UK Athletics
Read more
C.J.Conrad
- title Quality Control - Offense
- Former Wildcat (2015-18) tight end who was named a graduate assistant for the offense in 2020
- Following his UK career, he signed on the New York Giants practice squad in 2019
- Played in 49 career games with 42 starts at Kentucky
- Totaled 80 catches with 1,015 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns
- Became the 28th player to reach 1,000 yards receiving
- His 12 career TDs catches are the second-most TD receptions by a tight end in UK history, one behind James Whalen (13 from 1997-99)
- Ended his illustrious career at No. 28 on the career receiving yards chart
- Named the winner of the 2018 Pop Warner National College Football Award which recognizes a college graduating senior who has made a difference on the field, in the classroom and in his community, and serves as a role model to Pop Warner’s young student-athletes
- Named to the 2018 SEC Community Service Team and was a nominee for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and the Wuerffel Trophy
- Three-time Mackey Award Watch List member, (nation’s best tight end)
- Four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Earned All-SEC honors as a junior
- Graduated in December of 2018 with a degree in communications
- Earned his master’s degree in sport leadership in December of 2022
- Native of LaGrange, Ohio