Kenny Logan Jr.

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Kenny Logan Jr.
Kansas Jayhawks–No. 1
Position Safety
Class Senior
Major Sports Management
Personal information
Born: (2000-10-25) October 25, 2000 (age 23) [1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Menendez (St. Augustine, Florida)
Career highlights and awards

Kenny Logan Jr. (born October 25, 2000) is an American football safety for the Kansas Jayhawks.

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Early life and high school

Logan grew up in Saint Augustine, Florida where he attended high school at Menendez. In Logan's high school career, he rushed for 2,284 yards and 30 touchdowns on 330 carries, while also hauling in 63 receptions for 1,075 yards and eight touchdowns. On defense Logan would notch 157 tackles with two being for a loss, eight interceptions, and a fumble recovery. [2] Logan would decide to commit to play college football at the University of Kansas. [3] [4]

College career

In Logan's first season in 2019, he finished the year with 14 tackles, as well as returning nine kickoffs for 150 yards, and five punts for 28 yards. [5] In week eight of the 2020 season, Logan had a breakout game recording his first career interception and returning a kick 100 yards for a touchdown, but the Jayhawks would lose 52-22 to Iowa State. [6] Logan would finish the covid shortend 2020 season with 58 tackles with one going for a loss, a sack, three pass deflections, two interceptions, and a forced fumble. Logan would also return 13 kickoffs for 345 yards and a touchdown. [7] For his performance on the year, Logan was named a Big 12 honorable mention at kick returner. [8] In week twelve of the 2021 season, Logan recorded a career high 15 tackles in a loss to TCU. [9] Logan finished the 2021 season as the Big 12's leading tackler with 111 tackles with four being for a loss, six pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, and two forced fumbles. Logan would also return 15 kickoffs for 419 yards. [10] [11] For his performance on the year, Logan would be named Second Team All Big-12 as a safety. [12] [13] In the 2022 season, Logan had 106 tackles with one and hald tackles going for a loss, five pass deflections, two interceptions, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. In addition, Logan would return 12 kickoffs for 237 yards. [14] For his performance on the year, Logan would be named a honorable mention all Big-12 selection at safety. [15] Logan would announce that he would return to Kansas for the 2023 season to play his final season of eligibility. [16] [17]

Personal life

Logan, is the brother of former All-American kick returner Brandon James. [18] [19]

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  3. ↑ Brown, Will. "Falcons' Logan chooses Jayhawks". St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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