Kendrick Blackshire Season 2024

Prior to UTSA
Transfer inside linebacker from Alabama … played in 24 games during his three seasons in Tuscaloosa … tallied 25 total tackles, 13 solo stops, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery … starred at Duncanville High School for head coach Reginald Samples … first-team MaxPreps All-American and second-team all-state performer as a senior in 2020 … helped the Panthers to a 10-2 record and the state semifinal round of the Class 6A Division I playoffs … coached by Chris Hudler at Mesquite Horn High School to his junior season ... totaled 111 tackles, including nine for loss and one sack as a sophomore ... selected as the District 11-6A Co-Defensive Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2017 … consensus four-star prep prospect … Rivals' No. 8 inside linebacker and the No. 19 player overall from Texas … No. 144 player overall on the 247Composite and the eighth-rated inside linebacker by the same site ... listed at No. 177 on the ESPN300 and the No. 4 inside linebacker.