By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Former Shawnee Heights star Wyatt Hubert became the second Topekan to be chosen in the 2021 NFL draft, with the Cincinnati Bengals taking the Kansas State defensive end in the seventh round on Saturday
Former Shawnee Heights and Kansas State star defensive end Wyatt Hubert was selected in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Bengals. [Photo/Kansas State Athletics
The Chicago Bears picked Topeka High graduate Teven Jenkins, an Oklahoma State offensive lineman, in Friday's second round while Hubert becomes the second recent Shawnee Heights graduate in the NFL, with former T-Bird and Washburn University star Corey Ballentine currently with the New York Jets.
The Bengals selected Hubert with the seventh selection of the seventh round (235th overall).
Hubert, an All-Big 12 first-teamer, started 29 games at Kansas State, finishing his Wildcat career with 20 sacks and 34 tackles for loss.
Hubert continues a tradition of Shawnee Heights graduates in the NFL, with Tom Dinkel and Troy Wilson both playing in the Super Bowl and Ballentine being selected in the sixth round of the 2019 draft.
