2013 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Media Guide

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THE WILDCATS KYLE

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WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 /// 210 /// FR.-RS

LINEBACKER 6-0 /// 230 /// SR.-1L

LOVELAND, COLO. LOVELAND HS

MACKSVILLE, KAN. DODGE CITY CC 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL

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/// Second Team Academic All-Big 12

/// First Team Academic All-Big 12 /// Honorable Mention Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year

A tough young player that made the switch to wide receiver prior to last year’s Cotton Bowl... Has seen action in eight games as a reserve receiver and special teams player, but has not recorded any statistics.

TYLER

LOCKETT

A standout special teams player that serves as the program’s special teams captain... Saw action in 11 games this year... Earned First Team Academic Al-Big 12 honors while receiving votes for the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award by the league’s coaches... Has five tackles this year, including three on kickoff coverage... Recorded a season-high two stops at West Virginia and one apiece against Missouri State, Texas Tech and Baylor.

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WIDE RECEIVER 5-11 /// 175 /// SO.-1L

CAREER STATS - DEFENSE UA-AT-TT TFL-Yds Sack INT PD FF FR Year G 2011 12 5-4-9 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 2012 11 4-1-5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 23 9-5-14 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 CAREER-HIGHS - Tackles: 3, at Texas (11/19/11); Solos: 2, at West Virginia (10/20/12).

TULSA, OKLA. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HS 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL

/// Second Team All-Big 12 [all-purpose] (Associated Press) /// Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches, Associated Press) /// Honorable Mention Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year (Coaches) /// Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches) /// Second Team Academic All-Big 12 A quick and athletic all-purpose player who is a dynamic returner and a threat at wide receiver... Earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors as an all-purpose player by the Associated Press, while he was an honorable mention selection at wide receiver by both the league’s coaches and the Associated Press... Also earned votes from the coaches as the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year... A member of the initial Walter Camp Player of the Year Award watch list who was named an honorable mention All-American as a kick returner by Sports Illustrated... A First Team AllBig 12 kick returner by ESPN.com and Phil Steele... A Midseason All-American as a kick returner by Phil Steele and All-Big 12 selection by CBSSports.com... Also a Midseason All-Big 12 kick returner by ESPN.com and a Second Team Academic All-Big 12 performer. Currently ranks third in school history with a 33.3-yard kickoff return average, a mark that also ranks second in Big 12 history and nationally this year... Career average of 34.2 yards per return ranks second in both school and Big 12 history, while it is tops nationally among active players... Has four career kickoff return touchdowns to sit in second place in school and Big 12 history and fourth nationally among active players... Career kickoff-return yardage of 1,096 ranks fourth in school history, while he ranks fifth in school history with 106.7 all-purpose yards per game... Has started 10 games at receiver, ranking second on the team with 40 receptions for 652 yards and a team-high tying four touchdowns... Ranks fifth in school history in receptions (40) and yards (652) among sophomores. 2012 GAME BY GAME Missouri State: Returned two punts for 44 yards, including a 43yarder... Also caught two passes for six yards and rushed once for eight yards; Miami: Hauled in three passes for 57 yards, including a 44-yarder; North Texas: Returned two kickoffs for 119 yards, including a 96-yard touchdown; Oklahoma: Caught four passes for 37 yards and returned a kickoff 22 yards; Kansas: Hauled in a 34-yard touchdown pass and returned two kickoffs for a 25-yard average; IS: Made two catches for 55 yards; West Virginia: Had a career night offensively, setting career marks in receptions (9), yards (194) and touchdowns (2)... His 194 yards were the fifth-most in school history and the most by a sophomore

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TYLER LOCKETT

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OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-9 /// 324 /// JR.-2L NEW ORLEANS, LA. EDNA KARR HS 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL /// 2013 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL

/// First Team All-Big 12 (Coaches) /// Second Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press) A big lineman who has started every game of 2012 at left tackle... Played at an All-Big 12 level protecting the blind side of quarterback Collin Klein, earning first-team honors from the league’s coaches and second-team accolades from the Associated Press and Phil Steele. receiver in school history; Texas Tech: Led team with seven receptions for 62 yards... Also rushed once for 11 yards; Oklahoma State: Caught five passes for 75 yards and returned two kickoffs for 127 yard, including a 100-yard touchdown return; TCU: Caught two passes for 28 yards; Baylor: Hauled in two passes for 23 yards; Texas: Caught two passes for 73 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown catch. CAREER STATS - RECEIVING Year G Rec Yds Avg. TD Long 2011 9 18 246 13.7 3 48 2012 12 40 652 16.3 4 55 TOTAL 21 58 898 15.5 7 55 CAREER-HIGHS - Catches: 9, at West Virginia (10/20/12); Yards: 194, at West Virginia (10/20/12); TD: 2, at West Virginia (10/20/12); Long Catch: 55, vs. Texas (12/1/12). CAREER STATS - KICKOFF RETURNS Year G Ret Yds Avg. TD Long 2011 9 16 563 35.2 2 100 2012 12 16 533 33.3 2 100 TOTAL 21 32 1096 34.2 4 100 CAREER-HIGHS - Returns: 6, at Oklahoma State (11/5/11); Yards: 193, at Oklahoma State (11/5/11); TD: 1, four times; Long Return: 100, twice.

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