Keyon Mozee

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-7
Weight:
179
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lee’s Summit, Mo.
High School:
Lee’s Summit North

2020: Saw action in nine games, one of nine true freshman to play during the season… Rushed 11 times for 39 yards, caught two passes for 83 yards and returned one kickoff for seven yards… Earned his first-career playing time in K-State’s win at No. 3 Oklahoma, hauling in a 78-yard reception to set up a touchdown… The 78-yarder was the 15th-longest pass play in school history and second longest with a true freshman on the receiving end… Teamed with fellow true freshman running back Deuce Vaughn to be the first set of teammates in school history with catches of at least 77 yards in the same game… Had a season-high 27 rushing yards against Kansas, while he had 10 yards on three carries at West Virginia.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played Lee’s Summit North under head coach Jamar Mozee... Rated the 76th-best running back in the Class of 2020 by ESPN, while the organization viewed him as the 20th-best player in the state of Missouri... Earned first team all-district and second team all-state honors as a senior from the Missouri Football Coaches Association... Rushed for 2,127 yards and 22 touchdowns in his career, including a 1,049-yard, 10-touchdown performance as a senior... Also caught 42 passes for 310 yards and three touchdowns as a prep, while he totaled 410 kickoff-return yards... Prepped with current Wildcat Kienen Gaskin.

PERSONAL: Keyon Mozee was born March 14, 2002... Son of Leon Mozee and Javonne Tolozy.