Experienced signal-caller who appears to have fully regained his arm strength after missing the entire 2005 season... Is an accurate passer who makes good decisions with the ball... Street & Smith’s touted him as the Big 12’s best passing quarterback heading into the 2005 season before it was known that he would sit out the entire year... Also possesses excellent running instincts... Is an extremely intelligent and looked brilliant at times during an injury-plagued 2004 campaign.

2006: Veteran quarterback who Started the first five games of the season... Passed for 773 yards (70-of-138)... Appeared in 11-of-12 games this season, either as a holder on placements or at quarterback... Completed 10 or more passes in each of the first five games this year... Was an effective 10-of-20 for 125 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Florida Atlantic... Had a season-best 135.5 rating against the Owls... Threw for a career high 256 yards on 19-for-35 passing against Marshall... Was 15-of-26 for 163 yards in the season opener against Illinois State... Also came off the bench for one series against Texas, hitting on his lone attempt for eight yards... Has led K-State to a 6-3 record as a starter... Threw for 1,436 yards and nine touchdowns in 2004... Missed the entire 2005 season due to an injury.

2005: Did not see any playing time due to an injury.

2004: A first team Academic All-Big 12 selection... Opened the season as the starter at quarterback, becoming the first Kansan to do so in the Bill Snyder era... Saw action in 10 games with six starts... Completed 127-of-220 passes (57.7 percent) for 1,436 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions... Posted an efficiency rating of 121.51, which ranked seventh in the Big 12... Ran for 232 yards on 81 attempts and was K-State’s third-leading rusher... Was fourth on the team in scoring with 36 points and third on the squad in rushing touchdowns with six... May have had best outing at Texas A&M, recording career highs in completions (29), attempts (45) and touchdowns (3)... Completion total, which included connections to eight different receivers, was just four shy of K-State's single-game record... Was not fit to start at Kansas the following week, but came off the bench in second half to register a career high for passing yards (249)... Also tossed two scores, including a career-long 86-yard fourth quarter TD to WR Tony Madison, and rushed for a third against the Jayhawks... Registered third consecutive 200+ yard passing performance against Oklahoma, completing 20-of-38 attempts for 242 yards... Connected with WR Yamon Figurs for a 38-yard TD strike in the second quarter to give Wildcats 14-7 edge... Was 12-of-18 passing for 183 yards vs. Western Kentucky in first career start... Gained 60 yards on nine attempts on the ground against WKU with a nine-yard touchdown run... Tossed first career touchdown vs. Fresno State, connecting with Davin Dennis from 47 yards out... Completing 26 passes on 41 attempts for his fourth career 200+ yard passing day (248) against Texas Tech... Connected with seven different receivers vs. the Red Raiders and was K-State’s leading rusher with 84 yards on 16 carries... Came off the bench in the fourth quarter at Colorado with 3:15 to play and drove the Wildcats to the game-tying TD with 0:36 remaining... Finished 7-of-11 passing on the drive for 63 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown pass to WR Jermaine Moreira... Earned team’s Ken Ochs Courage Award for his grit and determination in the face of injuries during the season.

2003: Appeared in all 15 games as the holder on placements... Played in four games at QB... Emerged as the Wildcats’ No. 2 quarterback toward the end of the season... Was K-State’s third leading rusher with 149 yards on 16 attempts... Led the team in yards per carry (9.3) and was third in rushing touchdowns with three... Completed 5-of-8 passes for 78 yards and two interceptions... Saw his most extensive action at Iowa State... Completed 4-of-5 passes for a season-best 51 yards and rushed for 76 yards on nine carries... Saw his first career action vs. McNeese State... Rushed four times for 46 yards and scored his first career TD against the Cowboys.

2002: Redshirted... Earned team’s Overachiever Award as top offensive scout-squad player.

High School: A three-year starter at Pittsburg High School... Ranked 80th by Rivals.com on its list of top athletes... Member of the Kansas Top 11 by the Topeka Capital-Journal... Two-time first team all-state selection... Honorable mention All-American by SuperPrep magazine... Honorable mention All-Midlands Region by PrepStar magazine... Was the first 1,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher ever in the SEK Conference... Directed Pittsburg to back-to-back appearances in the Class 5A state title game... Threw for 1,465 yards and 14 TDs, while rushing for 935 yards and 10 TDs as a senior... High school coach was Merle Clark... Also lettered three times in baseball, twice in basketball and once in track.

Personal: Born March 16, 1984, in Pittsburg, Kan... Parents are Dennis and Valerie Meier... Older brother, Shad, played tight end at K-State (1997-2000) and is currently with the New Orleans Saints of the NFL... Younger brother, Kerry, is a quarterback at Kansas... A finance major.


PITTSBURG —

Former Kansas State and Pittsburg High quarterback Dylan Meier died this weekend after falling from a cliff while hiking with family members in Arkansas, multiple reports said.
Meier, 26, a 2003 PHS graduate, played for the Wildcats from 2003-06. Reports said that Dylan and his older brother Shad — a former K-State tight end — were hiking when Dylan slipped and fell.
Dylan Meier had been planning to move to Korea and teach English before the accident.
Another brother, Kerry, just completed his football career as a wide receiver at the University of Kansas.
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