Raphael Guidry
Bio
Career: 2007 – 2011
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 290
Hometown: Texas City, Texas
High School:
La MarqueCareer Stats
Games Played: 46
Games Started: 16
Tackles: 79
Tackles For Loss: 7
Sacks: 3
Interceptions: 2
Blocked Kicks: 5
Notes
High School
- 2006:
- Texas Class 4A First Team All-State
- Texas All-Classes Second Team
- All-Greater Houston Area 4A Second Team
- Recorded 86 Tackles, 5 Sacks, and forced 5 Fumbles
- Helped lead La Marque to a 15-1 record and a 4A Division II State Championship
Kansas State
- 2007: Redshirt
- 2008: Appeared in 9 games
- 2009: Appeared in 12 games with 6 starts
- 2010: Appeared in 13 games with 8 starts
- 2011: Appeared in 12 games with 2 starts
- Set the single-season Kansas State kick block record
- Tied the Kansas State career kick block record
- Blocked 2 field goals vs Texas Tech
K-State Career Awards
2011: Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Highlights
Bring on the Cats Staff
Drew:
This has been a fun project so far. I had no idea who Raphael Guidry was until I was trying to figure out who to use for #94 and noticed Guidry’s 5 blocked kicks as a senior.
There was nothing in his past to indicate
he was going to turn into the 2011 college football season’s version of Dikembe Mutombo, and yet, that’s exactly what he became, tying the Kansas Season career kick block record in a single season. It’s weird, 2011 should have been a disappointing season for Guidry. He went from starting 8 games in 2010 to only 2 in 2011, but his two blocks against Texas Tech were key to securing a 41-34 win over the Red Raiders. He also blocked an extra point in a 30-23 late-season win over Iowa State. Those were 3 pretty important blocks in the context of the 2011 season.
#95, Ray Kibble, was a great example of how Coach Snyder utilized junior college recruiting, and Raphael Guidry shows how players found a way to produce for Coach Snyder. Instead of pouting about not winning a starting position on the team as a senior, Guidry shifted his efforts to special teams and played a key role in a 10-3 victory that announced Kansas State’s return to college football relevancy.
That speaks to who Raphael Guidry was as a player, and who Bill Snyder was as a coach.
