MonquantaeGibson

Looking to garner playing time at tailback after a redshirt season … Working to add weight and strength to his wiry frame … Has good speed and is tough to catch in the open field.

2002 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: One of the top running backs in the history of Kentucky high school football … Four-year starter as a running back and defensive back at Moore HS in Louisville … Led the state in rushing his senior season with 2,756 yards and 43 touchdowns … Also led the state in scoring with 288 points … Had an amazing performance against Shawnee HS when he rushed 25 times for 574 yards and nine touchdowns; the 574 yards is a single-game state record … The USA Today National High School Player of the Week for that performance … Twice chosen as the WAVE-TV Paul Hornung Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the Louisville area … Led team to the second round of the state playoffs … Runner-up for “Mr. Football” in Kentucky … First-team all-state by The Associated Press and the Louisville Courier-Journal … On the “Class of the Commonwealth” list of the top 22 seniors in Kentucky by the Lexington Herald-Leader … All-South by the Orlando Sentinel … Student Sports magazine named him All-Midwest as a multi-purpose player and the No. 2 prospect in Kentucky … The No. 11 running back in the South by PrepStar … Stellar career totals feature 851 carries for 6,741 yards, a 7.9-yard average, and 97 rushing touchdowns … Had 110 total touchdowns and 696 points in high school … Second in state history in total points and touchdowns and sixth in rushing yardage … Leading rusher and scorer in Louisville high school history … Third-team all-state as a junior when he rambled for 2,002 yards and led the state in scoring … Three-year member of the all-district team and two years all-county … Area player of the year as a senior and district player of the year his last two seasons … Team’s most valuable player for three seasons … Coached by Jay Fulmer … Played in the Kentucky vs. Tennessee High School All-Star Game in the summer of 2002 … Rushed 14 times for 46 yards and one TD in Kentucky’s 31-14 win … Played one year of basketball … Two-year member of the baseball team and was all-district as a junior … Named to “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” … Member of the “Men of Quality” and Teens Against Tobacco Use school organizations … Chose Kentucky over Auburn, Miami (Ohio), Louisville, Louisiana State, and Tennessee.

Personal: Full name is Jamie Monquantae Gibson … Name is pronounced “mah-QUAN-tay,” as the first “n” is silent … Born 12-28-83 in Louisville, Ky. … Son of James and Agnes Gibson … A cousin, Cory Stroud, played defensive back for current UK assistant coach Wesley McGriff at Kentucky State University … Major is undecided.

The Cats’ Cause: Participated in the annual UK Children’s Hospital “Breakfast With Santa” (2002).