Kevin Lockett

Kevin Eugene Lockett (born September 8, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and punt returner in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, where he was a football and Academic All-American. He went to high school at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa.

College Lockett broke the school career touchdown receptions record in the same game that head coach Bill Snyder set the record for most career wins by a Kansas State football coach on September 30, 1995, for the Kansas State Wildcats. Prior to the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, the Kansas State Wildcats competed in the Big Eight Conference. As a member of the 1996 Wildcats, he led the Big 12 Conference in receptions per game. He was a 1996 All-Big 12 Conference first-team wide receiver. He was a 1996 first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection. On special teams, he made the first blocked kick in Big 12 Conference history on August 31, 1996.

He established the following Kansas State school records: career receptions (217, 1993–96), career receiving yards (3032, 1993–96) - broken 1998 by Tyler Lockett, career receiving touchdowns (26, 1993–96), single-season receptions by a freshman (50, 1993), receiving yards (1993, 770; 1994, 583; 1995, 797; 1996, 882), and scoring (78, 1995). He also earned Academic All-America distinctions in 1995 and 1996.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs selected Lockett in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft with the 47th overall selection. As a rookie, his only reception came in a November 23, 1997, contest against Seattle for the Chiefs who went 13–3. This was the only playoff team that he played for. In 1998, he caught 19 passes for 281 yards, followed by the best year of his career with 34 receptions for 426 yards and two touchdowns for the 1999 Chiefs, and then 33 receptions for 422 yards and two touchdowns for the 2000 Chiefs. In week 4 of the 2000 NFL season, he made a key third down reception on the clinching drive of the game as Elvis Grbac engineered an 8-play 80-yard drive to earn a 23–22 victory over Denver. His highest single-game yardage total came in week 9 of the 2000 season when he totaled 77 yards, including a first half touchdown against Seattle. That season, he tallied 7 receptions the following week for 57 yards and then he became the regular punt returner for the rest of the season, totaling 24 returns in the final 7 games. Although he was the third receiver with the Redskins for the 2001 season, he was considered a receiver who demanded coverage from one of the opposition's top defenders. His production slipped in the 2001 season, only recording 22 receptions for 293 yards with zero touchdowns, On November 1, he was released by the Redskins after being benched for two games from a costly fumble during a game between the Green Bay Packers, tallying 11 receptions (including two touchdowns) for 129 yards, and a second touchdown pass making him two-for-two.

Jacksonville Jaguars Lockett signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars two days after his release from the Redskins, and had five receptions (including two touchdowns) in his seven games for the team. but did not play any games for the Jaguars. Lockett spent four weeks on the practice squad before being activated for the final three games in which he made 5 receptions for 76 yards.

Personal life His son Tyler is a wide receiver, most recently for the Las Vegas Raiders. Another son, Sterling was offered a scholarship to Kansas State for their 2022 recruitment class, and announced his commitment on January 1, 2021. His younger brother Aaron played for the Canadian Football League for three seasons.