JoeMansour

– National Kickoff Specialist of the Week for the Louisville game by the College Football Performance Awards (2010)
– SEC Academic Honor Roll (2011, 2012)

Versatile performer can handle placekicks, punting and kickoffs … Hoping to earn the starting placekicker role following the graduation of Craig McIntosh … Kicked well in the Blue/White Spring Game, making a 38-yard field goal and averaging 45.2 yards on punts … Handled kickoffs for most of his first three seasons … Has played in 30 games.

2012 (Junior): Kicked off in nine games … Had 12 touchbacks … His touchback percentage of 42.9 was the best of his career.

2011 (Sophomore): Kicked off in all 12 games … Had 14 touchbacks … Helped UK rank fourth in the SEC in net kickoff coverage … Nailed three touchbacks in the win over Ole Miss.

2010 (Freshman): Kicked off in nine games … Had 15 touchbacks, tied for the SEC lead … Recorded a season high in touchbacks with five vs. Akron … Named the College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Specialist of the Week for his performance against Louisville, where he kicked off five times, causing three touchbacks.

High School: First-team All-America kicker among medium-sized high schools as selected by MaxPreps.com … Also named first team on the Georgia “All-Decade” Team by MaxPreps … Long-range kicker had six field goals over 50 yards during his career … Made field goals of 59, 56 and 52 yards during his senior season at LaGrange High School … The 59-yarder is the third-longest in Georgia high school history … Had touchbacks on 84 percent of his kickoffs … Punted for a 42.7-yard average … First-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sports Writers Association for Class AAA … The nation’s No. 2 punter prospect by Scout.com and the No. 15 kicker as evaluated by Rivals.com … Averaged 41.4 yards per punt as a junior, with 83 percent of his kickoffs in the end zone … Four-year starter also hit field goals of 55 yards as a junior, 53 yards as a sophomore and 50 yards as a freshman … LaGrange, a perennial power, advanced to the state playoffs each season, with a best finish of 11-3 in the state semifinals his junior year … Continues the tradition of Grangers at UK … Coached by Steve Pardue … Played for the winning South team in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game, nailing a pair of field goals and all three extra points in a 27-20 victory … Very good athlete in addition to his kicking skills … “Joe is a tremendous talent,” Pardue said. “He’s a great athlete and could have played another position for us but he was just too valuable in the kicking game. His accuracy consistently improved over the years. He came in a good punter and left a great one.” … Played for the basketball and baseball teams, earning all-region honors in baseball … Member of the student council and the school’s service club … Honor-roll student.

Personal: Born in LaGrange, Ga. … Son of Nasor and Emily Mansour … Name is pronounced “MAN-soo-er” … Major is pre-management and pre-marketing.

Community Cats: Helped with the Big Blue U Move-In (2011, `12).

Joe Says … My favorite college class is: calculus … Other than the NFL, my dream job is: an available one … What non-football sporting event would you like to attend: Manchester United soccer match … The one thing I like most about football is: hanging out with the team … My hidden talent is: Scooby Doo impressions … Something people might not know about me is: I am an athlete, not just a kicker.