After becoming the first five-star prospect to commit to Chris Klieman and the Kansas State Wildcats, 2025 tight end Linkon Cure continues to stack up impressive accolades.
Cure, a talented pass catcher from Goodland, Kansas, was recently named to On3 Sports’ list of the Top 10 most athletic future football freaks.
“It’s not every day you see a top tight end prospect be a three-time state champion as a hurdler,” On3’s Charles Power wrote. “Linkon Cure is one of the cycle’s most decorated athletes, showing highly impressive speed at his size, in addition to his bounce as a basketball player.”
Power then listed Cure’s intangibles, measurements, and other skills outside of the game of football, including a 6-foot-4.5, 210-pound frame, 10-inch hands, a Kansas state champion 110 meter hurdles time of 14.52, back-to-back Kansas state champion 300 meter hurdles time of 38.90, an 11.05 100-meter dash time, and double-digit average on the basketball court for State Championship Basketball runner up, Goodland High School.
Coming out of Goodland High School in the Class of 2025, Cure is listed as a five-star prospect by the 247Sports index and the nation’s 26th-ranked player. He also checks in as the second-ranked player at his position and the second-ranked player in the state of Kansas.
“It was a feeling that I got,” Cure told On3’s Chad Simmons about his decision to commit. “That Saturday night, I didn’t sleep at all. First, I texted Taylor Braet. I had to call him to wake him up, so I called him at 7:00 in the morning and said, ‘Hey, can you come pick me up at the hotel and take me to the stadium? I just need some time to think.’ He said, ‘Yeah, I’ll be right there.’ So, he took me to the stadium, and I went up into Section 227 and either seat 17 or 18. I sat down, and that’s when I was making sure it was the right decision.”
Cure joins a cast of talented nationally ranked players who have joined Kansas State in recent years, including four-star quarterback Avery Johnson, four-star running back Dylan Edwards, four-star OL Gus Hawkins, and many more focused on developing as stars in Manhattan.
