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ColtonPiatt

  • height 6-3
  • Weight 211
  • class Freshman
  • High school Lipscomb Academy
High School
  • Four-year letter winner and two-year starter at Lipscomb Academy for Coach Scott Tillman
  • Member of the National Honor Society and IGNITE-Business
  • Active in the community with 62 hours in community service
  • Founded Lipscomb’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter
  • Named to the 2016 National Guard Honor Roll
  • Also lettered one season in track and field in the shot put
  • Chose Kentucky over Vanderbilt, Harding, Furman, Birmingham Southern
Personal
  • Born in Gainesville, Fla.
  • Son of Jeff and Deidra Piatt
  • Currently enrolled in undergraduate studies but plans a major in business and communications
Colton Says
  • His nickname is “String-Money”
  • He chose Kentucky because of the culture surrounding UK football and a chance to be a part of it all
  • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a sports broadcaster
  • One word that describes him on the field is “determined”
  • Most people don’t know he is an only child
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