Kendall Futrell

Height:
6-2
Weight:
226
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Winterville
High School:
South Central
Major:
University Studies

Expected to be fully cleared for the 2019 fall campaign after missing the entire spring practice period because of an injury … Should again be poised to make break-out campaign as a possible conference honors candidate as a senior … Despite inactivity, closed out the spring firmly entrenched on the defensive two-deep at one of the end positions (competing with Chandon Hickerson for starting honors) … A Preseason All-American Athletic Conference (second-team) selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine … Struggled through injury and illness-plagued seasons as a freshman and sophomore before enjoying a “full-go” healthy junior year (before spring setback prevented action in all three scrimmages) … In all, has played in 28 career games (16 starts) and tallied 56 tackles, 10.0 TFLs, 5.0 sacks, 12 quarterback pressures, five batted passes and one forced fumble … Has recorded at least one stop in 22 contests (two or more on 14 occasions).

2018: Played in all 12 games and made 11 starts (came off the bench in home matchup against Memphis) … Credited with 34 tackles (16 solo), 6.5 resulting in lost yardage (sixth on the unit) … Led Pirates in quarterback pressures (11) and topped all lineman in batted passes (5) … Stood second on team and among Top 20 in the American Athletic Conference with 4.0 sacks (-39 yards), posting QB drops against Old Dominion (2.0), USF (1.0) and Houston (1.0) … Registered at least one stop in 11 games and booked multiple tackles on nine occasions … Established a career-best with six successful hits against the Monarchs, while also contributing three hurries and three pass breakups … Produced a pair of five-tackle performances (Houston, Cincinnati), logged four stops vs. North Carolina and was credited with three tackles twice (Tulane, NC State) … Added at least two pressures against North Carolina A&T and Connecticut … Knocked down other two pass attempts against Bulls at Raymond James Stadium … In addition to netting two vs. ODU, recorded other TFLs vs. Houston (2.0), USF (1.0), North Carolina (0.5), Cincinnati (0.5) and NC State (0.5) … Turned in a season-high four solo tackles vs. Cougars at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Majority of stops came on rushing plays (27 of 34) … Turned in 20 tackles during eight-game AAC schedule (2.5 tpg) … Also had a 20/14 split in the first/second halves of the campaign … A key contributor to a unit which ranked third nationally in TFLs (8.8 tpg), 22^nd in sacks (2.8 spg) and 35^th in fewest first downs allowed (243) … Selected to the 2018 Preseason All-American Athletic Conference squad (third-team) by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine.

2017: Opened four of nine contests played as a sophomore … Made starts against West Virginia, BYU, Houston and Memphis … Did not play vs. USF, Temple and UCF because of injury … Collected 13 tackles (nine solo) … Registered 3.0 TFLs (BYU, Cincinnati and Memphis), which resulted in -13 yards … Posted only sack (-8) against BYU at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Also credited with a forced fumble vs. Cougars and a quarterback pressure against the Bearcats … Produced at least one tackle in seven outings and had multiple stops four times … Tallied a season-best four hits during AAC opener at Connecticut, three coming as solo drops … Had two each in tilts vs. Virginia Tech, BYU and Cincinnati.

2016: Played in seven contests and made one start (at Virginia Tech) during initial season … Was lost for the remaining five games with an illness … Credited with nine tackles (five solo) … Quickly established a season-best with five stops against Hokies at Lane Stadium (and also netted a half TFL) … Collected two tackles in collegiate debut against Western Carolina and added single hits in outings vs. South Carolina and USF … All nine stops were on rushing plays and six drops were recorded on the road.

High School: A three-year starter and lettermen for coaches Tim Carter and Andy Tew at South Central High School … Credited with over 230 tackles, 40.0 TFLs, 25.0 sacks and eight forced fumbles during prep career … Selected as the 2015 Greenville Daily Reflector Defensive Player-of-the-Year after netting 101 total stops, 14.0 TFL and a county-high 12.0 sacks as a senior … Also a member of the Daily Reflector’s First-Team All-County squad … Earned additional accolades with inclusion on USA Today’s North Carolina All-State squad (second team) … Opened senior campaign as a linebacker for Falcons, but moved to defensive end midway through the season … Cited by MaxPreps.com as the Falcons’ defensive player-of-the-game on three occasions and as the overall player-of-the-game once … Helped lead South Central to a 7-5 record and North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) playoff appearance as a junior … Racked up 103 tackles, 24.0 TFL and 12.0 sacks in 2014 … Turned in notable effort against Southern Wayne HS during junior season with 15 stops (10 solo), 4.0 TFL, a sack and a safety during the Falcons’ 36-6 victory … Started prep career on the junior varsity as a freshman but was quickly promoted to starting role on varsity early during sophomore year … Labeled as a two-star prospect according to Scout.com … Earned additional letters in basketball … Officially committed to ECU on September 3, 2015 … Also received interest from (and recruited by) Clemson, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Purdue.

Personal: Full name is Kendall Jaccaro Futrell … Son of Calvin and Leah Futrell … Major is university studies … Earned ECU Honor Roll selection for work in the classroom during the 2019 spring semester.