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2024 Football Roster

Sandy King

22 Kaelin Drakeford

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 210
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Major MBA: Applied Management
  • Hometown Harrodsburg, Ky.
  • Highschool Mercer County

Biography

2024 (SENIOR): Played in 12 games during the 2024 season making ten starts at the safety position... did not play in the Gardner-Webb game due to injury... finished season with 63 tackles to rank fourth on team including 37 solo tackles... season high 11 tackles against Lindenwood with four solo stops... had six tackles at Illinois State with a forced fumble and interception... added a second forced fumble against Southeast Missouri with seven tackles and a tackle for loss... closed season with seven tackles at Tennessee Tech... recorded a sack at Tennessee State... had two pass break-ups with one each at Illinois and against Southeast Missouri... ended EIU career with 180 tackles with 8.5 tackles for loss, 13 pass break-ups and four forced fumbles... 

2023 (JUNIOR): Played in ten games during the 2023 season making one start at safety in road win at Lindenwood... had 23 tackles with 19 solo stops during the season... had a season high five tackles (four solo) in home win over McNeese... also had five tackles (four solo) at FBS member Bowling Green... finished year with three tackles for loss with solo TFL against Indiana State, UT Martin and Tennessee State... had two fumble recoveries against Illinois State and UT Martin... part of defensive unit that ranked second in the FCS in turnovers gained for the season... credited with four pass break-ups including two in final game road win at Robert Morris... 

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Played in four games during the 2022 season using redshirt season under NCAA participation rule... was hurt in season opener at Northern Illinois and returned to play three games late in the season... made starts in three of four games at safety... finished year with 17 tackles including ten solo stops... made a season high nine tackles against nationally ranked Southeast Missouri... had two pass break-ups with one each against Tennessee Tech and Southeast Missouri... 

2021 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games making nine starts at safety during the 2021 season... finished year with 41 tackles including 26 solo stops... made a season high six tackles at Dayton... had five tackles in four different games - at South Carolina, at Tennessee Tech, UT Martin and at Austin Peay... had 2.5 tackles for loss for the year with 1.5 TFL against Illinois State... had a sack and forced fumble at SEC member South Carolina... finished season with three pass break-ups and one interception at Tennessee Tech... 

2020 (FRESHMAN): Started all six games at safety during the 2020 season played in the spring of 2021... finished third on the team with 38 tackles while 28 solo tackles ranked second on the team... made season high eight tackles (seven solo) at Murray State... added seven tackle (six solo) performance against Jacksonville State... had a half tackle for loss at UT Martin and a half sack in home win over Tennessee Tech... had a forced fumble in season opener against Southeast Missouri... added two pass break-ups coming against Murray State and Jacksonville State... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach David Buchanan at Mercer County HS… played quarterback and safety as a senior leading team to an 8-3 record and appearance in the Kentucky Class 3A state playoffs… at quarterback passed for 832 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 395 yards and six scores… on defense finished the season with 67 tackles including four interceptions and one tackle for loss… two-time All-State selection at safety as a junior and senior…

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2020Freshman

    Safety
    6'4" 185 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2021Freshman

    Safety
    6'4" 185 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2022Sophomore

    Safety
    6'4" 205 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Safety
    6'4" 215 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Safety
    6'4" 210 lbs
    22
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