Keenan Adams

Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bainbridge, Ga.
High School:
Bainbridge

2012 (Freshman): Redshirted as a true freshman in his first season of college eligibility.

High School: A four-year letterman at Bainbridge (Ga.) High School, about 20 miles north of the Florida border, less than an hour from Tallahassee, served as his team[apos]s punter, kickoff and placement specialist...Connected on his last 52 extra-point attempts as a prep, and hit 91-of-95 overall...A team captain, sustained a season-ending knee injury in Game 2 of his senior campaign...Before the setback, in 2009, earned second-team All-America honors as a kicker (MaxPreps.com), and first-team all-state honors as a punter; as a junior, grossed 40.1 yards per punt with hangtimes averaging better than 4.2 seconds...Also as a junior in [apos]09, garnered first-team all-region recognition as a kicker and punter; connected on all 31 extra-point attempts, and seven of 12 field-goal tries, including 3-for-4 from 45 yards or longer...Hit a school-record 52-yard field goal in 2009 to beat BHS[apos] arch-rival, becoming one of just 16 individuals in Georgia history to hit an attempt of at least that length...Hangtimes resulted in only 26 total punt-return yards by his opponents in 2009...Voted Special Teams Player of the Year and Most Improved Player by his coaches and teammates in 2009...Was honorable-mention all-region as a kicker and punter in 2008...As a freshman in 2007, helped the Bearcats (9-4) to the third round of the Georgia Class 4A state playoffs...Head football coaches were Ed Pilcher and Ricky Woods...Also lettered three years in soccer...Owned a 3.5 GPA in high school.

Personal: Given name Keenan Roy Adams...Born Feb. 14, 1993, in Thomasville, Ga. ...Son of Roy and Maggie Adams...Has six older sisters... A skilled hunter, shot his first turkey at age 5 and is a household name in the turkey-hunting community...Is the youngest person ever to use a bow to pull off the `World Slam,[apos] bagging at least one turkey from each of the world[apos]s seven wild species; actually has accomplished the feat 14 times...Has won several Shooter of the Year awards from the Archery Shooters Association ... Plans to major in construction management at CSU; hopes to pursue a career in sports medicine after his playing days...Hometown: Bainbridge, Ga.