MyronPryor

Two-year starter at defensive tackle … Has a good combination of speed and power … Appeared in 35 games, registering 23 starts … Has 82 tackles in his career … Best game as a Wildcat came in a win over Ole Miss in 2006, recorded two tackles, one sack, one interception, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery … Career high is six tackles in a single game, and two sacks.

2007 (Junior): Registered a season-high four stops in Kentucky’s win over Arkansas … Matched a season-high with four tackles against Florida … Played 12 games, starting 11, with a total of 27 tackles.

2006 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games, starting 10 … Caused four fumbles, ranking in the nation’s top 10 in that category … Led the team in quarterback sacks with five … Turned in a dominant performance in the win over Ole Miss, recording two tackles, one sack, one interception, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in the win over the Rebels … Had a career-high six tackles vs. South Carolina … Notched career-best two sacks in win over Central Michigan … Knocked loose a fumble vs. Georgia, setting up a touchdown in the win over the Bulldogs … Earned game-captain role for the Louisiana-Monroe game … Sustained a sprained foot at Louisville and had to miss the Texas State game.

2005 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games … Started the last two games … Tallied 13 tackles, with a season high of three against Florida and Georgia … Collected quarterback sacks vs. Mississippi State and Georgia.

High School: Explosive defensive lineman who has been likened to former Wildcat and first-round NFL draft choice Dewayne Robertson … Three-year starter at offensive tackle and in the defensive line at Eastern HS in Louisville, Ky. … First-team all-state by the Louisville Courier-Journal and second-team all-state by The Associated Press as a senior … Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” list of the top-22 seniors in Kentucky … Selected All-Metro Louisville by the Voice-Tribune … Given the Republic Bank Award for the top defensive lineman in Louisville … Eastern’s recipient of the Unitas Scholarship Award … Senior year defensive stats feature approximately 30 tackles, with 10 tackles for loss and five fumble recoveries … Also played running back in some short-yardage situations and scored one touchdown … Second-team all-state as a junior by the Courier-Journal … Helped Eastern to a 9-3 record as a junior, advancing to the second round of the state playoffs … Two-year member of the all-district team … Strength is noted by his top lifts, 390 pounds in the bench press, 585 in the squat, 270 in the power clean, and a state-record 690 in the dead lift … An All-South Region selection by PrepStar … The No. 7 prospect in Kentucky as named by Rivals.com and SuperPrep … Coached by Lance Dudley … “Myron is a naturally strong and gifted athlete,” Dudley said. “He runs very well for his size and has surprising agility. One of his strengths is his football instincts; he knows how to find the football. He also takes pride in his technique.” … Two-year letterman on the wrestling and track and field teams … Competed in the shot put and discus throw … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Selected Kentucky over Indiana, Louisville, and Cincinnati.

Personal: Born in Louisville, Ky. … Son of Marylin Pryor … Major is family and consumer sciences.

Pryor Career Statistics

YearPositionG-GSTacklesTFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds.FRFC2005Def. Tackle11-2132-172-17002006Def. Tackle12-10426.5-405-30142007Def. Tackle12-11270.5-1010Totals35-23829-587-4724

Pryor Game-by-Game Statistics
2006

OpponentTacklesTFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds.at Louisville100Texas StateINJOle Miss21-21-2at Florida41-91-9Central Michigan52-152-15South Carolina600at LSU10.5-10at Mississippi State400Georgia500Vanderbilt200UL-Monroe51-90at Tennessee400vs. Clemson31-41-4Totals426.5-405-30

2007

Opponent Tackles Sacks-Yds. TFL-Yds. FC FR PBUEastern Kentucky DNPKent State100000Louisville200000at Arkansas400000Florida Atlantic000000at South Carolina300000LSU300.5-1000Florida400000Mississippi State300010at Vanderbilt300001at Georgia000000Tennessee200000vs. Florida State200000Totals2700.5-1011