Colin Lockett
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Colin Lockett
| current_team = UC Davis Aggies
| number =
| position = Wide receivers coach
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Diamond Bar, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 188
| high_school = Diamond Bar High School
| college = San Diego State University
| undraftedyear = 2014
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})*
- BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2016}})*
| pastcoaching =
- St. John Bosco HS (CA) (2017–2019)
Defensive backs coach - San Diego State (2020)
Graduate assistant - Washington (2021–2022)
Defensive backs quality control coach - Oregon (2023)
Graduate assistant - UC Davis (2024–present)
Wide receivers coach
| status =
}}
Colin Lockett (born April 5, 1991) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the wide receivers coach for the University of California, Davis, a position he has held since 2024. He played college football at San Diego State University, and went undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft.
College career
Lockett played collegiately in 48 games with 30 starts at San Diego State University from 2010 to 2013. Lockett redshirted the 2009 season. As a redshirt freshman in 2010, he made his debut against Nicholls State and made his first career tackle against Utah State. He played 11 games, primarily on defense and special teams, collecting seven more tackles. As a sophomore, he appeared in all 13 games, starting 11 of them. He caught 58 passes for 970 yards and eight touchdowns. He led San Diego State in kick returns, averaging 21.9 yards on 31 attempts. Lockett gained 1,744 all-purpose yards, good for second on his team. In his junior season, Lockett played in 12 games and made seven starts. He caught 20 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns. Of the team's 42 kickoffs during the season, he returned 31 of them, averaging 25.9 yards per return and scoring two of them. As a senior and team captain in 2013, played and started in 12 games and had 52 catches for 736 yards and five touchdowns. He returned 31 kickoffs for 761 yards, and averaged 24.5 per. He was named an Honorable Mention All-Mountain West selection on special teams by coaches and media.
Professional career
=Cincinnati Bengals=
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Lockett on May 10, 2014.Kirkendall, Josh, [http://www.cincyjungle.com/nfldraft/2014/5/10/5705402/san-diego-state-wr-colin-lockett-signed-by-the-bengals "San Diego State WR Colin Lockett signed by the Bengals"], "Cincy Jungle", May 10, 2014
On August 30, the Bengals released Lockett with a plan to re-sign him to their practice squad.Kirkendall, Josh, [http://www.cincyjungle.com/2014/8/30/6086797/bengals-release-wr-colin-lockett-with-plan-to-re-sign-on-practice "Bengals release WR Colin Lockett with plan to re-sign on practice squad"], "Cincy Jungle", August 30, 2014
On October 14, Cincinnati released Lockett from their practice squad.Marcum, Jason [http://www.cincyjungle.com/2014/10/14/6977573/bengals-marvin-jones-injured-reserve-cobi-hamilton "Bengals put Marvin Jones on Injured Reserve; Cobi Hamilton to Practice Squad"], "Cincy Jungle", October 14, 2014
=Washington Redskins=
On December 22, 2014, the Washington Redskins signed Lockett to their practice squad. A week later, he was signed to a futures contract.{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/12/29/redskins-sign-eight-players-to-futures-contracts/|title=Redskins sign eight players to futures contracts|first=Mike|last=Jones|date=December 29, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2014}}
On September 5, 2015, the Redskins waived Lockett for final roster cuts before the start of the 2015 season.[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/09/04/roster-cut-tracker-releases/71697786/ "NFL roster-cut tracker: Which big names were released?"], "USA Today", September 5, 2015{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/95-Redskins-Make-Roster-Moves/a03db3be-de82-4793-aa1a-60e9527d17b0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609023428/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/95-Redskins-Make-Roster-Moves/a03db3be-de82-4793-aa1a-60e9527d17b0|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 9, 2017|title=9/5: Redskins Make Roster Moves|date=September 5, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2015}} On October 16, he was once again added to the practice squad to later be cut on October 26.Jones, Mike, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2015/10/26/redskins-make-practice-squad-moves-at-wide-receiver/ "Redskins make practice squad moves at wide receiver"], "Washington Post", October 16, 2015 On December 21, Lockett was re-signed to their practice squad.Czarda, Stephen, [http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Place-Andre-Roberts-On-Injured-Reserve/0cccdc9b-9fd1-4171-b235-e1ec5c7dfd8c "Redskins Place Andre Roberts On Injured Reserve"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222230000/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Place-Andre-Roberts-On-Injured-Reserve/0cccdc9b-9fd1-4171-b235-e1ec5c7dfd8c |date=December 22, 2015 }}, "Redskins.com", December 21, 2015
=BC Lions=
On March 21, 2016, Colin Lockett and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League agreed to a contract.{{Cite web|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/lions+bring+speedster+colin+lockett+former+collegiate+loucheiz+purifoy/11799632/story.html|title=B.C. Lions bring in speedster Colin Lockett and former collegiate bad-boy Loucheiz Purifoy|website=www.theprovince.com|access-date=March 24, 2016}} He was released by the team on June 12, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.bclions.com/transactions/ |title=BC LIONS TRANSACTIONS |publisher=bclions.com |access-date=June 16, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617000810/http://www.bclions.com/transactions/ |archive-date=June 17, 2016 }}
Coaching career
In 2017, Lockett was hired as the defensive backs coach for St. John Bosco High School.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
In 2020, Lockett joined San Diego State as a graduate assistant.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-09 |title=SMBA Alumni Team Up to Open SoFi Stadium in LA |url=https://ou-business.sdsu.edu/news/2020/10/smba-alumni-team-up-to-open-sofi-stadium-in-la.aspx |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=ou-business.sdsu.edu |language=en}}
In 2021, Lockett was hired as the defensive backs quality control coach for Washington.{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Doug |date=2021-11-28 |title=Washington Staff Tracker (2021-22) |url=https://footballscoop.com/news/washington-staff-tracker-2021-22 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Footballscoop |language=en}}
In 2023, Lockett joined Oregon as a graduate assistant.{{Cite web |title=Vikings Diversity Coaching Summit Offers Impactful Opportunities |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-diversity-coaching-summit-x1835 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.vikings.com |language=en-US}}
In 2024, Lockett was hired as the wide receivers coach for UC Davis.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title=Colin Lockett Named Wide Receivers Coach |url=https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2024/1/10/football-colin-lockett-named-wide-receivers-coach.aspx |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=UC Davis Athletics |language=en}}
Lockett also coached in the greater Los Angeles area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.{{Cite web |last=|first=|date= |title=Colin Lockett |url=https://www.coachup.com/coaches/colinl-6 |access-date=October 7, 2020 |publisher=CoachUp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105531/https://www.coachup.com/coaches/colinl-6|archive-date=December 22, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/colin-lockett/8491 UC Davis profile]
- [https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/colin-lockett/5673 Washington profile]
- [http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lockett_colin00.html San Diego State bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222204219/http://www.bengals.com/team/roster/colin-lockett/3533685e-cb6c-49b1-8f39-3cd1850de49c/ Cincinnati Bengals bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222212521/http://www.redskins.com/team/roster/colin-lockett/72488960-0eab-4105-8420-ea2a36c8c756/ Washington Redskins bio]
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