MauriceGrinter

Was a part-time starter at tight end last season, earning more playing time as the season progressed … Has good size and athletic ability … Moved from fullback to tight end in the spring of 2008 … Spent the 2006-07 seasons as the team’s backup fullback … In 2006, he scored on his first collegiate touch, a one-yard TD run against Texas State … Has seen action in 34 career games, earning four starting assignments.

2008 (Junior): Played in 12 games, including three starts … In his first season as a tight end, he had 12 catches for 162 yards and two touchdowns … Scored the winning touchdown with a three-yard catch at Mississippi State … Also had a touchdown snag in the win over Middle Tennessee … Long play is 34-yard catch vs. Vanderbilt.

2007 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games at fullback … Started the Florida Atlantic game and carried the ball three times for 15 yards … Plunged into the endzone for a one-yard scoring strike to put Kentucky ahead of Vanderbilt in the Blue and White’s win … Carried the ball four times for 20 yards against Tennessee, both of which are career highs.

2006 (Freshman): Played in nine games at fullback, having to miss action because of tendinitis in his knee … Scored on a one-yard TD run against Texas State, the first time he touched the ball in college … Also caught a six-yard touchdown pass at Florida … Enrolled at UK in Jan. 2006 as a “grayshirt” … Got a look at linebacker and safety in spring practice before being moved to fullback in August.

High School: Four-year starter at Fairdale HS in Louisville … Team advanced to the state playoffs all four seasons … Known best as a running back, he also played wide receiver, quarterback, and defensive back during his career … Rushed for 1,467 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior … Third-team all-state pick by the Louisville Courier-Journal and was named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” listing of the top-22 seniors in Kentucky … Rushed for approximately 1,100 yards and 15 TDs in just five games during his junior season, adding 51 tackles and nine interceptions on defense … Honorable-mention all-state as a sophomore and junior … The No. 6 prospect in Kentucky by Rivals.com and No. 8 by SuperPrep for the 2005 recruiting class … Played for the winning Kentucky team in the Kentucky-Tennessee HS All-Star Game in the summer of 2005 … Coached by Mike Gossett … Four-year starter in basketball … First-team all-state as a senior by the Louisville Courier-Journal and second-team all-state as a junior … Two-time region player of the year … Averaged 18.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game during his senior season … Third in school history in scoring (1,721 points) and second in rebounding (797 boards) … Spent two years on the track team … Competed in the high jump, long jump, the 4×100- and 4×200-meter relay … Went to the state meet in all four events … Originally signed with Louisville in Feb. 2005 but did not enroll.

Personal: Born in Louisville, Ky. …. Son of Maurice Morris and Chantel Grinter … Maurice helped Fairdale HS win consecutive state basketball championships and went on to play that sport at Southern Mississippi … Major is family science.

Community Cats: Participated in an event at Johnson Elementary School (2006).