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Justin Day - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics

JustinDay

  • height 6-8
  • Weight 305
  • class Freshman
  • High school South Aiken

High School: First-team all-state by SCVarsity.com … Offensive tackle with a huge upside … Long arms and big frame give him the potential to be an outstanding pass blocker … Has played only one year in the offensive line … Started his high school career playing defensive end before he moved to the other side of the ball as a senior … Played at South Aiken High School, coached by Jeremy West … Also first-team all-region … Was a standout at the Rivals.com South Carolina Elite 100 Camp in the spring of 2012 … “Day was the biggest surprise of the week,” Rivals analyst Mike Farrell wrote. “(M)ore often than not his opponents ended up on the ground with the big man lurking over them when the whistle blew.” … Played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, which pits the best high school players from North Carolina and South Carolina against each other … Also played basketball and participated in the discus throw for the track team.

Personal: Born in Ft. Worth, Texas … Son of Yolanda Lopez … Considering a major in business management.

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