Rooks Drafted by Saints; Cats Hold Big 12-Best Draft Streak
May 10, 2014 | Football
Kansas State had the second-longest streak in the conference entering this year's draft as Texas did not have a player drafted for the first time since 1937. K-State's streak began in 1994 when Thomas Randolph and current Wildcat wide receivers coach Andre Coleman were selected in the second and third rounds, respectively.
A two-year All-Big 12 performer, Rooks was a 23-game starter at right tackle during his two year career. He played in all 13 games with 10 starts during K-State's Big 12 Championship season of 2012 before starting all 13 games as a senior in 2013. Rooks came to K-State from Navarro Junior College where he helped lead the Bulldogs to a combined 21-3 record during his two seasons, including a National Championship in 2010 and a No. 5 ranking in 2011.
Rooks, a product of Randallstown, Md., was the first Wildcat drafted by the Saints since Melvin Williams in 2003, while it was the fifth time New Orleans drafted a K-State player.
Kansas State opens the 2014 season on Saturday, August 30, when the Wildcats host Stephen F. Austin at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, a game that serves as the sixth annual K-State Family Reunion. Following a trip to Iowa State on September 6, the Wildcats return home for a nationally-televised primetime matchup against BCS National Championship Runner-Up Auburn on Thursday, September 18.
Fans can purchase season tickets or single-game tickets - which go on sale June 11 - by contacting the K-State Athletics Ticket office online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum.
