NIPPERT STADIUM

2015 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOOTBALL
NEWCOMERS
MATTHEW DRAPER
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LB • 6-0 • 213 • FR. • HS • SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO/BRUSH
Rated a three-star prospect by 247sports.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com …
listed as the No. 40 prospect in the state of Ohio and the No. 52 outside linebacker in
the 2015 class by 247sports.com … tabbed the No. 51 recruit in Ohio and No. 89 outside
linebacker in the 2015 class by ESPN.com … rated the No. 55 prospect in Ohio by Rivals.
com … listed as the No. 5 middle linebacker in Ohio and No. 44 middle linebacker in
the 2015 class by Scout.com … recorded 86 tackles and forced three fumbles in 2014 …
coached by David Allenick … played three years at Glenville HS for Tedd Ginn Sr. … son of
Lisa Debose … brother Shane Belle just finished a four-year career as a receiver at Ball
State ... another brother, Sean Draper, is a rising senior defensive back at Iowa … chose
UC over Duke, Louisville, Kentucky and others.
JOSHUWA HOLLOMAN
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RB • 5-11 • 188 • FR. • HS • AUBURN HILLS, MICH./AVONDALE
Cited as a three-star prospect by 247sports.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com
… tabbed as the No. 13 prospect in Michigan and No. 64 running back in the 2015 class
by 247sports.com … listed as the No. 14 prospect in Michigan and No. 65 running back in
the 2015 class by Rivals.com … rated the No. 4 running back in Michigan and the No. 75
running back in the 2015 class by Scout.com … labeled the No. 18 prospect in Michigan
by ESPN.com … earned second-team accolades on the MLive Detroit Dream Team …
tallied 2,850 rushing yards and 41 rushing touchdowns in three seasons as Avondale’s
feature running back … rushed for 1,164 yards on 111 carries and scored 18 touchdowns
as a junior … averaged 129.3 yards per game and 10.49 yards per carry … coached by
Steven Deutsch … speedster reportedly ran a 4.26 40-yard dash at an Alabama camp in
2013 ... the 2014 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II State Champion
in the 100 (10.75) and 200 (22.21) meters ... was the 2013 MHSAA Division I State
Champion in the 100 meters (11.11) ... also took home the regional and Oakland County
crowns in the 100 ... selected UC over Akron, Central Michigan, Toledo and others.
BRYCE JENKINSON
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LB • 6-1 • 235 • FR. • HS • GREEVILLE, OHIO/GREENVILLE
A three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... finished with 102 tackles
as a senior, 23 solo stops and 79 assists ... also had 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery
... tallied six catches for 56 yards and two TDs ... had six straight double-digit tackles
games, including a season-best tally of 15 stops against Butler ... earned First-Team
All-Greater Western Ohio Conference honors ... GWOC North Athlete of the Year and a
First-Team All-GWOC North honoree ... finished the 2013 season with 133 tackles (43
solo, 90 assisted) in a 10-game campaign ... also added a pair of quarterback sacks, a
forced fumble and fumble recovery ... totaled double-digit tackles in nine of 10 games
and had a season-best 20 tackles against Troy ... earned First-Team All-GWOC North
honors in 2013 ... had 46 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a 90-yard interception return for a TD
in three games as a sophomore in 2012 ... in his freshman campaign, tallied 56 tackles,
including 41 solo stops and a sack ... chose UC over Air Force, Navy and Yale ... coached
by Aaron Shaffer ... son of Becky and Kevin Jenkinson ... born April 11, 1996.
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LYNDON JOHNSON
DT • 6-6 • 277 • JR. • JC • WEST POINT, MISS./WEST POINT/HOLMES CC
Joins the Bearcats after two years at Holmes Community College in Mississippi ... had 30
tackles with six sacks and nine tackles for loss as a sophomore ... named First-Team All-
State by the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges ... earned a MACJC
honorable mention selection after totaling 15 tackles, three sacks for 19 yards, three
tackles for loss for 14 yards and a pass breakup as a freshman ... coached by Jeff Koonz,
father of Bearcats LB coach Jeff Koonz, who recruited Johnson with Robert Prunty.
JAMIL KAMARA
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WR • 6-2 • 210 • SO. • TR • VIRGINIA BEACH, VA./BISHOP SULLIVAN CATHOLIC/VIRGINIA
Comes to UC after spending the 2014 season at Virginia ... will sit out the campaign due
to NCAA transfer rules ... appeared in five of UVa’s 12 games ... made collegiate debut
against Richmond ... one of four true freshmen to appear for the Cavaliers ... caught
only pass of the season in debut against Richmond for six yards ... also saw time at No.
21 BYU, vs. Kent State, vs. Pitt and at Virginia Tech ... also saw time on special teams
... prepped as a wide receiver at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School for head coach
Carl Turner ... ESPN 300 recruit ... Rivals.com’s No. 17 wide receiver recruit ... Rivals.com
and 247Sports’ No. 6 overall recruit in the Commonwealth of Virginia ... rated a fourstar
recruit according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports ... helped lead
Bishop Sullivan Catholic to a 12-0 record and a VISAA Division II state championship ...
it was Sullivan Catholic’s first state championship in school history ... named first-team
Virginian-Pilot All-Tidewater and private school all-state after grabbing 69 receptions
for 1,399 yards and 23 touchdowns ... was the VISAA Tidewater stat leader in receiving
yards with 1,399 and ranked No. 3 in points 138 ... played in the U.S. Army All-American
game and the Chesapeake Bowl ... spent first two years of high school at Princess Anne
High School in Virginia Beach where he was honorable mention All-Beach District as a
freshman and second-team as a sophomore ... name is pronounced Ja-Meal Ka-Mare-a.
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ANTONIO KINARD
LB • 6-4 • 220 • JR. • JC • YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO/LIBERTY/ARIZONA WESTERN
Joins the Bearcats after two seasons at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz. ... a
consensus three-star prospect ... was a 2013 National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) First-Team All-American after tallying a team and conference best 106 tackles,
16.5 for a loss, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble, fumble recovery and an interception for the
Matadors ... also named Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Conference
honoree in both the Western States Football League and Arizona Community College
Athletic Conference ... his tackle total led the team by 41 stops ... entering 2014, he
was named to College Football America’s Junior College Starting Lineup, CFA’s version
of an All-America team ... limited to one half of football in 2014 due to injury ... totaled
nine tackles and a pass break up in first half of the season opener prior to missing the
rest of the season ... coached by Tom Minnick ... attended Liberty High School (2010)
coached by Jeff Whittaker ... three-year starter at linebacker ... also played running back
... Key Statistics ... contributed 40 solo stops, seven TFLs and three sacks as a senior ...
recorded 86 tackles and six sacks junior year ... Honors and Rankings ... rated as the No.
103 overall prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep ... three-star recruit and the No. 52
overall player in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com ... three-star prospect and the No. 94
defensive end prospect according to scout.com ... three-star and the nation’s No. 60
outside linebacker by Scouts, Inc. ... named to the Ohio High School Coaches Association
North-South All-Star Classic ... son of Antonio Kinard and Sheila Cook.
FRANK LABADY
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WR • 5-8 • 159 • FR. • HS • HIALEAH, FLA./CHAMPAGNAT CATHOLIC/MILFORD ACADEMY
Joins UC after a year at Milford Academy ... originally signed with the Bearcats in 2014
... 247Sports.com lists him as the No. 5 prep school wide receiver ... ranked No. 13 in the
Rivals.com Prep School Top-30 ... caught 28 balls for 565 yards and seven TDs for the
Falcons ... averaged 20.2 yards per catch and had 140 yards receiving and a TD in the
season opener and 136 yards and two TDs in the season finale ... was the Milford Special
Teams Player of the Game twice and offensive player of the game once ... coached by Bill
Chaplick ... prepped at Champagnat Catholic for coach Mike Tunsil, winning the Florida
2-A state championship after going 14-1 in 2013 ... Rated a three-star athlete by Rivals,
as well as a three-star running back by Scout and 247 Sports ... ranked as one of the Top-
25 prospects in Miami-Dade by the Miami Herald ... Listed as the No. 82 running back in
the country by Scout and the No. 110 player in Florida by ESPN ... Chose Cincinnati over
Miami (Fla.), Louisville, Kentucky and Hawaii, among others.