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Name: Wesley Kennedy III (Transfer from Georgia Southern)
College: West Georgia
Number: 12
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-09 Weight: 178
Position: Pos2: WR/KR
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2024
40 Low: 4.60 40 Time: 4.66 40 High: 4.70
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Data Scout Notes: X-FA-tryout-Slower/80-452-5 in 23/Possible Slot WR/Good KR/STeams 2022: Transfer from Georgia Southern…2020: NAC...Arrested-11-23-20-Multiple drug charges/possession of a firearm...PHornung/PDoak/P1stC-KR...2019: HMC...Coming off Sept 2019 Suspension...PHornung...HM All-Sun Belt w/63-495-7.9-3 rush, 15-182-12.1-0 rec, 10-84-8.4-0 PR, 24-529-22.0-0 KR in 13
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Height: 5084
Weight: 178
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Dates: 03/15/24
Hand: 09 3/8 Arm: 30 1/8
Wingspan: 73 3/4
Height: 5084
Weight: 178
40 Yrd Dash: 4.66
20 Yrd Dash: 2.69
10 Yrd Dash: 1.65
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 21
Vertical Jump: 31
Broad Jump: 09'02"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.53
3-Cone Drill: 7.36
40 Time Range: 4.65-4.67/Projected: 4.47/**+.19
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Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia, Player News
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Four Georgia Southern football players have been suspended from the team following their arrests by the Statesboro Police Department on Monday and Tuesday on drug-related charges. "Georgia Southern football players Chris Harris Jr., Wesley Kennedy III, E phraim Kitchen Jr. and CJ Wright have been suspended indefinitely for violations of athletics department policies," the athletic department announced late Tuesday afternoon in a statement. "There will be no further comment on the matter at this time." On Tuesday, Harris, a senior inside linebacker from Savannah, was arrested on one charge of possession of a controlled substance, a felony, according to Bulloch County Jail records. Kitchen, a sixth-year cornerback from Batesville, Mississippi, was a rrested on a misdemeanor charge of possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana, according to jail records. Bond was set for $2,000 for Kitchen, and $7,500 for Harris. Kitchen was released bond on bond on Tuesday, and Harris was released on bond later Tu esday. - Savannah Morning News
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024  RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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Two starting Georgia Southern football players were arrested in Statesboro on Monday on multiple drug charges and one weapons charge. Senior running back Wesley Kennedy III of Savannah was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlle d substance, one count of possession of marijuana of less than 1 ounce, three counts of possession of drug-related objects and one count of possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies, according to Bull och County Jail records.Junior nose tackle C.J. Wright was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance, one count of possession of marijuana of less than 1 ounce, and two counts of possession of drug-related obje cts, according to jail records. "We are aware of the situation, and are working with law enforcement officials to gather all of the facts," the GS Athletic department said Monday night in a statement to the Savannah Morning News. - Savannah Morning News
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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Five offense players/return specialists who combined for 12 touchdowns, including four scores that were game-winners, have made the Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor roll. Making the list are: Travis Etienne of Clemson, Wesley Kennedy III of Georgia Southe rn, Ainais Smith of Texas A&M, Kadarius Toney of Florida and Austin Trammel of Rice. Georgia Southern senior running back Kennedy touched the ball 15 times three different ways and scored twice, including the game-winner, in the Eagles' come-from-behind 24-17 win at home over South Alabama. Kennedy's two scoring runs in the fourth quarter - one for 15 yards and one for 14 yards - erased South Alabama's 17-10 lead. He finished the game with 13 carries for 90 yards, one reception for 10 yards and one kick off return. - Savannah Morning News
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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Wesley Kennedy III had 91 yards rushing and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Derrick Canteen broke up a fourth-down pass in the end zone with 1:01 left and Georgia Southern held off South Alabama 24-17 on Thursday night. Shai Werts was 5-of-9 passing for 9 5 yards and an interception, and he carried it 14 times for 91 yards for Georgia Southern (4-2, 2-2 Sun Belt), which features a triple-option running game. J.D. King added 15 rushes for 74 yards and one TD. Desmond Trotter completed 20 of 27 passes for 2 00 yards and two touchdowns for South Alabama (3-1, 2-1), which will face No. 20 Coastal Carolina next week. Carlos Davis rushed for 70 yards and Kawaan Baker, who caught six passes for 154 yards and three TDs last week, had five receptions for 65 yards. Brandon Crum and Jalen Tolbert each had a receiving score. Georgia Southern beat South Alabama for the first time in seven meetings. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RS - Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern,...Kennedy III Played in the final nine games in 2019, starting six...Saw action on 455 total plays (380 offensive)...Led the squad with 824 rushing ya rds...Also led the team in all-purpose yards with 1,199...Scored 12 total touchdowns, 11 via rush and one via punt return...Also had 10 catches for 92 yards...Averaged 15.3 yards per punt return and 23.9 yards per kickoff return. - Georgia Southern Footb all
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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2020 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern,...Played in the final nine games, starting six in 2019...Saw action on 455 total plays (380 offensive)...Led the squad with 824 rushing yards...Also led the team in all-p urpose yards with 1,199...Scored 12 total touchdowns, 11 via rush and one via punt return...Also had 10 catches for 92 yards...Averaged 15.3 yards per punt return and 23.9 yards per kickoff return. - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Wesley Kennedy III (Sr.), Georgia Southern,...Kennedy III (Savannah, Ga.) led the squad with 824 rushing yards also led the team in all-purpose yards with 1,199 last year. He scored 12 total touchdowns, 11 via rush and one via punt return and also had 10 catches for 92 yards, earning honorable mention honors from the Sun Belt Conference. He enters his final season with 1,427 career rushing yards after starting his career as a slot receiver. - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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Phil Steele's College Football Preview has released its 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference teams, including four Georgia Southern Eagles earning first-team honors. In total, 12 different GS players were named to the squad, including one player, Bened ictine graduate Wesley Kennedy III, who was honored at three different positions. Defensive end Raymond Johnson III, linebacker Rashad Byrd, safety Kenderick Duncan Jr. and long snapper Ryan Langan were all first-team defensive selections. - Savannah Mor ning News
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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2019 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern (Jr., RB, Savannah, Ga.),...2018 honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection...Has run for 760 yards and 10 touchdowns along with a punt return touchdown...Missed the first four games of the season...Returned for the South Alabama game and scored the game-tying touchdown with 20 seconds left to force overtime. - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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NOV 4 SUN BELT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern (Junior, Running Back, Savannah, Ga.),...Georgia Southern, junior running back, Wesley Kennedy III shined on the national stage as the Eagles upset No. 20 Appalachian State on Thursday night. The junior carried the ball 13 times for a career-high 145 yards and two touchdowns in the 24-21 win. The second score was a 68-yard run to open the second half. Kennedy III has seven rushing touchdowns, and eight total, in the four g ames he's played this season. He's also rushed for more than 115 yards in each of the past three games and has become the first Eagle with three straight games of two+ rushing touchdowns since Matt Breida had four straight in 2015. - Sun Belt Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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Wesley Kennedy ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns and Georgia Southern upset Appalachian State for the second straight season. The Eagles (5-3, 3-1 Sun Belt) ran for 335 yards and held the country's ninth-highest scoring offense in check most of the ni ght on a rainy, windy Halloween night. Georgia Southern ended Appalachian State's 13-game winning streak, handing the Mountaineers their first loss since the Eagles knocked off them out of the Top 25 more than a year ago with a 34-14 victory.Kenne dy took an option pitch from Shai Werts and raced 68 yards for a touchdown on the first possession of the second half, and Werts blew through a huge hole and raced 55 yards on the ensuing possession to give the Eagles a 24-7 lead. Appalachian State (7-1, 4-1) came in averaging 41 points, but struggled to get any momentum going for the first three quarters other than a 92-yard touchdown drive in the final 2 minutes of the first half. Zac Thomas tried to rally App State with two fourth-quarter TD passes t o Corey Sutton, but the Mountaineers' final two drives ended without any points. Thomas threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns. - AP College Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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OCT 28/WEEK 9 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern (Junior, Running Back, Savannah, Ga.),...Georgia Southern junior running back, Wesley Kennedy III, had a monster game as the Eagles rolled past New Mexico State . The junior tallied 222 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, including a 71-yard rushing touchdown and a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown. The punt return score was his first collegiate one and the first by an Eagle since 2011. He also tallied a c areer-high 143 yards rushing and two touchdowns and had a 9-yard catch. He carried the ball just six times for a 23.8 average and the Eagle offense posted 403 yards on the ground. - Sun Belt Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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Wesley Kennedy III ran 25 times for 129 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning TD in the third overtime, to help Georgia Southern beat Coastal Carolina 30-27 on Saturday. J.D. King broke a tackle in the backfield to convert a third-and-2 wi th a 14-yard run to the 3 to set up Kennedy's touchdown run to end the game. King finished with 80 yards rushing on 21 carries. The Eagles (3-3, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference) scored touchdowns in all three overtimes. Mark Michaud caught touchdowns on back-to- back plays, a 20-yarder from Shai Werts on a fourth-and-5 in the first OT and a 25-yarder on the first play of the second OT. The Chanticleers (3-4, 0-3) scored touchdowns on their first two overtime possessions but were held to a field goal in the third OT. Bryce Carpenter passed for 96 yards and a touchdown and ran for 61 yards and a TD for Coastal Carolina. - AP College Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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2019 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Wesley Kennedy, III, Georgia Southern,...Kennedy III, a junior from Savannah, was an honorable mention All-Sun Belt performer in 2018 from the conference and a second-team all-conference selection by both Sou thern Pigskin and Pro Football Focus. He started the season at slot back, but moved to running back midway through and played both spots down the stretch.He also was the Eagles' kick and punt returner, seeing action on 416 total plays (302 offensi ve, 114 special teams). He led the team with 15 receptions that went for 182 yards with a long of 40 yards and averaged 12.1 yards per catch. He rushed 63 times for 495 yards and three scores, averaged 9.1 yards on 11 punt returns and 22.0 yards on 24 ki ckoff returns. In all, he led the team with 1,306 all-purpose yards. - Georgia Southern Football
(DS#68 RB) rSr/2024 RB Wesley Kennedy III, West Georgia
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