Scott Frantz (American football)

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Scott Frantz
No. 74
Position Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born (1996-06-07) June 7, 1996 (age 29)
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school Free State (Lawrence, Kansas)
College
Awards and highlights
  • Second-team All-Big-12 (2019)
  • 2016 First Team Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Athlon)
  • 2016 All-Bowl Team (AP, USA Today )
  • 2016–18 First Team Academic All-Big 12
Stats at ESPN

Scott A. Frantz (born June 7, 1996) is an American former college football player who was an offensive tackle for the Kansas State Wildcats. He earned second-team all-conference honors in the Big 12 as a senior in 2019.

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Frantz attended Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas, before committing to play at Kansas State University. [1] In 2017, Frantz publicly came out as gay, joining My-King Johnson as two of the first openly gay players in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). [2] Later that same year, Frantz became the first openly gay college football player to play in a game for an FBS school. [3] He started 51 straight games for the Wildcats and was named second-team All-Big-12 in his senior year in 2019. [4]

He went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Nightengale, Bobby (June 18, 2014). "Free State O-lineman Frantz commits to K-State / LJWorld.com". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Scott Frantz of Kansas State Wildcats details telling teammates he is gay". Espn.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ Zeigler, Cyd (September 4, 2017). "Big XII football team with openly gay player wins by 36 points. So much for distractions". Outsports. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Robinett, Kellis (April 30, 2020). "How undrafted Kansas State lineman Scott Frantz is dealing with unlikely NFL future". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved January 31, 2021.


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