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KengeraDaniel
- position Defensive End
- height 6-5
- Weight 235
- class Senior
- Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
- High school Millbrook
2018 – Senior
- Played in three games and finished with four tackles
- Recorded a career-high three tackles vs. Murray State
2017 – Junior
- Played in 12 games
- Totaled six tackles
- Got his first career sack vs. E. Michigan for a loss of 10 yards
- Had a career-best two tackles in the opener at Southern Miss
2016 – Sophomore
- Played in 11 games
- Made a crucial tackle in the win over Vanderbilt, stopping Ralph Webb on 4th-and-1 at the UK 37
2015 – Freshman
- Played in three games, finishing with one tackle vs. Charlotte
- Graduated a semester early and enrolled at Kentucky in January of 2015
High School
- Defensive end prospect only began playing football in high school
- Battled injuries in high school that limited his stats but still posted 65 tackles and 19 sacks in 2014
- Had 13 sacks and one interception in limited time in 2013
- A three-star recruit by all four major recruiting databases
- Scout ranked him the fourth-best defensive end prospect in the state of North Carolina, while Rivals, 247Sports.com and ESPN all ranked him a top-25 player in the state of North Carolina
- Versatile athlete played defensive end, linebacker, tight end and fullback in high school
- Two-year letterman who helped his team break the school’s single-season sack record in 2014
- Guided Millbrook to finish second in the conference and advance to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs
- Best career game came against Heritage High School when he had 12 solo tackles, including five tackles for loss and two sacks
- Coached by Clarence Inscore
- All-around athlete also lettered two years in basketball at center/power forward
- Honor-roll student
- Was very active outside of athletics, working with an outreach club in high school that spent time over at a local middle school tutoring
- Chose Kentucky over Louisville, NC State, Virginia and Alabama
Personal
- Name is pronounced “ken-JAIR-ah” (jair like hair with a “j” sound)
- Son of Gerald and Kenyatta Daniel
- Name is combination of his mom and dad’s name
- Major is health promotions with a minor in communications
Community Cats
- Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)
Kengera Says
- His nickname is “K.G.”
- He chose Kentucky because he saw the opportunity to reach his goals on and off the field
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a coach or exercise scientist
- His favorite thing about football is the feeling that comes with making a big play
- Most people don’t know he was in the chorus in high school