[Strikeout King]

It turned out that when Randall Cobb was grabbed by Green Bay with the 64th overall pick, Kentucky fans had little reason to watch the remaining 57,606 hours of Mel Kiper, Trent Dilfer and Trey Wingo. Former Kentucky running back Derrick Locke watched 254 players - 29 of them running backs - without hearing his name called. In most years, going undrafted can actually end up beneficial for a player who could go in the sixth or seventh round, but with players being LOCKEd out, he now hands in limbo and waits for it to end, when teams will be able to sign free agents. The fact that he was overlooked was surprising, considering the rumbles leading up to the draft that he had risen on team’s boards as both a kick returner and sometimes back. Now, he’ll get a chance to work his way up and surprise people the same way he did at UK.




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