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KalonHumphries
- title Graduate Assistant – Defense
- Kalon Humphries enters his first season as a graduate assistant for defense at Kentucky where he will primarily work with the defensive line and assistant coach Anwar Stewart.
- Came to Kentucky after two seasons as an assistant coach for the defensive line at Heidelberg University, a Division III program, located in Tiffin, Ohio
- Prior to Heidelberg, spent two seasons (2018-19) at Iowa State, first as a defensive graduate assistant and then a defensive quality control coach
- While at Iowa State, helped tutor defensive linemen and All-Big 12 honorees Ray Lima and Jaquan Bailey.
- Served as an assistant defensive line coach at Morehead State in 2017
- Also had stints at Independence Community College (Independence, Kansas) as an offensive line coach in 2017 and Walled Lake Western High School (Walled Lake, Michigan) in 2015-16
- Played center on the offensive line at Adrian College (Adrian, Michigan) as a freshman in 2012, helping the Bulldogs win the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA)
- Transferred to Michigan as a preferred walk-on as a sophomore but suffered an injury that ended his playing career
- The Novi, Mich., native, graduated from Michigan in 2016 with a degree in political science
- Currently working on a master’s degree at UK