KalilBranham

High School

• Rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports
• Rated a top 500 player in the class by 247Sports and the No. 10 player in state of Ohio
• Four-year letterman in four sports – football, basketball, baseball and track & field
• Coached by Brian Staats
• Earned Northland’s Offensive Player of the Year award in 2019-20
• Two-time City North champions (2017 and 2018)
• Played quarterback out of necessity as a junior 
• Competed in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Miami on Jan. 5, 2020
• A two-time City League track champion in the 400 meters
• Also won the 400-meters and 4×100 regional championship in 2017
• Three-year letter winner in baseball
• Picked Kentucky over Michigan, Boston College, Cincinnati and others

Community Cats

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

Personal

• Born in Columbus, Ohio
• Son of John and Trina Branham
• Brother, John Branham Jr., plays for Eastern Michigan, a team UK will face this season
• Major is undeclared

Kalil Says

• His nickname is “Kbug”
• He chose Kentucky because it felt like home every time he visited
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a baker
• His hobbies include playing music (piano, flute, recorder, saxophone) and drawing
• His hidden talent is hearing music backwards