In researching Kansas State football players that were selected during the NFL draft streak, I noticed some K-State players from earlier drafts that I had never heard of before. That got me curious about unrecognized K-State players that found success at the next level. Off the top of my head I could think of Lynn Dickey, Steve Grogan, Darren Sproles, Terrence Newman, and Jordy Nelson. When I looked back, I found plenty of other K-Staters that found success in the…
This touchdown pass from Michael Bishop to Darnell McDonald during the K-State/Nebraska game in Manhattan in 1998 gave the Cats the lead over Nebraska for the first time in a game since 1991. The late, great Keith Jackson called this game. K-State went on to win the game 40-30. I was forced to watch this game from my living room, but I will never forget it. One of my favorite K-State victories.
K-State didn’t have anyone drafted in the 1993 draft, but if they had the draft streak would be sitting at 27 right now instead of 25. The Wildcats had three players selected in 1993: Defensive back Rogerick Green, Tight End Russ Campbell and Linebacker Elijah Alexander. Rogerick Green was drafted in the fifth round, number 118 overall, by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played three seasons for the Buccaneers and played his final NFL season in 1995 with the Jacksonville…
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…
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…