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Kansas State Football NFL Draft Streak – 2018 Draft

Kansas State Football NFL Draft Streak – 2018 Draft

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The Kansas State football NFL draft streak reached 25 years this year when DJ Reed was drafted in the fifth round, number 142 overall, by the San Francisco 49ers. According to ninersnation.com and their “best case/worst case” scenario, DJ could make the team as either a return man or slot cornerback as best case scenario or be placed on the practice squad as a worst case scenario.  However, I found an article on CBS Sports today that says that DJ…

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Does Bill Snyder need NFL talent to compete?

Does Bill Snyder need NFL talent to compete?

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What does recruiting NFL talent have to do with results on the field?  Apparently a lot, according to the numbers I compiled.  I decided to look at the entire Bill Snyder era to get the complete picture.  I left the Ron Prince years in there because Snyder had at least a small role in recruiting the players that Ron Prince coached.  I broke it down by the year of the NFL draft, the number of K-State players selected that year…

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Kansas State Football NFL Draft Streak – 2017 Draft

Kansas State Football NFL Draft Streak – 2017 Draft

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Two Wildcats were selected in the 2017 NFL draft.  Defensive end Jordan Willis and linebacker Elijah Lee. Jordan Willis was selected in the third round, number 73 overall, by the Cincinnati Bengals.  He played in all 16 games as a rookie, starting one of them.  He had 17 tackles with eight assists and one sack.  Willis is expected to start along the defensive line in his second season. I found an article online where he discusses some of the challenges…

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Kansas State Football NFL Draft Streak – 2016 Draft

Kansas State Football NFL Draft Streak – 2016 Draft

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The K-State football NFL draft streak continued in 2016 when offensive lineman Cody Whitehair was selected in the second round, number 56 overall, by the Chicago Bears.  Cody has played in 32 games in his two year NFL career and has started all of them at either center or guard for the Bears. Cody’s rookie season was statistically the best of any Bears lineman since 2013 and the third best statistically of any NFL rookie since 2006 according to Pro…

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Kansas State Football NFL Draft Streak – 2015 Draft

Kansas State Football NFL Draft Streak – 2015 Draft

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Two Wildcats were selected in the 2015 NFL draft, wide receiver Tyler Lockett and defensive back Randall Evans. Tyler Lockett was drafted in the third round, number 69 overall, by the Seattle Seahawks.  In his three years with the Seahawks he has played in 47 games as a receiver, starting 25 of them.  His best season thus far was his rookie year when he had 51 catches for 664 yards and six touchdowns.  He has also returned kickoffs and punts…

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