Glenn Gronkowski, a Kansas State fullback and the youngest brother in the Gronk family, has decided to give up his last season of NCAA eligibility and enter the 2016 NFL draft.
“I think it’s the right time,” Gronkowski told Sports Illustrated after Kansas State lost the Liberty Bowl. “Time to move on.”
As a pro prospect, Glenn Gronkowski is more like brothers Chris Gronkowski (who went undrafted and played 35 games in the NFL) and Dan Gronkowski (a seventh-round pick who played 21 games in the NFL) than his superstar brother Rob Gronkowski. Glenn will likely be a third-day draft pick, but he said he’s seen his brothers battle injuries and figures that if he’s going to take hits on the football field, he might as well get a paycheck for it.
“There’s only so many hits on your body,” Gronkowski said.
Glenn is likely to make an NFL roster, and when he does he’ll be the fourth Gronkowski brother to play in the NFL. The Fuller family will also have a fourth brother in the NFL this year, as Virginia Tech cornerback Kendall Fuller has announced he’s turning pro, joining his brothers Lions receiver Corey Fuller and Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller and following in the footsteps of their oldest brother, former NFL player Vincent Fuller. The only other family since the AFL-NFL merger to have four brothers in the NFL was the Browner family, with Jim, Joey, Keith and Ross, who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
