Lockett led the nation in punt return average for the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season and was a second-team All-American.
As of December 2011[update], he held the Big 12 Conference records for single-season punt return average (22.8) and longest pass reception (97 yards) as well as Kansas State Wildcats records for Freshman receiving yards and the longest play from scrimmage.
He was a four-time All-Big 12 selection and formerly held Kansas State records for career all-purpose yards and consecutive 100-yard receiving games.
His professional career involved several short stints that included most of a season on the taxi squad for the 2002 49ers of the NFL and a few years with the BC Lions of the CFL.
On September 26, 1998, Michael Bishop connected with Lockett on a 97-yard touchdown against University of Louisiana at Monroe to set the Big 12 Conference record for longest pass reception.
[31] At some point in the season,[citation needed] he became a member of the 2004 BC Lions that played in the 92nd Grey Cup.
[32] During the 2005 CFL season for the BC Lions, he fielded 61 kickoff returns, which as of 2011[update] was tied for fourth all-time in league history.