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KayauneRoss
- height 6-6
- Weight 225
- class Senior
- Hometown West Chester, Ohio
- Previous School Phoenix College
- High school Lakota West
2016 – Junior
- Saw action in six games, missing the last five with injury
- Made his first career catch with a nine-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter vs. Southern Miss.
- Dean’s List (Spring 2017)
- SEC First-year Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)
Junior College
- A three-star recruit out of high school
- Caught 15 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns in four games before injury sidelined him as a freshman at Phoenix College (Ariz.) in 2014
- Redshirted the 2015 season
- Will have three seasons of eligibility remaining
High School
- Reunited with former high school teammates Kyle Meadows, Mikel Horton and George Asafo-Adjei
- Named second-team All-Greater Miami Conference in 2011 for Coach Larry Cox at Lakota West High School
- Named Lakota West Athlete of the Year
- Also played basketball and ran track
- Picked UK over offers from Arizona State, Oregon and N.C. State
Personal
- Pronounced KAY-waun
- Born in Hamilton, Ohio
- Son of Tasha Hudson, Loretha Hudson and Bo Ross
- Major is community and leadership development
Kayaune Says
- His nickname is “Big Ross”
- Other than playing for the NFL, he says his dream job is to coach
- When he’s not playing football he enjoys reading and watching football
- His life’s theme song is “Changes” by Tupac
- One word to describe him on the field is “raw”