The 5 best walk-ons in Kansas State football history
2020-2023. Ben Sinnott. 3. 463. . . Ben Sinnott. player. Kansas State walk-ons.
When Ben Sinnott stepped onto the Kansas State campus, he was a small walk-on tight end with hopes of playing. Fast forward two years and Sinnott is now a top target on the Kansas State offense and becoming a real problem for opposing defenses.
Sinnott played only three full seasons at Kansas State, but his final season was by far his greatest. He had 676 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 49 receptions. Sinnott has good hands, a great catch radius, and knows how to break tackles. He is also a phenomenal blocking tight end and all those qualities are the reason he was drafted to the NFL.
Cutting his college career short, Sinnott chose to head to the draft after his junior season, but it was the best one he could have made. He was a top-three tight end heading into the draft and was the second one taken off the board in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Washington Commanders took Sinnott in the second round to help out rookie Jayden Daniels. Sinnott still has to prove himself in the pros, but from walk-on to second-round pick, he sounds like another player on this list.