Scott Frantz (American football)

Scott Frantz
Kansas State Wildcats – No. 74
PositionOffensive tackle
MajorSpecial education
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-07) June 7, 1996 (age 28)
Lawrence, Kansas
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight303 lb (137 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolFree State (Lawrence, Kansas)
Career highlights and awards
  • 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

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.

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]

  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. ^ a b 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.