JaredCasey

2021 – Sophomore

• Played in 27 career games at Kentucky
• Saw action in all 13 games this season
• Totaled nine tackles and a quarterback hurry

2020 – r-Freshman

• Played in all 11 games, finishing with 20 tackles and 2.0 TFL
• Had five tackles and a TFL at Alabama … Also had a TFL at Missouri
• Totaled a career-best six tackles vs. Mississippi State
• Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2019 – Freshman

• Saw action in three games (Missouri, UT Martin and Louisville)
• Charted first career tackle vs. UT Martin
• Mid-year enrollee
• FWAA 2019 Freshman All-American Team and Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Watch List
• Redshirt season

High School

• A four-star prospect
• Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 15 outside linebacker nationally 
• As a senior, totaled 70 tackles, 15.5 TFLs, three sacks and one forced fumble in 11 games for head coach Adrian Morton
• Played two seasons at Trinity before transferring to Ballard
• Chose UK over Oregon and Louisville

Personal

• Born in Louisville, Kentucky
• Son of Melissa Gaines and Craig Shively
• Major is community leadership and development

Jared Says

• He chose Kentucky to play for his home state and because of the coaching staff
• Most people don’t know he can cut hair and he can sew clothes
• His sports hero is Muhammad Ali
• His hidden talent is making a duck noise
• The three famous people he would invite to his fantasy dinner are Muhammad Ali, Spider-Man, and Kobe Bryant