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9 Mikel Horton

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 290
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • Highschool Bryan Station

Biography

CAREER: Played in 25 games with 21 starts on the defensive line ... Recorded 73 total tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks ... 2019: Missed the season due to injury ... 2018: Started three games on the defensive line before missing the remainder of the season due to injury ... Had 13 tackles on the season ... Against The Citadel (9/1) had five tackles ... Added four tackles each against VMI (9/8) and at Wyoming (9/15) ... 2017: Played in eight games with six starts at nose tackle ... Finished season with 31 total tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks ... Named All-Southern Conference second team by the coaches and the media ... Against Gardner-Webb (9/23) had six tackles, including a sack in the first quarter ... Added five tackles at Presbyterian (9/30) ... Shared a sack with Miles Brown of Tyrie Adams in overtime against Western Carolina (10/7) ... At The Citadel (10/14) had four tackles ... Against Samford (10/21) had three tackles, 2.5 of which were for a loss ... At ETSU (10/28) had six tackles, including a sack of Austin Herink ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs, had one tackle against Furman (12/2) and had three tackles with one for a loss at North Dakota State (12/9) ... 2016: Started 12 of 14 games played at nose tackle ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... Recorded a total of 29 tackles on the season, including 1.5 for loss ... In first start against Johnson C. Smith (9/17) had three tackles and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in the third quarter ... Had two tackles against East Tennessee State (9/24) ... Against The Citadel (10/22) had four tackles ... At Chattanooga (11/12) had two tackles, including one for a loss ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Charleston Southern (11/26) had five tackles and shared a tackle for loss ... Added five tackles at The Citadel (12/3) ...

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year starter on the defensive line at Bryan Station High School and also started for three seasons on the offensive line ... As a senior, had 36 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks and an interception to earn second team All-State honors ... During junior season, the team won the district championship as he had 46 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Named first team All-City as a sophomore, junior, and senior, while earning team defensive line MVP honors all four seasons ... Also a member of the wrestling team and threw the shot put for the track and field team, finishing eighth in the state ... Member of the Beta Club ...

PERSONAL: Son of Schaun and Lisa Horton ... Born February 6, 1998 ... A finance major ... Brother, Troy Harris, played basketball at Campbellsville.

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2016Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'0" 315 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2017Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 305 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2018Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 300 lbs
    97
  • 9

    2019Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 290 lbs
    9