• Is the highest drafted punter in Vikings history (155th overall). Becomes the 6th punter chosen in team history.
• Owns a career punting average of 44.2 yards which ranks 2nd all-time in UCLA history.
• Was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
OFF THE FIELD: Appeared on the UCLA honor roll each year from 2008-2012…Was a three-year representative on UCLA’s student-athlete advisory council…Graduated with a degree in economics…Has interest in going back to school to earn his MBA and run his own business…Earned first-team all-conference academic honors in 2012, was named to the second-team twice… Presented with the Athletic Director’s Academic Excellence Award in 2012 …Selected as UCLA’s 2011-12 Male Student-Athlete of the Year…Visited Mattel Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles to speak with patients…Also involved with Team Prime Time at UCLA that helped kids with disabilities…Enjoys playing golf and video games when away from football…His father is a member of the Air Force and he enjoys reading military books…Was born in Frankfurt, Germany and has lived in Kansas and Arizona.
• Is the highest drafted punter in Vikings history (155th overall). Becomes the 6th punter chosen in team history.
• Owns a career punting average of 44.2 yards which ranks 2nd all-time in UCLA history.
• Was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
OFF THE FIELD: Appeared on the UCLA honor roll each year from 2008-2012…Was a three-year representative on UCLA’s student-athlete advisory council…Graduated with a degree in economics…Has interest in going back to school to earn his MBA and run his own business…Earned first-team all-conference academic honors in 2012, was named to the second-team twice… Presented with the Athletic Director’s Academic Excellence Award in 2012 …Selected as UCLA’s 2011-12 Male Student-Athlete of the Year…Visited Mattel Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles to speak with patients…Also involved with Team Prime Time at UCLA that helped kids with disabilities…Enjoys playing golf and video games when away from football…His father is a member of the Air Force and he enjoys reading military books…Was born in Frankfurt, Germany and has lived in Kansas and Arizona.
PRO: Selected #155 overall in 2013 by the Vikings…Is the highest selected punter in Vikings history…Will join 6th round selection G Jeff Baca in Minnesota after playing together at UCLA…Was the first punter/kicker selected in the 2013 NFL Draft with only 8 punters being selected higher since 2003.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 53 games at UCLA…Was 30-35 all-time as a Bruin, including his redshirt freshman season…Was 1-2 in postseason bowl games with his win coming at the EagleBank Bowl in 2009 over Temple…Won back-to-back South Division Championships in 2011-12…Served as a special teams co-captain in 2012…Handled punting and kicking duties for UCLA…Ranks 2nd in UCLA history in punts (275), most yardage (12,163) and punting average (44.23)…Semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award in 2 of his 4 seasons as a Bruin…First-Team All-Pac-12 as selected by the coaches in 2012, second-team All-Pac-12 in 2009, ‘10…Was an honorable mention for All-American by SI.com in ‘12…Earned the Kenneth S. Washington Award for Outstanding Senior of the Year on Special Teams…Selected to play in the Senior Bowl following his 2012 season…Named to The Sporting News All-Freshman team…As a senior, led the Pac-12 punters with 35 punts inside the 20-yard line (21 at or inside the opponent’s 10-yard line)…Averaged 43.3 yards per punt in 2012…Tallied 68 touchbacks on 89 kickoffs, leading the Pac-12 in 2012…Ranked 5th in the nation in punt average (44.3) in 2011…Earned the team’s Tommy Prothro award in ’11 for the Outstanding Special Teams Player, also shared the honor in 2009, ‘10…Against Texas, Locke made the first 2 FGs of his career (51, 49) while adding a season-long 70-yard punt…In 2010, ranked 1st in the Pac-10 and 4th in the NCAA with a punting average of 45.8 which ranked 2nd all-time in Bruins history…His Bruin squad led the nation in net punting (41.3) in 2010…Recorded an 81-yard punt at Arizona in 2009…Did not see action in 2008, his first season in the UCLA program.
PREP: 4-year letter recipient at Mountain Ridge HS in Glendale, AZ…Played WR, K and P in HS…Was a Parade All-American, EA Sports first-team All-American and ranked as the #1 kicker coming out of HS by ESPN.com…Appeared in the Under Armour All-American Game…As a senior, was selected All-Arizona and first-team all-state…Team captain as a senior and named 5A all-state as a K…Set school records for most FGs in a season (11), longest punt (71 yards) and longest FG (63, a state record)…Also participated in soccer in HS, earning 3 letters…Named All-Region in soccer in the 3 years that he participated…Selected as second-team all-state as a junior and Region Player of the Year.
