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ColtonPiatt
- height 6-3
- Weight 211
- class Freshman
- High school Lipscomb Academy
High School
- Four-year letter winner and two-year starter at Lipscomb Academy for Coach Scott Tillman
- Member of the National Honor Society and IGNITE-Business
- Active in the community with 62 hours in community service
- Founded Lipscomb’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter
- Named to the 2016 National Guard Honor Roll
- Also lettered one season in track and field in the shot put
- Chose Kentucky over Vanderbilt, Harding, Furman, Birmingham Southern
Personal
- Born in Gainesville, Fla.
- Son of Jeff and Deidra Piatt
- Currently enrolled in undergraduate studies but plans a major in business and communications
Colton Says
- His nickname is “String-Money”
- He chose Kentucky because of the culture surrounding UK football and a chance to be a part of it all
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a sports broadcaster
- One word that describes him on the field is “determined”
- Most people don’t know he is an only child