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AustinMoss

  • height 6-0
  • Weight 250
  • class Senior
  • High school Christian County
BIO
  • UK Most Valuable Defensive Scout Team Player by UK coaches (2006)
  • SEC Academic Honor Roll (2006, 2007)

A defensive tackle during his first three seasons, he got a look at defensive end during the spring … Collected a sack at the new position during the Blue/White Spring Game and finished spring drills No. 2 behind All-SEC performer Jeremy Jarmon … Has played in six games and has been productive during his varsity playing stints … Made the team as a walk-on in 2005 and impressed the coaches with his athletic ability and work ethic … Brother of Ravi Moss, former UK basketball player.

2007 (Sophomore): Made an appearance in three contests … Recorded three tackles on the season, including two against Eastern Kentucky … Second-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2006 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in three games … The first tackle of his collegiate career was a quarterback sack against Texas State, good for a seven-yard loss … Earned the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Scout Team Player Award for the 2006 season … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2005 (Freshman): Redshirted … Chosen for Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week honors twice during the season.

High School: Three-year starter at defensive end and right guard for Christian County HS in Hopkinsville, Ky. … Recorded 39 tackles, 12 for a loss, and notched 10 sacks during his senior campaign … Graded 91 percent as a blocker his junior year … Led the Colonels to 27-9 record and three trips to the state playoffs during his career … Coached by Mike Whitaker … Notched career-best performance tallying nine tackles and three sacks against Graves County … Named all-area by the Kentucky New Era and a Western Kentucky all-star as a senior … Won his team’s Jerry Claiborne Award, named after the former UK player and head coach who is a native of Hopkinsville … Honors graduate … Member of Future Business Leaders of America, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born in Greenville, S.C. … Son of Austin and Teresa Moss … His brother, Ravi, was a four-year basketball player at UK … Major is marketing.

Community Cats: Guest visitor at the Dance Blue Marathon (2008).

Moss Career StatisticsYearPositionG-GSTacklesTFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds.FRFC2006Def. Tackle3-011-71-7002007Def. Tackle3-030000Totals6-041-71-700
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