2019 Football Roster

Lawrence Johnson
Lawrence Johnson

28 Rico Kennedy

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 235
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Fort Lauderdale.Fla.
  • Highschool Dillard HS

Biography

As a Redshirt Senior in 2019: was named 2019 Preseason All-MEAC First Team selection ... was named to the 2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award, the Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) ... was named earlier to the 2019 Phil Steele's Preseason All-MEAC First Team ... Named to All-American Fourth Team by Phil Steele ... finished the 2019 season ranked third in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in tackles with 105, averaging 8.8 per game, and he led the conference with 16.0 tackles for loss -- 4.5 of which are sacks. He also added two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the year ... was named the MEAC Player of the Week after leading the Bears with a career-high 15 tackles in a 31-20 loss at Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 5 ... He posted four of the Bears' seven tackles for loss on the day and finished with a sack and an interception ... The four tackles for loss were also a single game career mark ... His 51.0 career TFLs are the most in Morgan State school history, just ahead of Jarrell Guyton (49.5; 2005-08) ... He also finished with 19.0 career sacks, which is fourth-place all-time at MSU behind Christopher Robinson (28.5; 2011-14), Willie Thompson (26.0; 1994-97) and Justin "JR" Lawrence (24.0; 2006-08) ...

As a Redshirt Junior in 2018: was named 2019 All-MEAC Second Team selection ... started in every game (11) ... finished the season with 61 tackles (33 solo) ... led the team with 10 tackles for loss ... had 4.5 sacks and seven QB hurries ... vs. Towson (Sept. 1), had a season-high eight tackles with three tackles for loss and a pair of sacks ... he recorded three tackles for loss and had two sacks vs. Delaware State (Nov. 10) ... was named to the 2018 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award, the Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) ... was named earlier to the 2018  Phil Steele's FCS Preseason All-American Third Team ... Preseason BOXTOROW All-American Team ... HBCU Gameday Preseason FCS All-American First Team ... and was also named to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team ...  

As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2017: Phil Steele's Preseason All-MEAC First Team selection ... Preseason All-MEAC First Team selection ... Preseason BOXTOROW All-American Team ... HBCU Gameday Preseason All-American First Team ... led the team with 70 tackles and ranked No. 5 in the MEAC with 7.5 sacks ... also led the league with four forced fumbles ... finished the season ranked No. 3 in the nation (FCS) with 19.5 tackles for loss ... 

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2016: collected 30 tackles (16 solo) ... had 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks ... added two QB hurries ... forced a fumble and had a fumble recovery ... 

Played for Army Prep in 2014: 

High School: played at Dillard HS ... recorded 24.5 sacks with four fumble recoveries and an interception ... First Team All-County selection ... earned All-State honorable mention ... 

Personal: born March 8, 1996 ... from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... son of Yolanda and Arthur Kennedy ... construction management major ... career ambition is to own a construction company ... enjoys cooking.

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2015Freshman

    LB
    6'4" 205 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2016Freshman

    LB
    6'3" 205 lbs
    46
  • 28

    2017Sophomore

    LB
    6'3" 205 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2018Redshirt Junior

    LB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2019Redshirt Senior

    LB
    6'3" 235 lbs
    28