Fifteen Former Wildcats Land on NFL Rosters

MANHATTAN, Kan. – With the 2021 NFL season a week away, a total of 15 former Kansas State football players have found spots on NFL teams as organizations trimmed their rosters to 53 active players and practice squad members earlier this week.

Of the 15 players, eight are on defense and seven are on offense. The longest-tenured former Wildcats are Tyler Lockett (Seattle) and Cornelius Lucas (Washington) as both are entering their seventh seasons.

Four players from last year's team are now on NFL rosters, which includes defensive end Wyatt Hubert (Cincinnati – IR), tight end Briley Moore (Tennessee – IR), cornerback AJ Parker (Detroit) and linebacker Elijah Sullivan (San Francisco – Practice Squad). Parker, an undrafted free agent, earned the nod on the Lions' active roster with a great performance in training camp and in preseason games.

Kansas State opens the 2021 campaign on Saturday by taking on Stanford in the Allstate Kickoff Classic. The game, which is played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, kicks off at 11 a.m., and will be shown on FS1.

Former Wildcats on NFL Rosters

Player	Organization	Position	Experience
Deante Burton*	Dallas	DB	4th Year
B.J. Finney	Pittsburgh	OL	6th Year
Wyatt Hubert^	Cincinnati	DE	Rookie
Elijah Lee*	Cleveland	LB	5th year
Tyler Lockett	Seattle	WR	7th Year
Cornelius Lucas	Washington	OT	7th Year
Briley Moore^	Tennessee	TE	Rookie
AJ Parker	Detroit	CB	Rookie
Byron Pringle	Kansas City	WR	4th Year
D.J. Reed Jr.	Seattle	DB	4th Year
Dalton Risner	Denver	OL	3rd Year
Duke Shelley	Chicago	DB	3rd Year
Elijah Sullivan*	San Francisco	LB	Rookie
Cody Whitehair	Chicago	OL	6th Year
Jordan Willis^$	San Francisco	DL	5th Year

* - Practice Squad
^ - Reserve
^$ - Reserve/Suspended

Kansas State University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Wyatt Hubert

Briley Moore

AJ Parker

Elijah Sullivan

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