The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Kai Locksley
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- Gilman School
A second-year quarterback who redshirted in 2015 … ranked among the top athletes in the nation as a senior in high school … a two-time all-state player and ranked as the No. 24 quarterback nationally by Scout.
FRESHMAN (2015)
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Biff Poggi at the Gilman School … two-time all-state honoree … selected to participate in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game … tabbed second-team Private School All-State by the Associated Press in 2014 … chosen to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) All-A Conference team … ranked No. 146 (No. 9 ATH) nationally and No. 3 in Maryland by 247Sports … rated No. 289 (No. 25 ATH) nationally and No. 6 overall in Maryland by ESPN … ranked No. 13 ATH nationally and No. 6 overall in Maryland by Rivals … rated No. 24 QB nationally and No. 13 overall (No. 1 QB) in Maryland by Scout … rushed for 1,050 yards and 17 TDs while passing for 915 yards and five TDs as a senior … led an offense that averaged 32.6 points per game … guided Gilman on an eight-game winning streak (42.3 ppg) during the season … scored two rushing TDs, including a 47-yarder, against Mount Saint Joseph … tallied three rushing TDs against St. Francis … threw a 58-yard TD pass and rushed for a 15-yard TD against Good Counsel … led the offense to 69 points against Archbishop Spalding … scored three touchdowns and had 140 total yards against Loyola … helped Gilman to an 8-3 record, including a 5-1 conference mark, and a share of the MIAA A Conference title in 2014 … tabbed second-team Private School All-State by the Associated Press in 2013 … named second-team All-Metro by the Baltimore Sun … rushed for 795 yards and 14 TDs and threw for 875 yards and five TDs as a junior … rushed for 189 yards on 26 carries (7.3 ypc) and three TDs, including a 31-yarder, against Spalding … completed passes to 12 receivers against Loyola … rushed for 131 yards and three TDs, including a 68-yarder and 42-yarder, while catching a 20-yard TD while leading the offense to 56 points against Anacostia … completed 9-of-14 passes for 123 yards and ran 15 times for 106 yards and a TD against Good Counsel … helped Gilman to a 7-3 record, including a 5-1 conference mark, in 2013 … played wide receiver as a sophomore … all-conference in basketball after leading Gilman with 15.0 ppg as a junior … also competed in the 200m, triple jump and long jump for the track and field team.
PERSONAL
Born in Westport, N.Y. … parents are Kia and Mike Locksley … has three siblings - brothers Mike Jr. and Meiko, and a sister, Kori … father played football at Towson University, earning team defensive MVP honors as a senior in 1991 … a longtime college coach, his father is currently an analyst at Alabama and is the former QB coach/offensive coordinator at Maryland (2012-15), and head coach at New Mexico (2009-11) … brother, Mike, played football at Illinois and brother, Meiko, played football with the Illini and New Mexico … has volunteered at Our Daily Bread, a center helping those in need, in Baltimore … enjoys mini-golf, movies and visiting amusement parks in his spare time.
