Rookie Spotlight: Houston Texans defensive lineman Ross Blacklock
Former TCU Horned Frog Ross Blacklock was draft by the Houston Texans in the 2020 NFL Draft. How has he performed in his rookie year? The spotlight is on him today.
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Jan 23, 2021
Former TCU Horned Frog Ross Blacklock was draft by the Houston Texans in the 2020 NFL Draft. How has he performed in his rookie year? The spotlight is on him today.
The 2020 NFL Draft class was headlined by potential Pro Bowl-level interior defensive line prospects. Atop the position group was Derrick Brown of Auburn, generally believed to be one of the premier players in the class. After a massive jump in his quality of play from the 2018 season to the 2019 season, Javon Kinlaw of South Carolina entered the conversation for the top defensive lineman in the draft class. It is also worth noting that Raekwon Davis of Alabama received national attention entering the 2019 season due, in part, to his school’s reputation and his high l
From K-State
Kansas State true freshman Deuce Vaughn picked up yet another postseason accolade as he was named the all-purpose player on the 2020 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America Team, the organization announced Monday.
Vaughn is the eighth Wildcat to be named to the team since the FWAA began naming Freshman All-Americans in 2001. It is the second-straight season a Wildcat has been named a Freshman All-American by the FWAA and the fifth in the last 10 years.
A product of Round Rock, Texas, Vaughn rushed for 642 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games, while he caught 25 passes for 434 yards and another two scores. Vaughn also added kickoff-return duties to his repertoire late in the year, returning seven kickoffs for 145 yards (20.7-yard average). He was one of only three players in the nation during the 2020 season to tally at least 600 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards on the year, joining fellow running backs Travis Etienne (Clemson) and Na
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