1997 was the fourth year of the draft streak. K-State had two players drafted in the 1997 NFL draft, defensive back Chris Canty, who declared for the draft after his junior year, and wide receiver Kevin Lockett. Chris Canty was drafted in the first round, number 29 overall, by the New England Patriots. He was the first K-Stater to be drafted in the first round since Veryl Switzer in 1954! That’s a 43 year drought! Chris played four years in…
1996 was the third year of K-State’s draft streak. Linebacker Percell Gaskins was the only K-State player selected in 1996, going in the fourth round, number 105 overall, to the St. Louis Rams. Percell played in 15 games for the Rams in 1997 with one start, his only season in St. Louis. For the season he recorded 21 tackles and had one fumble recovery. He was waived after the season and was picked up by the Carolina Panthers. He played…
K-State’s draft streak hit year number two in 1995 with two players drafted, Barrett Brooks and Chad May. Barrett Brooks was a 6’5″, 325 pound tackle drafted in the second round, number 58 overall, by the Philadelphia Eagles. He played 12 years in the NFL, playing in 118 games overall and starting 62 of those games. His time in the NFL included four years with the Eagles, two with the Lions, one with the Packers, one with the Giants and…
Kansas State football has had a player drafted in the NFL draft every year for the last 24 years, which is the longest active streak in the Big 12. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the players drafted each year during the streak to see how things turned out for them. The streak started in 1994 when defensive back Thomas Randolph was drafted in the second round, number 47 overall, by the New York…
K-State received a commitment yesterday from Austin Trice, a 6’7″, 230 pound Juco power forward from Wabash Valley Community College in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He averaged 12.6 points and 12.1 rebounds a game and is a monster rebounder, which is exactly what the Wildcats need. K-State was one of the worst rebounding teams in the country last season and this does nothing but help. Here is a video showing some of his skills: I think it’s safe to say he…