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Mikkel Skinner - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 18

MikkelSkinner

  • position Tight End
  • height 6-4
  • Weight 231
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Greer, S.C.
  • High school Riverside

High School
• A four-star recruit by Rivals, 247 Sports and 247Sports Composite
• Considered the No. 2 overall recruit in the state of South Carolina in the 2025 class by 247Sports and the No. 10 tight end nationally by On3
• A versatile athlete who sees action at wide receiver, tight end, running back, linebacker, defensive end for head coach Matt Rochester at Riverside
• Led the Warriors to their first playoff appearance in the Class AAAAA Division 2 state playoffs in 15 years in 2024
• Caught 44 passes for 819 yards and 12 receiving TDs as a senior
• Also had 31 carries for 321 yards with six scores
• Totaled 1,340 all-purpose yards
• Defensively, had 12 tackles and 5.0 sacks
Caught 44 passes for 651 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior
• Also had 68 carries for 588 yards (8.6 yards per carry) with five scores
• A multi-sport athlete at Riverside who also competed in basketball and track
• Helped lead the basketball team to the South Carolina AAAA title game in 2023, charting 11 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks in the semifinals
• Earned All-Region honors
• Ran a 23.78 in the 200-meter dash as a junior
• Chose Kentucky over Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio State, USF and West Virginia

Personal
• Born in Greer, South Carolina
• Son of Dwayne Skinner and Latoya Greene
• Siblings are Marques Skinner and Maddison Skinner
• Comes from a family of athletes as aunt, Kalana Greene, played basketball at UConn (2005-10) before playing professionally in the WNBA and for CCC Polkowice in Poland; Cousin, Courtney Brown, was an offensive lineman at Penn State and for the Cleveland Browns; Cousin, Joe Hamilton, was a quarterback at Georgia Tech
• Major is undecided

Mikkel Says
• His dream job is to be an actor
• One thing most people don’t know about him is that he can play the drums
• Three words to describe him are funny, outgoing and lit
• If he could eat only one thing the rest of his life he would choose chicken and mangoes (okay, that’s two things)
• Hobbies are playing basketball and gaming

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