An electric combine performance and consistent play in the secondary helped Penn State football player Troy Apke become a household name for last weekend’s NFL Draft. Although Apke had projections of going late in the draft, he went in the fourth round to the Washington Redskins.
His selection turned some heads, considering his counterpart in the secondary, Marcus Allen was still on the board. He started the majority of four years while Apke started just one. It may have come as a surprise to some, but Apke became a better player every year in Happy Valley.