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Moses Douglass - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 11

MosesDouglass

  • position Defensive Back
  • height 6-2
  • Weight 199
  • class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Springfield, Ohio
  • High school Springfield

2021 – Sophomore

  • Saw action in three games and totaled four tackles
  • Charted a career-best three tackles in the opener vs. ULM and got a tackle at Louisville


2020 – r-Freshman

  • Saw action in seven games (Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Florida and NC State)
  • Got a tackle at Alabama


2019 – Freshman

  • Redshirt season
  • Saw action in three games (Eastern Michigan, Tennessee and UT Martin)
  • Charted his first career tackle vs. UT Martin
  • Mid-year enrollee


High School

  • Four-star recruit and one the nation’s top-30 safety prospects by Rivals.com and 247sports.com
  • The No. 7 prospect in Ohio and one of the nation’s top 300 players by Rivals
  • As a senior, helped lead Springfield HS to a 9-3 record and second round of the state playoffs
  • First-team All-Ohio in Division I (largest classification)
  • Coached by his father, Maurice, at Springfield
  • Teammate of fellow signee Isaiah Gibson
  • Chose Kentucky over Georgia Tech, Louisville and Michigan State


Community Cats

  • Volunteered to pack food for God’s Pantry (2020)
  • Volunteered at the Catholic Action Center (2020)


Personal

  • Born in Dayton, Ohio
  • Son of Camela and Maurice Douglass
  • Siblings are Maurice Douglass Jr., Shiloh Douglass, and Christian Douglass-Hall
  • Father, Maurice, was a defensive back at Kentucky in 1984-85 and went on to an 11-year NFL career with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants
  • Major is pre-journalism


Moses Says

  • His nickname is “MoeDoug”
  • He chose Kentucky because he liked the vibe and the opportunities that came with it
  • Three words to describe him are goofy, chill, and smiley
  • Daniel Kaluuya would play him in a movie about his life
  • After his football career he would like to be a sports broadcaster and work for the NFL Network
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