Kenyon Green
Kenyon Green (born March 15, 2001) is an American football offensive tackle for the Texas A&M Aggies.
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class | Junior |
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| Born: | March 15, 2001 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
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| High school | Atascocita (Humble, Texas) |
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Early life and high school
Green grew up in Humble, Texas and attended Atascocita High School.[1] Green was rated a five-star recruit and originally committed to play college football at LSU during his sophomore year before decommitting as a junior.[2] He ultimately chose to enroll at Texas A&M.[3]
College career
Green was named Texas A&M's starting right guard going into his freshman season.[4][5] He started all 13 of the team's games and was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team.[6] As a sophomore, Green moved to left guard and started all nine of the Aggies games and was named a first team All-American by Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America and was a second team selection by the Associated Press, the American Football Coaches Association, and the Walter Camp Foundation, tying him with BYU's Brady Christensen for a consensus All-American selection.[7][8] He moved to offensive tackle for the 2021 season.[9]
As a junior, Green received first team All-America honors from Sporting News,[10] the Associated Press,[11] CBS Sports,[12] and USA Today.[13] He was named a second team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation,[14] The Athletic,[15] the American Football Coaches Association,[16] and the Football Writers Association of America.[17] He was also a finalist for the Lombardi Award, which was ultimately awarded to Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson.[18]
References
- "As top recruit, Atascocita's Kenyon Green carries quiet confidence". Houston Chronicle. August 25, 2018.
- "LSU in 5-star Texas offensive lineman Kenyon Green's top five". The Times-Picayune. July 12, 2019.
- Zucker, Joseph (June 2, 2018). "5-Star OT Prospect Kenyon Green Commits to Texas A&M over Alabama, LSU, More". Bleacher Report.
- Buchanan, Olin (August 19, 2019). "'If you're the best player, you play': Impressive freshman Kenyon Green in line to start opener for Texas A&M". The Athletic.
- "True freshman Kenyon Green cracks A&M starting O-line". Houston Chronicle. August 22, 2019.
- Wilson, John. "Aggie lineman Green learned a lot during freshman season in SEC". www.kbtx.com.
- A, Texas; Information, M. Sports. "Texas A&M's Kenyon Green Named Sporting News First Team All-American". www.kbtx.com.
- Tarpley, Jeff (January 8, 2021). "A&M OL Kenyon Green in rare air as consensus All-American". 247Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- Brent, Zwerneman. "No. 6 Texas A&M: Aggies rebuild their line, and Kenyon Green is a great place to start". HookEm.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-all-america-team-2021-sporting-news/wus7c8l8t5241pciwn30qo7h9
- https://apnews.com/article/college-football-sports-ohio-alabama-crimson-tide-football-alabama-cfc6067ea8e0e269617f20fee772c9c9
- https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2021-cbs-sports-all-america-team-sec-big-ten-dominate-list-combining-for-half-of-all-selections/
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/12/10/bryce-young-kenny-pickett-all-america-team/6433515001/
- https://waltercamp.org/2021-walter-camp-all-america-teams-presented-by-777-partners/
- https://theathletic.com/3003597/2021/12/08/college-football-all-america-teams-2021-aidan-hutchinson-will-anderson-kenneth-walker-bryce-young-lead-seasons-best/
- https://www.afca.com/iowa-states-breece-hall-and-alabamas-will-anderson-jr-headline-the-2021-afca-fbs-coaches-all-america-teams/
- http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2021/allamerica211210.pdf
- https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2021/11/09/finalists-announced-these-4-elite-college-football-players-will-compete-for-the-2021-rotary-lombardi-award/