#17 Adonis Moise
True Sophomore | 5-11 | 194 lbs. (+7) | Bradenton, Florida
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Projection: Third-String
- Remaining Eligibility: 3-4* years (*if 5 to play 5 goes into effect or he redshirts)
- Status: On Scholarship
Adonis Moise (b. Aug. 15, 2006) is a speedy young wide receiver out of the legendary IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, who is majoring in business administration. He projects as a reserve wide receiver in 2026.
Moise did not redshirt in 2015 as he played in nine games, hauling in six receptions for 56 yards and rushing twice for 8 yards over 177 offensive snaps. Luckily, the new “5 for 5” rule means he still has 4 more years to play.
He recorded a season-high two receptions, which went for 17 yards,
against UCF; tallied a season-long catch of 18 yards at Oklahoma State; and also had one catch for 4 yards against North Dakota, one of 11 yards against Army and one for 6 yards against Texas Tech.
Moise played his final two prep seasons under head coach Billy Miller at IMG, where he was rated the 56th-best wide receiver nationally in the Class of 2025 by ESPN.
He hauled in 24 receptions for 410 yards and five touchdowns over those two years for the Ascenders, which included a four-touchdown effort as a senior.
Moise competed for the first two years of his prep career at Palmetto (Fla.) High School, where he tallied 475 yards and four touchdowns on 35 catches, while he also rushed nine times for 143 yards and returned a kickoff 75 yards. He also competed in basketball and track and field in high school.
Moise signed with K-State over offers from Appalachian State, Boston College, Buffalo, Florida A&M, Florida International, Howard, Indiana, Kansas, Marshall, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, Toledo, UAB, UCF, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Yale, as well as interest from Clemson and Florida State.
His primary recruiter was his former position coach, Matthew Middleton, who very quickly liked what he saw in practice. So did former head coach Chris Klieman, who last year said Moise “has done a really good job.”
Former special teams coordinator Nate Kaczor also quickly laid his own claims to Moise’s speed and elusiveness:
Adonis Moise and Monterrio Elston Jr. are two young guys who have explosiveness, and you’ll see those guys probably show up on special teams and in other roles as the (2025 season) goes on.
GoPowercat.com’s Ryan Wallace had this to say about Moise’s many considerable physical talents:
The type of receiver with enough quickness and burst in confined spaces to make defenders miss, plus the body build to bounce off contact. At his best, Moise is a creator who might not always take the lid off but will give you chunk plays.
For a prospect who logged a 4.43 forty and 34-inch vertical at IMG’s Pro Day last spring, one of the more impressive features to Moise’s game is his knack of feeling the field and sitting into the dead space of a defense. He can carve a defense when he wants but he’s quite gifted at knowing when to break a pattern in order to settle into a soft spot, too.
Moise has the speed and a vertical leap that give him the tools necessary to be involved, but he isn’t without areas to improve.
*Keep in mind that starting this season, redshirted players can play in up to nine total games and retain their year of eligibility. If the 5-for-5 rule survives its court challenges, that number goes from nine to “all of them.”
