AdrianMiddleton

Career

• Played in 43 career games with 38 consecutive starting assignments
• Totaled 78 tackles, 12.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, one QBH and one PBU in his four-year career
• Graduated in May of 2018 with a degree in media arts and studies a minor in digital media and design

2018 – Senior

• Started in all 13 games
• Had two tackles and a sack in the Senior Day win vs. MTSU
• Had a sack for a loss of 15 yards in the win over Vanderbilt
• Charted a TFL in the win at Florida

2017 – Junior

• Started in all 13 games and has now started in 25 consecutive contests
• Totaled 25 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 PBU and 1 QBH
• Had five tackles vs. Eastern Michigan, including a career-best 2.0 TFL and a sack for a loss of 11 yards

2016 – Sophomore

• Played in all 13 games, earning a starting nod in the final 12 games of the season
• Fourth on the team in TFLs with 5.5 for 13 yards
• Recorded a career-high six tackles, including one TFL in the win over No. 11 Louisville
• Earned his first career starting spot at Florida and registered six tackles
• Had five tackles, including 1.5 TFL at Tennessee
• Totaled eight tackles in four games played last season

2015 – r-Freshman

• Played in four games, finishing with eight tackles
• Had four tackles vs. Charlotte

2014 – Freshman

• Redshirted

High School

• Three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports.com and ESPN
• Ranked the fourth-best player in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
• Considered the 55th-best defensive tackle in the nation by ESPN
• Max Preps 2013 Small Schools All-American FirstTeam Defense honoree
• First-team all-state as a senior by The Associated Press and the Louisville Courier-Journal
• Class of the Commonwealth selection by the Lexington Herald-Leader
• Had 67 total tackles as a senior, including an astounding 26 tackles for loss, with nine quarterback sacks
• Had two fumble recoveries, one for a touchdown
• Helped his team advance to the KHSAA state quarterfinals his junior and senior seasons
• Finished 11-2 his senior season
• Had 59 tackles as a junior with nine sacks
• Played in the 2014 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
• Coached by Mark Nelson
• Chose Kentucky after scholarship offers from Louisville, Indiana and Missouri
• First player in the three-year history of the school to sign a scholarship with a Division I university

Personal

• Born in Bowling Green, Ky.
• Son of Audrey Middleton

Community Cats

• Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)

Adrian Says

• Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a graphic artist
• His passion in life is learning new things
• He wears No. 99 because symmetry is the best
• When he’s not on the field he enjoys studying film/playbook and his schoolwork, but also playing video games
• The best advice he’s ever received is from his high school coach, Brandon Smith “find a way to get it done”