University of Memphis Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Oct 4 (Sat)
7 p.m.
Drew Kyser
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 300
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Opelika, Ala.
- Prev School:
- Opelika HS
- 2016, 2017, 2018 Rimington Trophy Watch Lists
Career
Leader of the offensive line at the center position … Has been a starter on the offensive line in 38 games ... Has played in all 39 contests of his career ... Has played 2,790-of-2,929 snaps (.953) ... Member of the offensive line for the three most prolific offenses in school history ... Has been a part of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 offenses that combined for 19,275 yards of total offense (6,425 yard per season) and scored 188 TD ... The three offenses combined to score on 82.1 percent (156-of-190) of its trips inside the red zone.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2015-16, 2017-18) ... Dean’s List for the 2018 spring semester ... Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2015 fall, 2016 spring, 2017 fall and 2018 spring semesters ... Named to the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Rimington Watch Lists ... Award given annually to the nation’s top center.
2017 (Junior)
Captained the offensive line … Returned for a third season as the starter at center … Started all 13 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl … Played 60 or more snaps in 12 games … Saw action on every snap in nine contests, including three-straight wins over Navy (69), Houston (76) and Tulane (63) … Played a season-best 89 snaps vs. UCF in The American Championship Game … Played all 59 snaps vs. Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Member of the offensive line that was a part of the most prolific offense in program history with nearly 7,000 total yards (school-record 6,917 yards) and 72 TD … Offense ranked among FBS leaders in scoring (2nd; 45.5 points), total offense (4th; 532.1 ypg) and passing offense (7th; 335.0 ypg) ... Blocked for an offense that had a 4,000-yard passer (Riley Ferguson), 1,000-yard rusher (Darrell Henderson) and 1,000-yard receiver (Anthony Miller) for the first time in program history ... Helped pave the way for the Tigers offense to roll up over 500 yards of total offense eight times, including a school-record 753 yards vs. UCF in The American Championship Game (broke previous record of 711 yards vs. Connecticut earlier in 2017).
2016 (Sophomore)
Captained the offensive line … Started all 13 games at center … Played 924-of-964 snaps (.959) … Played every snap in 10 contests … Member of the 2016 Memphis offense that was second in program history for total yards (6,028), points (505) and total TD (57), including a school-record 34 TD passes … Blocked for the Tigers offense that piled up over 500 yards of total offense six times … Memphis had 635 total yards vs. Bowling Green, the fourth-most for a game in program history … Played over 80 snaps three times, including a season-high 82 vs. Tulsa … Saw 81 snaps of action vs. USF and Western Kentucky … Played every snap in five-straight games vs. Ole Miss (78), Temple (58), Tulane (67), Navy (71) and Tulsa (82) … Played every snap in the final four contests of season vs. USF (81), Cincinnati (73), Houston (79) and Western Kentucky (81).
2015 (Freshman)
Played in all 13 games ... Made 12 starts ... All game action came at center ... Saw action on 965-of-1,024 snaps (.942) ... Played every snap in seven contests ... Member of the offensive line that helped Memphis post some of its best offensive numbers in school history … The 2015 Tigers offense set school records for scoring (522 points), total touchdowns (59), passing yards (3,997), plays (1,028) and total yards (6,330) … Memphis also ranked in the top-20 nationally in scoring offense (11th), passing offense (18th), total offense (19th) and red zone offense (18th) … The Tigers piled up over 500 yards of total offense six times, including a program single-game record 704 yards in a road victory at Tulsa … Blocked for an offense that ranked 18th nationally in the red zone offense, converting 88.9 percent of its trips inside the 20-yard line (56-of-63) ... Started the first game of his collegiate career in the season-opening win over Missouri State ... Played 63-of-81 snaps vs. the Bears ... Did not start in the win at Kansas, but played 63-of-79 snaps ... Saw action on every snap in the next four contests — all wins — vs. Bowling Green (90), Cincinnati (73), USF (72) and Ole Miss (94) ... The 94 snaps played vs. the Rebels were a season high ... Played over 70 snaps in the next four contests vs. Tulsa (82), Tulane (79), Navy (73) and Houston (72) ... Saw action on all snaps in games vs. Temple (69), SMU (64) and Auburn (68).
High School
Three-year starter at center for head coach Brian Blackmon at Opelika High School ... Helped lead the 2014 Bulldogs to a 9-2 overall record, a perfect 6-0 Class 6A/Region III mark and an Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 6A state playoffs berth ... The region title was the school’s first since 2007 … Posted a 52-14 road win over Valley High School to clinch the region title in 2014 ... Opelika High School advanced to the Class 6A state playoffs second round in 2014 … The Bulldogs averaged 422.5 yards of total offense, including 213.6 yards rushing, his senior year … Graded 90 percent or higher in every game his senior season … A 2014 Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) All-Alabama second team pick … Named to the Opelika-Auburn News All-Area first team his junior and senior campaigns (2013, 2014) … A 2012 Opelika-Auburn News All-Area second team selection as a sophomore ... Member of the 2012 Bulldogs team that went 10-5 and finished the campaign as the AHSAA Class 6A state runner-up … Also lettered in wrestling and track and field.
Personal
Son of Todd and Stacy Kyser … Has an older sister, Anna, and two younger sisters, Sarah Kent and Mary Kathryn … Birthday is October 4 … History major.
