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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | January 23, 1979 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Cleveland, Mississippi | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | Mississippi | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 | ||||||||
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Tackles: | 495 |
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INTs: | 24 |
Pass deflections: | 84 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kenyatta Cornelius Lucas (born January 23, 1979) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi.
Lucas has also played for the Carolina Panthers.
Lucas attended East Side High School in Cleveland, Mississippi, where he garnered first-team all-district honors at wide receiver and kick returner and all-county recognition at wide receiver and cornerback playing alongside former Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Floyd "Pork Chop" Womack. He was selected the district rookie of the year as a freshman and named the team's most outstanding player as a junior and most valuable player as a senior. Lucas also lettered four times in baseball, finishing with a .395 career batting average. He graduated from East Side in 1997.
Lucas began playing at the University of Mississippi as a wide receiver before moving to defensive back late in his sophomore season. He finished his college career with 87 tackles, seven interceptions and 33 passes defensed on defense; in addition, he totaled 23 catches for 292 yards and one touchdown and four carries for 73 yards on offense. Lucas returned 20 kickoffs for 383 yards and one punt for 17 yards, had nine tackles and blocked two punts on special teams.