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksHurINTPD
2024Air Force123753.5203
2025Michigan State122421.5201
2026Kansas94193502
Career33102168906

From our play-by-play, so the yards can sit a touch under the official box score.

College Market Value

Model price$1.03M
Reported dealnone this season

Our model prices him at $1.03M on the open college market, built from production, pedigree, role and Kansas's program money. No credible deal has been reported for him this season.

Portal: transferred from Michigan State to Kansas for 2026.

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Scouting Report

David Santiago is the #490 overall prospect in the 2027 class out of Kansas. Projected as a mid-late round pick. A full scouting report with strengths, weaknesses, measurables, and an NFL comparison is coming soon.