BrianAdams

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2010)

Split the spring between football and baseball but still showed enough on the gridiron to be listed as a starter going into August … Turned in a big performance in the Blue/White Spring Game with seven catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns … Has good speed and hands … Plays outfield on the baseball team … Sat out the 2009 football season while recovering from an unusual medical situation … Had a blood clot and surgery in July, 2009 … Adams credits UK athletics trainer Jim Madaleno for possibly saving his life with an astute diagnosis after an initial medical evaluation did not detect the condition … Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the summer of 2009 but opted to attend Kentucky.

2010 (Redshirt Freshman – Football): Played in 12 games at wide receiver and on special teams, catching three passes for 23 yards … Got his first career start at Mississippi State … Made one tackle in kick coverage.

2010 (Freshman – Baseball): Saw limited playing time while spring football was going on … When spring drills ended, he emerged as the starting leftfielder for the final eight games … Batted .472 with 17 hits in 36 at-bats … Used his speed and hands to make several remarkable plays in left field.

2009 (Freshman – Football): Redshirted.

High School: Primarily a quarterback in high school, he projects as a wide receiver on the collegiate level … Has excellent height and speed, having been timed as fast as 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Was a dual-threat quarterback at South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga. … Also saw playing time at wide receiver and defensive back … Missed most of his senior season because of an injury … Named all-county and second-team all-region as a junior … Rushed for 646 yards and six touchdowns while passing for 1,137 yards and six TDs … Also returned punts … Listed as the nation’s No. 55 quarterback by Scout.com … Coached by Wendell Early … “Brian is a great athlete, very talented with a great work ethic,” Early said … Also an outfielder in baseball, he was a two-year all-county selection … Helped lead his team to the finals of the state playoffs as a senior, finishing as the runner-up … Was a 45th-round draft choice by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2009 draft … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born in Athens, Ga. … Son of Keith and Karen Adams … Currently enrolled in undergraduate studies.

Community Cats: Salvation Army bellringer (2009) … Participated in an event at Liberty Elementary School … (2010) … Visited patients at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (2011).