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KyleMeadows

  • height 6-5
  • Weight 300
  • class Senior
  • Hometown West Chester, Ohio
  • High school Lakota West

2016 – Junior

  • An integral part of the offensive line who were named semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award which recognizes the nation’s Most Outstanding Offensive Line
  • Blocking for Boom Williams and Benny Snell, UK was the only team in the SEC with two 1,000-yard rushers
  • Started in all 13 games at right tackle, giving him a streak of 22 consecutive starting assignments

2015 – Sophomore

  • Played in 11 games, starting the final nine games of the year at right tackle

2014 – R-Freshman

  • Played in seven games
  • Drew a starting assignment in the season-opening 59-14 win over UT Martin

2013 – Freshman

  • Redshirt season

High School

  • No. 38 overall offensive tackle according to Scout
  • The No. 31-ranked player in the 247Sports composite of the talent-rich state of Ohio
  • Ranked No. 5 among the top 50 players in the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Greater Cincinnati to watch list of the 2013
  • Played for Larry Cox at Lakota West High School
  • Helped his team to an 8-2 record as a senior
  • Honorable-mention all-state and first-team all-district and all-conference
  • A former basketball player who exhibits an all-around combination of quickness, balance and strength
  • Went to the same high school as former UK fullback John Conner, and reunites with teammates George Asafo-Adjei and Mikel Horton at UK
  • Member of the track and field team, competing in the shot put and discus

Personal

  • Born in Cincinnati
  • Son of Latonia Meadows
  • Major is psychology

Community Cats

  • Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)

Kyle Says

  • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be an environmental psychologist or something in forensics
  • One word to describe him on the field is “smart”
  • His sports hero is Tyron Smith because he’s the best offensive tackle in the NFL
  • If he could trade places with one person for a day it would be President Barack Obama
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