JasonRollins

Two-year starter at left guard … Played extremely well in the spring, continuing the steady progress he has made throughout his career … Could emerge as one of the league’s top linemen in the coming season … Has added approximately 25 pounds since his arrival at UK … Has played in 20 games, starting 18.

2002 (Sophomore): Started every game at left guard … Led the team in knockdown blocks with 79.5 … Led the team in knockdown blocks in six games during the season … His 17 knockdowns in the win over Vanderbilt were the most by a Wildcat lineman during the season … Helped power Artose Pinner to the SEC rushing championship … As a team, Kentucky finished second in the league in scoring average.

2001 (Redshirt Freshman): Started the last six games at left guard after Keith Chatelain was injured … Played well, as his entry into the lineup coincided with the Wildcats’ offensive surge during the last half of the season.

2000 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: First-team all-state, Capital Conference Player of the Year, Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, all-region, and all-district as a senior at Mount Vernon (Ohio) HS … Three-year starter at Mount Vernon, starting at tight end as a sophomore, then at offensive tackle and defensive tackle his junior and senior seasons … Standout senior year included 93 tackles, including 12 for loss, seven quarterback sacks, seven fumbles caused, and a blocked punt that he returned for a touchdown … Mount Vernon won the Capital Conference championship and posted back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 30 years … Totaled 61 tackles as a junior, including 10 for loss, four sacks, five fumbles caused, and four fumbles recovered … Two-year member of the all-conference and all-county teams … Received plenty of attention by the recruiting services … One of the top 115 players in the Midwest by SuperPrep and the Prep Football Report … Ranked the #68 offensive lineman in the nation by Rivals.com and the #15 lineman in the Midwest by PrepStar … Coached by Brian Gastin, who said, “Jason is the best player I’ve had in my 18 years of coaching. He absolutely dominates the game. He is also a great person, what you look for in youth today” … Has great strength and was a three-year member of his school’s powerlifting team … Finished third overall in the state meet as a junior, with best lifts of 325 in the bench press, 450 in the squat lift, and 555 in the dead lift … An academic letterman at his school and member of the National Honor Society … His finalists included Kentucky, Wake Forest, Florida, Michigan State, and Northwestern.

Personal: Full name is Jason Lee Rollins … Born 5-6-82 in Newark, Ohio … Son of Lowell C. Rollins III and Rebecca Rollins … Major is kinesiology.

The Cats’ Cause: Served as a mentor to students at Leestown Middle School (2002) … Participated in service events at the UK Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Southern Elementary School, and the “Mountain of Love” children’s Christmas gift program (2002) … Participated in the Leestown Middle School Literacy Night (2003).