2023 All-Big 12 First Team (AP)
2023 All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches)
2023 Walter Camp All-America Second Team
2023 Associated Press All-America Third Team
2023 All-Portal Team (The Athletic and On3)
2023 The Athletic Midseason All-Transfer Team
2023
Proved to be one of the nation’s top guards in 2023 after transferring back home to Cincinnati (Elder HS graduate) following three seasons at Louisville…Collected Second Team All-America honors from Walter Camp and Third Team accolades from the Associated Press in addition to First Team All-Big 12 recognition from the AP and Second Team All-League from the conference’s coaches…Ranked as the nation’s third-best Power Five guard (81.8) according to Pro Football Focus…Started all 12 games at right guard…His run blocking grade of 82.1 was the second-best among Power 5 guards….Led the Bearcats with 79 knockdowns and a 92% grade from the coaches, rating as UC’s top offensive lineman in 10 of 12 games…The durable team leader logged 895 snaps during the regular season – the third-most of any guard in the country… Led in part by his blocking, Cincinnati ranked fifth in the nation in rushing (217.1 ypg)…The Bearcats also ranked 33rd in the country in total offense (426.1)…Cincinnati logged 667 yards of total offense in his first career start – the season-opening victory over Eastern Kentucky…The Bearcats reached 200 yards rushing nine times, including a 273-yard performance against Miami (Ohio), 277 yards at Oklahoma State and 288 yards versus Baylor…Led by Kandra’s stout run blocking running back Corey Kiner became the 20th Bearcat to rush for 1,000 yards in a season…Did not record a penalty and yielded only two sacks all season.
Prior to Cincinnati
Former Elder High School star who was a two-year letterwinner at Louisville, redshirting in 2020 before appearing in 21 games in 2021 and 2022…Expected to have three years of eligibility…Made two starts in 2022 and was key part of offensive line that paved the way for the Cardinals to average 193.4 rushing yards per game in the regular season, a mark that ranked second in the ACC…Started at right guard in 24-10 victory versus Pitt and in the regular season finale against Kentucky…Before college, he was an All-Ohio offensive lineman for a Panthers team that finished 12-3 and was Ohio Division 1 state runner-up in 2019…Former three-star prospect who ranked as one the top players in Ohio and top offensive line prospects in the country…Played guard and defensive tackle in high school and was rated the No. 12 prospect in Cincinnati by Fox19 heading into his senior season.
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