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| WR/KR | Freshman |
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| Date of birth: September 28, 1992 | |
| Place of birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
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| High school: Booker T. Washington High School | |
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Tyler Lockett (born September 28, 1992) is an American football wide receiver, punt returner and kickoff returner for the Kansas State Wildcats football team. He is the son of Kevin Lockett and nephew of Aaron Lockett, both whom also played at K-State and were also coached by Bill Snyder. As a true freshman for the 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team, he was a consensus 2011 College Football All-America Team selection as a return specialist. That season he earned 2011 All-Big 12 recognition both as a return specialist (2nd team) and a wide receiver (honorable mention) despite missing the final three conference games of the season. In high school, he led Booker T. Washington High School to Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) championships in both high school football and basketball.
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Lockett worked out regularly with his father before fall football camp.[1] Growing up, he sought advice from both his father and his uncle. As a sophomore he had several notable contributions to the team on its way to the school's first football OSSAA championship in 24 years. As a junior, Lockett played most of the year with a broken wrist that had at first been diagnosed as a severe sprain. He suffered the injury in the second game of the football season and did not have a screw put in his wrist until after basketball season.[2] Booker T. Washington won the 2010 OSSAA 5A championship in football his senior year.[3]
Lockett played several positions in high school,[4] and he was voted All-State by the Oklahoma Coaches Association as a defensive back and Class 5A All-State as a wide receiver.[5] His All-State selection got him invited to the state East–West All-Star game.[6] Lockett was rated as the 16th best high school football player in the state of Oklahoma class of 2011 by Rivals.com,[7] the 115th best cornerback in the national class of 2011 by Scout.com,[8] and the 170th best wide receiver in the class by ESPN.com.[9]
Lockett reached the state championship game in basketball,[10] where Booker T. Washington defeated El Reno High School 72–59 to also win the 2011 OSSA 5A Championship in that sport as well.[11] He was voted to the All-Tournament second team.[12] Locket also finished third in the 2011 OSSAA Class 5A state championships in both the 100 metres (11.08) and the 200 metres (21.9, 2.7).[13]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Tyler Lockett WR |
Tulsa, OK | Booker T. Washington High School | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 28, 2010 |
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| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 115 (CB) Rivals: 16 (OK-WR) ESPN: 170 (WR) | ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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He had hoped to redshirt the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, which was his freshman year, so that he could add size.[14] He played in 2011 as a true freshman and got off to a modest start. Lockett only recorded four receptions for 50 yards, three rushes for nine yards, one kickoff return for ten yards and two punt returns for a total of 13 yards in his first five games through October 8.[15] Things started to turn around on October 15 when he posted a 100-yard return of a kickoff for a touchdown against Texas Tech.[16] Over the ensuing weeks, he earned numerous Big 12 Conference honors for the 2011 team, including becoming a two-time Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. His first Player of the Week recognition came on October 24 after he produced a 251-yard all-purpose yards performance on October 22 against Kansas in the Governor's Cup that included posting a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown while becoming the first player in school history to return kickoffs for touchdowns in consecutive games and having a career high five-reception 110-yard receiving day.[17][18] His other Player of the Week recognition that season came on November 7 after a 315-yard all-purpose yard November 5 game against Oklahoma State that included an 80-yard kickoff return and three rushes for 84 yards as well as three receptions for 32 yards and a touchdown.[19][20][21] Due to what was at first an undisclosed injury,[22] he did not play in the final three games of Kansas State's regular season.[15] Later, the injury was determined to be a lacerated kidney.[23] In the four games before the injury, he had at least three receptions and 125 all-purpose yards in each game.[15]
He was the conference Offensive freshman of the year, an All-Conference second team selection as a kickoff returner/punt returner and an honorable mention selection as a wide receiver.[24] He was a first team All-American selection by Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation.[25][26] He was a second team All-American selection by CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated.[27][28] As a result of the extent of his honors, he was named a consensus All-American.[29] Lockett has a large lead in the national kickoff return average statistical championship race but will not win if he fails to play in the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic because one must play in 75% of one's team's games to be eligible.[30]
Tyler was born to Nicole Edwards and Kevin Lockett who, having played at K-State from 1993 to 1996, is the school's all-time leading receiver. His uncle, Aaron, who played at K-State from 1998 to 2001, is their fourth all-time leading receiver as well as their second all-time leading punt returner.[31] Aaron also holds Big 12 Conference records and set the school record in the 60 metres.[32][33] Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder had coached his father and uncle.[4] His paternal grandparents are John and Beatrice Lockett.[33]
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