Ken Bishop
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||
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| Born | September 8, 1990 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Piper (Sunrise, Florida) | ||||
| College | Northern Illinois | ||||
| NFL draft | 2014: 7th round, 251st overall pick | ||||
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Ken Bishop (born September 8, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Northern Illinois.
Bishop attended Piper High School. As a senior, he earned second-team All-state honors. He received invitations to the North-South All-Star Game and the Dade-Broward All-Star Game in 2009.
He enrolled at Ellsworth Community College, where as a freshman he tallied 64 tackles (third on the team), 2 sacks and a fumble recovery. The next year, he registered 67 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks and a pass defensed in 9 games played.
In 2012, he transferred to Northern Illinois University. As a junior, he posted 55 tackles (eighth on the team) and 2 sacks (sixth on the team), while starting 9 out of 14 games, including one at fullback in the MAC Championship contest.
As a senior, he recorded 70 tackles (fourth on the team), 7 tackles for loss (tied for fourth) and 2 interceptions. In 27 games he finished with 125 tackles (16.5 for loss), 3.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.