Kevin Lockett

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Kevin Lockett

| number = 81, 83, 85, 89

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|09|8}}

| birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 182

| college = Kansas State

| high_school = Booker T. Washington (Tulsa)

| draftyear = 1997

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 47

| pastteams =

Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1997|2000}})
Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2001|2002}})
Jacksonville Jaguars (2002)
New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2003}})

| highlights =

Third-team All-American (1996)
First-team All-Big 12 (1996)
First-team All-Big Eight (1995)
2× Second-team All-Big Eight (1993, 1994)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 130

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 1,738

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 8

| pfr = LockKe00

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/01/sports/college-football-around-the-nation-cornhuskers-pass-test-from-washington-state.html?|title=COLLEGE FOOTBALL: AROUND THE NATION;Cornhuskers Pass Test From Washington State|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=1995-10-01|work=The New York Times}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410//pdfs/football/2011FB-Guide/2011FBGuide.pdf|title=Big 12 Football 2011 Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-22|publisher=Big12sports.com|page=76}} He was a 1996 All-Big 12 Conference first-team wide receiver.{{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410//pdfs/football/2011FB-Guide/2011FBGuide.pdf|title=Big 12 Football 2011 Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-22|publisher=Big12sports.com|page=103}} He was a 1996 first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection.{{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410//pdfs/football/2011FB-Guide/2011FBGuide.pdf|title=Big 12 Football 2011 Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-22|publisher=Big12sports.com|page=121}} On special teams, he made the first blocked kick in Big 12 Conference history on August 31, 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410//pdfs/football/2011FB-Guide/2011FBGuide.pdf|title=Big 12 Football 2011 Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-22|publisher=Big12sports.com|page=130}}

He established the following Kansas State school records: career receptions (217, 1993–96),{{cite web|url=http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|title=2010 Kansas State Football Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-23|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=KStateSports.com|page=136|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521162304/http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|archivedate=2012-05-21}} career receiving yards (3032, 1993–96) - broken 1998 by Tyler Lockett,{{cite web|url=http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/110814aaa.html|title=K-State Drops Top 10 Match-up at TCU: The Wildcats see its five-game winning streak end in 41-20 loss to Horned Frogs|accessdate=2014-11-11|date=2014-11-08|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=KStateSports.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111062154/http://kstatesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/110814aaa.html|archive-date=2014-11-11|url-status=dead}} career receiving touchdowns (26, 1993–96), single-game receptions by a freshman (8, 11/20/93), single-season receiving yards by a freshman (770, 1998) - broken 1998 by Aaron Lockett,{{cite web|url=http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|title=2010 Kansas State Football Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-23|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=KStateSports.com|page=137|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521162304/http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|archivedate=2012-05-21}} single-season receptions by a freshman (50, 1993), career 100-yard receiving games (9, 1993–96)-broken 2000 by Quincy Morgan, single-season receptions (72, 1996) - broken 1998 by Darnell McDonald, and single-season receiving touchdowns (13, 1995) - broken 2000 by Morgan. He led Kansas State in the following statistics, receptions (1993, 50; 1995, 56; 1996, 72),{{cite web|url=http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|title=2010 Kansas State Football Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-23|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=KStateSports.com|page=138|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521162304/http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|archivedate=2012-05-21}} receiving yards (1993, 770; 1994, 583; 1995, 797; 1996, 882),{{cite web|url=http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|title=2010 Kansas State Football Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-23|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=KStateSports.com|page=139|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521162304/http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|archivedate=2012-05-21}} and scoring (78, 1995).{{cite web|url=http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|title=2010 Kansas State Football Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-23|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=KStateSports.com|page=144|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521162304/http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|archivedate=2012-05-21}} He also earned Academic All-America distinctions in 1995 and 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|title=2010 Kansas State Football Media Guide|accessdate=2011-12-23|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=KStateSports.com|page=26|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521162304/http://www.kstatesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ksu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010K-StateFootballMedaiGuide|archivedate=2012-05-21}}

Professional career

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| weight = 171

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| twenty split = 2.62

| shuttle = 3.93

| cone drill = 6.88

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| hand span = 8 5/8

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| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=22998 |title=Kevin Lockett, Combine Results, WR - Kansas State |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=September 18, 2022}}

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=Kansas City Chiefs=

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Lockett in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft with the 47th overall selection.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} As a rookie, his only reception came in a November 23, 1997, contest against Seattle for the Chiefs who went 13–3.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LockKe00/gamelog//|title=Kevin Lockett Career Game Log|accessdate=2011-12-24|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LockKe00.htm|title=Kevin Lockett|accessdate=2011-12-24|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/25/sports/nfl-week-4-warner-and-rams-pile-up-the-points.html|title=N.F.L. Week 4; Warner and Rams Pile Up the Points|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2000-09-25|work=The New York Times}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/30/sports/nfl-week-9-yesterday-s-games-faulk-scores-4-as-the-rams-rebound.html|title=N.F.L. Week 9; Yesterday's Games; Faulk Scores 4 as the Rams Rebound|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2000-10-30|work=The New York Times}} 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.

=Washington Redskins=

Following the 2000 season, he signed a two-year contract with the Washington Redskins.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/10/sports/transactions-795690.html|title=Transactions|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2001-04-10|work=The New York Times}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/10/sports/transactions-795690.html|title=Transactions|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2001-10-10|work=The New York Times}} His production slipped in the 2001 season, only recording 22 receptions for 293 yards with zero touchdowns, but he completed his only pass attempt for a 31-yard touchdown to Derrius Thompson after receiving a backwards pass from Tony Banks.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/sports/pro-football-playing-against-a-bad-team-the-giants-look-even-worse.html|title=Pro Football; Playing Against a Bad Team, The Giants Look Even Worse|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2001-10-29|work=The New York Times|author=Pennington, Bill}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/sports/pro-football-mistakes-haunt-giants-offense.html|title=Pro Football; Mistakes Haunt Giants' Offense|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2001-10-29|work=The New York Times|author=Hermoso, Rafael}} On November 1, he was released by the Redskins after tallying 11 receptions (including two touchdowns) for 129 yards, and a second touchdown pass making him two-for-two.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/01/sports/transactions-693049.html|title=Transactions|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2002-11-01|work=The New York Times}}

=Jacksonville Jaguars=

Lockett signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars two days after his release from the Redskins,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/04/sports/transactions-737399.html|title=Transactions|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2002-11-04|work=The New York Times}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/03/sports/nfl-roundup-jaguars-right-tackle-is-out.html|title=N.F.L.: Roundup; Jaguars' Right Tackle Is Out|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2002-11-03|work=The New York Times}} and had five receptions (including two touchdowns) in his seven games for the team. Although less productive in terms of yards and receptions, the 2002 NFL season gave Lockett his career-high 4 touchdown receptions (and a touchdown pass). He re-signed with Jacksonville in the spring of 2003,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/06/sports/transactions-648671.html|title=Transactions|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2003-03-06|work=The New York Times}} but did not play any games for the Jaguars.

=New York Jets=

Lockett was signed by the New York Jets in mid-November.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/14/sports/pro-football-loss-chrebet-throws-jets-offense-comfort-zone-into-unknown.html|title=Pro Football; Loss of Chrebet Throws Jets' Offense Out of Comfort Zone and Into the Unknown|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2003-11-14|work=The New York Times|author=Battista, Judy}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/14/sports/transactions-137626.html|title=Transactions|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2003-11-14|work=The New York Times}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/10/sports/pro-football-pressure-on-pennington-underscores-weak-spots.html|title=Pro Football; Pressure on Pennington Underscores Weak Spots|accessdate=2011-12-24|date=2003-12-10|work=The New York Times|author=Battista, Judy}}

Personal life

His son Tyler is a wide receiver, most recently for the Seattle Seahawks. Another son, Sterling was offered a scholarship to Kansas State for their 2022 recruitment class, and announced his commitment on January 1, 2021.{{cite web |title=Sideline Summary: Aquinas vs. Blue Valley |url=https://247sports.com/college/kansas-state/LongFormArticle/St-Thomas-Aquinas-Blue-Valley-Kansas-2019-recruiting-135347794/ |website=247Sports.com}} His younger brother Aaron played for the Canadian Football League for three seasons.