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JaredCasey
- position Inside Linebacker
- height 6-3
- Weight 221
- class Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown Louisville, Ky.
- High school Ballard
2021 – Sophomore
- Played in 27 career games at Kentucky
- Saw action in all 13 games this season
- Totaled nine tackles and a quarterback hurry
2020 – r-Freshman
- Played in all 11 games, finishing with 20 tackles and 2.0 TFL
- Had five tackles and a TFL at Alabama … Also had a TFL at Missouri
- Totaled a career-best six tackles vs. Mississippi State
- Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 – Freshman
- Saw action in three games (Missouri, UT Martin and Louisville)
- Charted first career tackle vs. UT Martin
- Mid-year enrollee
- FWAA 2019 Freshman All-American Team and Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Watch List
- Redshirt season
High School
- A four-star prospect
- Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 15 outside linebacker nationally
- As a senior, totaled 70 tackles, 15.5 TFLs, three sacks and one forced fumble in 11 games for head coach Adrian Morton
- Played two seasons at Trinity before transferring to Ballard
- Chose UK over Oregon and Louisville
Personal
- Born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Son of Melissa Gaines and Craig Shively
- Major is community leadership and development
Jared Says
- He chose Kentucky to play for his home state and because of the coaching staff
- Most people don’t know he can cut hair and he can sew clothes
- His sports hero is Muhammad Ali
- His hidden talent is making a duck noise
- The three famous people he would invite to his fantasy dinner are Muhammad Ali, Spider-Man, and Kobe Bryant