Kenny Buyers

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 186
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hurst, TX
High School:
L.D. Bell HS

2016:
• Caught 32 passes for 324 yards and a touchdown in 13 appearances, eight of which were starts
• One of five team captains
• Hauled in one catch for 10 yards and also recovered a key fumble on special teams on 12/27 vs. Army in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
• Caught one pass for six yards in the regular season finale at UTEP on 11/26
• Hauled in two passes for 62 yards on 11/19 vs. Southern Miss
• Had three catches for nine yards at WKU on 11/12
• Hauled in a team-high five passes for 23 yards on 11/5 vs. La Tech
• Had five catches for 30 yards and one touchdown, the first receiving touchdown of his career, at UTSA on 10/29
• Caught two passes for 43 yards vs. Marshall on 10/8
• Made a career-high six catches for 27 yards on 10/1 vs. MTSU
• Caught four passes for a career-best 102 yards on 9/24 in the double OT win at Rice, including the longest catch of his career, 75 yards
• Hauled in one pass for four yards at No. 23 Florida on 9/17
• Caught the first two passes of his career on 9/10 vs. Bethune-Cookman, totaling eight yards in the win
• Made first career start at wide receiver on 9/3 vs. SMU and averaged 22.5 yards per kick return on two attempts

2015:
• Missed the entire 2015 season due to injury

2014:
• North Texas' fourth-leading tackler with 55 total tackles, three TFL and two interceptions in 2014
• Team captain
• Picked off his first pass of the year and returned it 43 yards to seal NT win over FAU
• Recorded five total tackles and one pass breakup against LA Tech
• Made five total tackles, four solo and one assisted, against SMU, including one tackle for loss
• Led North Texas with seven solo tackles, including one tackle for loss, against Texas

2013:
• Named honorable mention all-conference at defensive back
• Started 11 games and was the fifth-leading tackler for North Texas with 78
• Grabbed the game-clinching interception against UNLV in the Heart of Dallas Bowl and had seven tackles
• Had three interceptions and five PBU's
• Had 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks to go along with two fumble recoveries
• Recorded his first career interception against Ohio and returned it for 22 yards
• Had a career-high 10 tackles at No. 9 Georgia and again in the win over Rice
• Put up five games of nine or more tackles
• Had a fumble recovery against Ball State and Georgia
• Set a career high with 1.5 tackles for loss in the win at Tulsa

2012:
• Played in 11 games in the North Texas secondary and made 15 tackles and one PBU on the year as a walk-on
• Had at least one tackle in eight games in 2012
• Made a season-high six tackles in the win at Florida Atlantic.

High School:
• Named first team all-district in 2010 and 2011
• Received honorable mention all-state honors in 2011
• Had 120 tackles, six tackles-for-loss, one sack and forced two fumbles in 2011
• Named team defensive MVP in 2011
• Made 111 tackles, three forced fumbles and one interception in 2010
• Caught 12 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown in 2010
• Named team MVP in 2010
• Made 55 tackles, picked off four passes and forced a fumble in 2009, on the way to an honorable mention all-district season as a sophomore
• Lettered three years
• Named a team captain in 2010 and 2011
• Son of Kenny and Marci Buyers