Young Lockett passes dad for K-State record

By Matt Tait     Nov 29, 2014

KANSAS STATE 51, KANSAS 13

Kansas Cassius Sendish (33) tackles Wildcat receiver Tyler Locket shy of the goal line in the first-half of the Jayhawks game against the Kansas State Wildcats Saturday in Manhattan.

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? From 1993-96, Kevin Lockett tortured Big Eight secondaries to the tune of a school-record 217 receptions for the Kansas State Wildcats.

On Saturday, during K-State’s 51-13 drubbing of visiting Kansas University, Lockett’s son, Tyler, bumped his father into second place on K-State’s all-time receptions list.

With a 17-yard grab on third-and-10 late in the second quarter, Tyler Lockett hauled in reception No. 218. After a brief stoppage in play and a few hugs and handshakes from his teammates, the younger Lockett went back to doing what he does best and, four plays later, picked up his second touchdown catch of Saturday’s run-away victory.

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior finished the day with nine receptions for 119 yards and two TDs, giving him 222 career receptions with two games to play — next Saturday at Baylor and K-State’s bowl game, which is yet to be determined.

Those games and future catches can wait, though. On Saturday, it was all about the special father-son moment and a whole bunch of catches by four Lockett hands that have made K-State fans cheer for the past two decades.

“I actually saw him on the big Jumbotron celebrating one of the touchdowns,” said Tyler of his father, who was in attendance on Saturday. “Obviously, he was happy about it.”

So, too, were Lockett’s teammates.

“It was awesome,” senior quarterback Jake Waters said. “Tyler had a great game, especially with breaking the record in front of all our fans cheering us on. It was awesome throwing the ball to him.”

As humble as always, Lockett took very little credit for all of those catches after the game.

“It just says a lot,” he said. “I have a great quarterback. Coach (Andre) Coleman puts me in great situations. My dad and uncle (Aaron Lockett) taught me a lot. I just try to go out there and just perform to the best of my abilities.”


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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.