SARASOTA, Fla. — He contributed to WKU’s first-ever FBS bowl appearance. He started on WKU’s first-ever bowl championship team. He captained WKU’s first-ever FBS conference championship. And on Friday, Forrest Lamp became WKU’s highest-ever draft selection when he was selected No. 38 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2017 NFL Draft.
From Sarasota, near his native Venice, Fla., Lamp received the phone call from the Chargers at 7:35 p.m. ET as he became WKU’s first-ever second round pick and learned where his NFL career would begin. It was a culmination of years of hard work and effort for Lamp to reach this milestone, both for his family and for the Hilltoppers.