Football

JackMonday

  • position Tight End
  • height 6-1
  • Weight 225
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • High school Lexington Catholic

2023 – Sophomore
• Practiced with the team
• Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2022 – Freshman
• Mid-season enrollee in January of 2022
• Saw his first collegiate action vs. Youngstown St.

High School
• Accepted a preferred walk-on position after an excellent prep career at Lexington Catholic High School
• Three-year starter at tight end and linebacker for head coach Nigel Smith
• Had 36 catches for 439 yards and eight touchdowns in helping lead the Knights to a 9-3 record in 2021
• Also totaled 78 tackles, including six tackles for loss and one interception as a senior
• Named to the Class 4A, District 5 All-District First Team
• Excelled in the classroom, earning first-team all-state academic honors three straight seasons
• Was a member of the Knights’ baseball team as a junior
• Chose Kentucky over Centre College and Vanderbilt

Community Cats
Volunteered to pack food bags for God’s Pantry (2023)
• Volunteered with My New Kentucky Home (2022)

Personal
• Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Son of Eric and Sybil Monday
• Has one brother, Hampton
• Major is management

Jack Says
• He chose Kentucky because of the great people and because it’s home nd because it’s home
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to coach or work on Wall Street
• Three words to describe him are “quiet, hard-working and smart”
• His sports hero is Drew Brees because he’s a Saints is sports hero is Drew Brees because he’s a Saints fan
• Person he most admires is his dad because of his work ethic

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