KT Leveston

Early life

Leveston grew up in Waco, Texas, where he attended Midway High School and played football and basketball. He helped the basketball team win a district championship and played as both an offensive tackle and defensive end in football. He was named a second-team all-district selection at tackle as a junior and then was named first-team all-state and all-district as a senior while helping Midway to a 15–1 record and an appearance in the Class 6A D2 state championship. He committed to play college football for the Kansas State Wildcats as a three-star recruit, being ranked the 96th-best offensive tackle nationally and the 148th-best player overall in the state.

College career

Leveston redshirted as a true freshman at Kansas State in 2018. He played four games as a backup in the 2019 season, then appeared in 10 games, five as a starter, in 2020. After spending the 2021 season as a backup, he won a starting role in 2022 and started 14 games while being named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference. He graduated with a degree in 2022 but opted to return for a final season in 2023, as all players were granted an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He started 13 games in the 2023 season and was named honorable mention All-Big 12 and to the Waco Tribune-Herald's Super Centex All-College Team. He ended his collegiate career having started 32 of the 50 games he played in. He was invited to the East–West Shrine Bowl and to the NFL Scouting Combine.