Kaylon Horton

Position:
WR
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Houston, TX
High School:
Cy Ridge HS
Prev School:
Tarleton St.

2023: Was named a Second Team All-AAC selection as a return specialist (CFN) ... selected as the AAC Special Teams Demon in the preseason ... was a do-it-all player for the Mean Green with 739 all-purpose yards on the year ... finished the year with 695 kickoff return yards, the seventh-most in program history ... posted 1,394 kickoff return yards in his career, good for the third-most in program history ... saw action in 12 games on the year with two starts ... caught six passes for 44 yards and a touchdown ... finished with 160 all-purpose yards including 148 kick return yards against FIU ... caught a touchdown pass in the win over Temple ... had a season-long 47 yard return against UTSA.

2022: First Team All-CUSA (Coaches, PFN, Phil Steele) … Third Team All-CUSA (PFF) … C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week (9/19) … Played in 13 games with one start … joined team as graduate transfer after the first game of season … rushed seven times for 95 yards with two touchdowns … 12 receptions for 131 yards and a touchdown … 27 kick returns for 699 yards and one touchdown … averaged 25.89 yards per return, which was second in C-USA … averaged 20.1 yards per play in all-purpose yards, second best in the league … 99-yard kick return touchdown at UNLV … it was the first kick return touchdown for UNT since 2019 … 132 all-purpose yards at Memphis, including his first career rushing touchdown … career-high 97 rushing yards including a 66-yard touchdown against LA Tech … three receptions for 40 yards with a 28-yard score at WKU … three receptions for 58 yards including a season-long 51 yard grab in CUSA Championship game … four returns for 117 yards in Frisco Bowl … Horton was one of only nine FBS players this season with a Rush TD, Rec TD and KO return TD … only seven players in the Group of Five accomplished the feat … From 2020-22, Horton is one of only 25 players to have at least three kickoff or punt return touchdowns combined

Prior to UNT: Spent four seasons at Tarleton State … Played in 27 games at TSU … moved from defense to offense in 2021 … has 18 career receptions for 227 yards and one touchdown… also has 29 tackles, 2.0 TFL and one interception … has returned 31 kicks for 693 yards and 1 touchdown and 31 punts for 225 yards an a score … In 2021, earned the third most receiving yards on the team at 227 on 18 receptions, averaging 12.6 yards per catch, scoring one touchdown … Scored his lone touchdown vs. Fort Lewis on Sept. 11, a 12-yard score … Had a season-high five receptions twice, vs. Fort Lewis and vs. Southern Utah on Sept. 18, where he had a season-high 58 receiving yards … Posted three 50+ yard games … Had a season-long 53-yard reception at Abilene Christian on Nov. 12 … Served as Tarleton’s main kick and punt returner … Had 210 return yards on kickoffs, including a 45-yard run back against Southern Utah … During the 2020 season, served as the Texans kick and punt returner, taking two to the house … Had a 93-yard kick return for a touchdown vs. Dixie State on Feb. 27 … Returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown against Northeastern State on March 27 … Had 17 of the 18 attempted punt returns for the Texans, getting 159 yards back for a 9.4 return average … Had 17 of the 21 kick returns for Tarleton, taking those back 448 total yards (26.4 per) … Returned five kicks 30+ yards and five punts 10+ yards … Also had eight tackles and six pass breakups, tied for second most on the team … Played in all 12 games for the Texans in 2019 … Led Tarleton to its second straight undefeated regular season and Lone Star Conference Championship … Part of the Tarleton defense that ranked No. 2 in the nation in team passing efficiency defense (91.64) and No. 10 in the nation in scoring defense (16.5) … Made 21 tackles in the secondary, including 13 solo and 2.0 for a loss … Made his first career interception in the red zone against Texas A&M-Commerce on Oct. 19 … Had a season-high five tackles at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Oct. 26 … Also returned six punts and two kickoffs … Redshirted in 2018 … Prepped at Cy Ridge High School in Houston, Texas … Lettered one year in football and three years in track … Competed in the triple jump, long jump, 4x100m, 4x200m, and 200m … Named team’s Track MVP … His 4x100m team ran a 40.2 at state championship.