Sam Hecht to join these former Kansas State walk-ons in NFL Draft
Sam Hecht, who started his Kansas State football career as a walk-on, should hear his name called in the NFL Draft.
MANHATTAN — Kansas State center Sam Hecht is expected to become the latest former walk-on to play for the Wildcats and go on to play in the NFL. He is expected to join that group when he's picked in the NFL Draft on April 24 or 25 in Rounds 3-7. Hecht, a former preferred walk-on out of Mill Valley (Shawnee), passed on other FBS offers to play for the Wildcats.
Previously an undersized tackle, Hecht worked toward being K-State's starting center over the last two seasons. As a starting center, Hecht never allowed a sack. Now, he's considered one of the top center prospects in this year's NFL Draft.
Once drafted, Hecht will join an impressive group of former K-State walk-ons who went on to get selected. Here they are: Rock Cartwright, 2002 Cartwright played fullback at Kansas State after transferring from Trinity Valley Community College. He rushed for 570 yards and seven touchdowns in his two seasons with the Wildcats.
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Washington football franchise with the 257th overall pick. He played for Washington from 2002-09 before spending two seasons with the Raiders. Randall Evans, 2015 Evans played defensive back for four years for the Wildcats, making 157 total tackles and seven interceptions.