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JojoKemp
- height 5-10
- Weight 200
- class Senior
- High school DeLand
2015 – Junior
- Was a weapon for the UK offense as a junior, playing in all 12 games with one start
- Ranked second on the team in carries (98) and rushing yards (555), tying Boom Williams for the team lead with six TD rushes
- Averaged 5.7 yards per carry and caught four passes out of the backfield
- Was key in UK’s win at South Carolina, with 13 carries for 78 yards and a touchdown
- Added 13 carries for 66 yards in UK’s win over No. 23 Missouri
- Starred in UK’s win over Charlotte, rushing 11 times for a career-high 165 yards and three TDs
- Climbed to No. 22 on UK’s all-time rushing list with 1,360 career yards
2014 – Sophomore
- Played in 11 games, including his first collegiate start in the win over Ohio
- Best game came in the upset of South Carolina when he rushed 17 times for 131 yards and three touchdowns, then-career bests in each category
- Carried eight times for 60 yards in the win over Vanderbilt
- Against USC and VU he ran out the clock with game-clinching first downs
2013 – Freshman
- Great freshman season, leading the team in rushing with 100 carries for 482 yards and three touchdowns
- Averaged 4.8 yards per rush
- Had five carries for a season-high 80 yards vs. Louisville
- Picked up 78 yards on 12 carries in the win over Miami (Ohio)
- Ended the season with nine catches for 56 yards
High School
- Earned Associated Press all-state first-team honors his senior season
- Rushed 255 times as a senior for 1,469 yards and 23 touchdowns
- Equally as impressive his junior season when he rushed 178 times for 1,163 yards and 14 touchdowns
- Had a great game on the big stage, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns on a game televised by ESPN2, which featured several Division I prospects on defense
- Rated the nation’s No. 10 multipurpose back by Rivals
- The No. 28 running back by ESPN and No. 10-ranked player in the Orlando Sentinel’s 2013 Central Florida “Super60” prospects
- Coached by Al Manning
- Member of the school’s weightlifting team and advanced to the state meet
Personal
- Born in Miami, Fla.
- Son of Joseph Kemp and Angela Frazier
- Major is community and leadership development
Community Cats
- Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)
- Visited West Jessamine Elementary School for its walk fitness test (2014) and Dixie Elementary for Field Day (2016)
- Volunteered at Indian Summer Camp (2015)
- Participated in FCEA Read Across America where he volunteered to read to children (2014)
Jojo Says
- His favorite meal is chicken and shrimp alfredo that he created, called “Wild Alfredo”
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to own his own training facility and mentor athletes
- One word to describe him on the field is “passionate”
- His sports hero is Jackie Robinson because he broke the color barrier and paved the way for African-Americans to play sports
- Most people don’t know he likes to put sugar in his popcorn