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44	Jaydan Bird

	Class: Graduated
	Hometown: Wichita, Kan.
	High School: Conway Springs HS

	Height / Weight: 6-2 / 236
	Position: LB

Season	G-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	INT	FC	FR	PBU
2009	12-0	1	1	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0
2010	14-0	6	5	11	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	1	0	0
2011	13-0	8	8	16	3.5-6	1.0-2	0	0	0	1
2012	13-0	9	10	19	0.5-1	0.0-0	0	0	0	0
Career	52-0	24	24	48	4.0-7	1.0-2	0	1	0	1

2012
Played in all 13 games ... named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... recorded a season-high five tackles against Kansas ... had three tackles against UTEP, Florida A&M and Texas ... tallied 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas.

2011
A main player on special teams and backup at middle linebacker ... has appeared in 39 career games ... stepped in for Tom Wort vs. Texas and finished with a career-high six tackles, two of which went for a loss, and one sack ... played the entire second half at Kansas and finished with five tackles ... broke up a pass vs. Texas A&M ... first team Academic All-Big 12 for second straight year.

2010
A member of the kick coverage units, he saw action in all 14 games ... had tackles in nine games including two against Texas A&M ... forced a fumble vs. Florida State ... first team Academic All-Big 12.

2009
Enrolled in the spring of 2009 ... appeared in 12 games as a member of the special teams ... had tackles against Idaho State and Tulsa.

High School
SuperPrep All-American ... PrepStar All-Midlands Region ... led Conway Springs to the Class 3A state title ... Sunflower State's Small School Defensive Player of the Year and first team all-state selection ... Kansas Football Coaches Association First Team All-State selection ... Vype Kansas football Player of the Year ... clocked at 4.5 in the 40 ... accounted for 115 tackles, 12.5 for a loss, and three interceptions in 2008 ... also rushed for 2,435 yards and 27 touchdowns ... finished high school career with 225 tackles and 4,701 yards rushing with 56 touchdowns despite missing most of his junior campaign with an injury.

No. 3 overall player in Kansas (Rivals.com)
No. 12 middle linebacker prospect by Scout.com
No. 16 player in the Midlands region (SuperPrep)
No. 23 inside linebacker by Rivals.com
No. 26 linebacker (SuperPrep)

Personal
Son of Kristy and the late Jeffrey Bird ... married Kellie in May, 2011 ... worked as a bricktender in high school ... energy management major.

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