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Ashton Cozart - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 80

AshtonCozart

  • position Wide Receiver
  • height 6-3
  • Weight 197
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Flower Mound, Texas
  • High school Marcus
  • Previous School SMU/Oregon

2025 – Sophomore
• Transferred to Kentucky after one season at Southern Methodist and one season at Oregon

2024 – r-Freshman (SMU)
• Played in four games and totaled one reception for 24 yards vs. Houston Christian

2023 – Freshman (Oregon)
• Redshirt season

High School
• Rated the No. 93 player in the class of 2023 by Sports Illustrated coming out of high school
• A four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and in the 247Sports composite and a three-star prospect by Rivals
• Ranked a top-100 player nationally by ESPN (No. 94), a top-200 player in the 247Sports composite (No. 163), and a top-250 player by 247Sports (No. 208)
• Rated a top-30 wide receiver in the country by ESPN (No. 18), in the 247Sports composite (No. 26) and by 247Sports (No. 27) and top-75 at the position by Rivals (No. 64)
• Rated a top-20 player in Texas by ESPN (No. 16), a top-50 player in the state in the 247Sports composite (No. 34) and 247Sports (No. 37) and a top-100 player by Rivals (No. 87)
• A consensus top-15 wide receiver in Texas, peaking as the fifth-ranked player at the position by ESPN
• Selected to the 2022 Under Armour All-America Game
• As a senior, chosen as a first-team all-district performer at wide receiver
• Finished the season with 33 catches, 582 yards and seven touchdowns for 17.6 yards per catch
• Had two games with 100-or-more receiving yards
• Coach by Kevin Atkinson at Marcus High School

Personal
• Born in Fort Worth, Texas
• Son of Chris and Valerie Cozart
• Siblings are Charles and Victoria
• Major is criminal justice

Ashton Says
• Nickname is “Cozy”
• One thing most people don’t know about him is that he likes to draw
• After his football career he hopes to get into coaching
• Three words to describe him are unique, determined and resilient
• He has a German Shepherd named Ella

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