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Kris Adams

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas

High School:
Everman

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 190

Position:
WR

Experience:
1L

2007 (FRESHMAN): Recorded five catches for 49 yards ... played in all 12 games, making two starts ... established season highs for catches (two) and yardage (28) against Southern Miss ... had a 28-yard kickoff return versus Texas Southern.

2006: Redshirted ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO UTEP: Rated a top-100 player in the Dallas/Fort Worth area by The Dallas Morning News ... first team All-District 15-4A wide receiver and cornerback as a senior at Everman High School ... registered 16 catches for 430 yards (26.9 avg.) and five touchdowns in 2005 ... also rushed 35 times for 367 yards (10.5 avg.) and a score ... had a long reception for 76 yards and a long rush for 81 yards ... on defense totaled 34 solo tackles, including one for loss, as well as six interceptions, 13 pass break-ups and a fumble recovery ... led Everman High to the district title his senior year ... high school coach was Dale Keeling ... three-year letterwinner in basketball and four-year letterwinner in track and field as a prep ... second team All-District choice in basketball as a junior ... district champion and regional qualifier in the long jump ... honor roll student ... member of the National Society of High School Scholars and listed in Who's Who Among Academic Students.

PERSONAL: Parents are Adrian and Kristin Dorsey ... has one brother and one sister ... full name is Kristofer Bryant Adams ... nicknames are "Ace" and "The Future" ... born 9/4/87 (Fort Worth, Texas) ... business major.

 
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