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LucasPadgett
- position Offensive Lineman
- height 6-4
- Weight 306
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
- High school La Cueva
2021 – Freshman
- Practiced with the team
High School
- Moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico for his senior season but only played in three games due to a COVID-shortened 2020
- Prior to moving to New Mexico, was a two-year starter at center for head coach Ben Bergusen at Homewood High School in Birmingham, Alabama
- Rated one of the top 10 centers in Alabama for the spring of 2020 by Playmakers Elite Sports
- Named second-team 6A All-State in 2019 by the Alabama Sports Writers Association
- Earned a spot on the 2019 All-South Metro Team
- Named to the Over The Mountain Journal’s All-OTM High School Football Team in 2019
- Participated in the 2021 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl
- An all-around athlete who also letterd in basketball (center) and track & field (shot put)
- National Honor Society
Personal
- Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Son of Scott and Cynthia Padgett
- Siblings are Logan and Layla
- Comes from a family of athletes as father, Scott, played basketball at Kentucky from 1995-99, helping the Wildcats advance to two Final Fours, including a national title in 1998 … Went on to play eight years in the pros … Mom, Cynthia, was a four-year letter winner on UK’s volleyball team from 1994-97 … Older brother, Logan, currently plays basketball at Shelton State Community College
- Major is undecided
Lucas Says
- He chose Kentucky because it has great academic programs and he likes the culture around the entire athletic department
- After football, his dream job is to be a coach
- Three words to describe him are smart, funny, and calm
- The best advice he’s ever received is “don’t change who you are to impress others”
- One thing most people don’t know about him is that he’s a huge superhero fan