When Washington drafted Virginia Tech cornerback Kendall Fuller in the third round of the draft on Friday night, he became the fourth member of his family to make it to the NFL.
Fuller’s brother Kyle Fuller is a cornerback for the Bears and his brother Corey Fuller is a receiver for the Lions. The oldest brother, Vincent Fuller, is a former NFL player.
All four brothers played for Virginia Tech, and when Kendall ended his career with the Hokies, coach Frank Beamer said, “Virginia Tech is better because the Fuller brothers were Hokies. Vinny, Corey, Kyle and Kendall were all different, but they were all the same in that they were smart, competitive, very athletic and great teammates, who possessed great character.”
Today Kansas State fullback Glenn Gronkowski could be drafted, and he would follow his brothers Chris, Dan and Rob Gronkowski in the NFL. The Fullers and the Gronkowskis would be the second and third families since the AFL-NFL merger to have four brothers in the NFL. The first was the Browner family, with Jim, Joey, Keith and Ross, who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
