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…
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…