Greatest NFL Careers in Kansas State history
![Oct 6, 2007; Manhattan, KS, USA; Kansas State Wildcats wide receiver (27) Jordy Nelson scores a touchdown against Kansas. Oct 6, 2007; Manhattan, KS, USA; Kansas State Wildcats wide receiver (27) Jordy Nelson scores a touchdown against Kansas.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2464,h_1386,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/172/01hp7x87cj2qmbywdr1q.jpg)
Green Bay Packer, Oakland Raiders. Jordy Nelson. Kansas State Wildcats. . Jordy Nelson. player. 463. . WR.
Jordy Nelson is probably the best walk-on to ever play at Kansas State. The Riley County, Kansas native was a walk-on at Kansas State in 2005 and was a starter by his final year in 2007. He was drafted by the Green Packers in the second round with the 36th pick.
In the NFL, Nelson immediately became a star and a favorite target for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Nelson did win a Super Bowl with the Packers in 2011 and won Comeback Player of the Year in 2016. Nelson played his last season with the Oakland Raiders but signed a one-day contract with the Packers to retire with the team that drafted him.
Nelson had 8,587 receiving yards and 72 total touchdowns in his 10-year NFL career.