La'RodKing

Team’s leading returnee at wide receiver … Has great tools, with size and speed … Also has willingness to catch the ball in traffic … Career totals feature 86 receptions for 1,218 yards and 13 touchdowns … Ranks eighth in school history in TD catches … 19th in school history in receiving yardage … Has played in 36 games, including 18 starts.

2011 (Junior): Caught 40 passes for 598 yards and seven touchdowns, leading the team in all three categories … Also ranked in the top 10 in the SEC in each category … Had a pair of 100-yard games … Snagged five balls for 100 stripes and a touchdown in the win over Central Michigan … Only needed three caches to reach 102 yards in the win over Ole Miss, including a 38-yard touchdown play and a career-long 55-yard catch that set up another TD … Had a career-high seven catches vs. Louisville … Had a personal-best two touchdowns in the win over Jacksonville State.

2010 (Sophomore): Third on the team in receiving with 36 catches for 478 yards and five touchdowns … Played in all 13 games, including six starts … Had a career-long 47-yard catch vs. Charleston Southern … Three catches for a career-high 88 yards and two touchdowns vs. Georgia … Had four receptions for 38 yards and two touchdowns in the upset of South Carolina … Season-high five catches vs. Auburn for 49 yards.

2009 (Freshman): Played in 11 games, seeing more action as the season progressed … Caught 10 passes for 142 yards … Top game was four catches for 41 yards in win over Eastern Kentucky … Biggest play of the year was a one-handed catch at Georgia, which he took to the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown, a key play in the upset of the Bulldogs.

High School: Versatile athlete played quarterback, wide receiver, tight end, safety, and on special teams for North Hardin HS in Radcliff, Ky. … Started at quarterback as a senior … Named first-team all-district … Team’s most valuable player as a junior and senior … Split time between QB and wide receiver as a junior … His height presents matchup problems for many defensive backs … During his junior season, had one game in which he rushed for a touchdown, caught a touchdown pass, and threw a TD pass … The No. 7 prospect in Kentucky by Rivals.com and No. 10 by SuperPrep … Coached by Crad Jaggers and Joe Washington … “La’Rod is a tremendous athlete, a very aggressive player, and his size is something you can’t teach,” Jaggers said … Also competed in basketball and track and field … Four-year starter in basketball who earned all-district honors and led the team in rebounding and assists … Competed in the high jump and the 4×400-meter relay … An early commitment to UK and did not consider other schools.

Personal: Born in Wurzberg, Germany … Son of Rodriquez and Valerie King … Rodriquez played college football … Major is community communications and leadership development.

Community Cats: Participated in Read Across America (2010 and 2011) … Helped with the Christian Appalachian Project for Pike County (2010) … Speaker at Leestown Elementary School and Fayette County Detention Center (2011) … Helped at Big Blue U Move-In (2011) … Volunteer at the “Be the Match” bone marrow drive (2012).