| Kenny Vaccaro |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Brownwood, Texas
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| High School:
Early
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 215
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| Position:
S
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| Experience:
Jr.-2L
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Third-year defensive back who has appeared in 38 games with 17 career starts ... chosen to the All-Big 12 first team (Coaches), second team (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) and honorable mention (AP) in 2011 and was honorable mention for Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches) ... has posted 157 tackles (102 solos), two interceptions, 12 TFL, two sacks, two forced fumbles and 16 PBU for his career ... has also registered 14 tackles (10 solo) and two blocked kicks on special teams ... appeared in all 13 games at safety, starting 11, registering 82 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, eight pass breakups and seven pressures in 2011 ... appeared in all 12 games at safety, including six starts, and on special teams in 2010 ... posted 56 tackles (42 solo), one interception, four TFL, eight PBU, one blocked kick and one forced fumble ... appeared in 13 games in 2009 as a true freshman ... posted 19 tackles, including nine special-teams tackles, a forced fumble and blocked a punt ... enrolled in January '09 to take part in spring drills ... an all-state performer who played six different positions as a prepster ... played two years at Brownwood H.S. before transferring prior to his senior season.
JUNIOR (2011)
Started in 11 of the 13 games at safety ... chosen to the All-Big 12 first team (Coaches), second team (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) and honorable mention (AP) in 2011 and was honorable mention for Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches) ... earned UT's Joseph W. Moore Tenacity Award for Defense ... registered 82 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, eight pass breakups and seven pressures on the season ... helped Texas lead the Big 12 and rank sixth in the nation in rushing defense (96.23 ypg) and 11th in total defense (306.08) ... also ranked 10th in pass efficiency defense (111.0) ... helped the Longhorns hold California to seven rushing yards and 195 yards of total offense in the Holiday Bowl with his five tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and two pressures ... racked up a career-high 13 tackles (eight solo), one interception, and one pressure at UCLA to garner the team's Defensive Player of the Week ... intercepted a pass to go with three tackles and one pass breakup at Texas A&M ... tallied nine tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and one pressure against Texas Tech ... reached double digits with 10 tackles and one tackle for loss at Missouri ... recorded seven tackles (five solo) and one PBU against Rice in the season-opener ... had six tackles and two pass breakups against Oklahoma State ... finished with six tackles and one tackle for loss against Kansas State as the defense held the Wildcats to 121 yards of total offense ... notched five tackles (three solo) in win against BYU ... finished with six tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack at Iowa State ... had five tackles, one tackle for loss and two pass breakups against Oklahoma ... helped lead the defense to a shutout performance against Kansas, allowing only 46 yards of total offense and negative two rushing yards ... recorded five tackles at Baylor.
SOPHOMORE (2010)
Appeared in all 12 games at safety, including six starts (two strong safety/four nickel) and on special teams ... posted 56 tackles (42 solo), one interception, four TFL, eight PBU, one blocked kick and one forced fumble ... earned UT's Joseph W. Moore Tenacity Award for Defense and the Frank Denius Most Valuable Special Teams Player ... earned the coaching staff's Hard Hat Award for hardest hitter on one occasion ... helped Texas rank sixth in the nation in total defense (300.2 ypg) and pass defense (161.6 ypg) ... paced Texas with eight tackles (seven solo) at Rice ... garnered the Texas coaching staff's Hard Hat Award for being the hardest hitter against the Owls ... registered one tackle (one solo) and one PBU versus Wyoming ... recorded four tackles (four solo) and one PBU at Texas Tech ... notched a career-high 11 tackles (eight solo) against UCLA in his first career start ... registered four tackles (one solo) and one PBU versus No. 8 Oklahoma ... logged four tackles (three solo) at No. 5/4 Nebraska ... recorded five tackles (three solo), one PBU and one forced fumble against Iowa State ... tallied two tackles (one solo) and one PBU versus No. 25/24 Baylor ... blocked a punt at Kansas State ... recorded nine tackles (eight solo), one TFL, one interception and two PBU against No. 12/11 Oklahoma State ... tallied two tackles (two solo) versus Florida Atlantic ... collected six tackles (four solo), two TFL and one pass breakup against No. 17/18 Texas A&M.
FRESHMAN (2009)
Appeared in 13 games at safety and on special teams ... twice named team's Most Productive Performer on special teams ... helped UT rank 12th nationally in scoring defense (16.7 ppg), third in total defense (251.9 ypg), first in rushing defense (72.4 ypg), 10th in pass efficiency defense (100.5 rating) and 19th in pass defense (179.6 ypg) ... UT also ranked first nationally in INTs (25) and tied for first in forced turnovers (37) ... posted 19 tackles, including nine special-teams tackles, a forced fumble and blocked a punt ... posted a season-high six tackles against ULM ... registered three tackles at Wyoming ... tallied two tackles at Oklahoma State ... posted a tackle versus UCF ... notched five tackles and blocked a punt at Baylor ... recorded one tackle versus Kansas ... registered a tackle and a forced fumble at Texas A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Steve Freeman at Early H.S. ... an all-state and all-district performer at defensive back ... tallied 235 tackles and five INTs in three seasons ... transferred to Early before his senior season and played three games before a knee injury ended his senior campaign ... notched 15 tackles, an INT and a blocked punt against Copperas Cove, which was ranked No. 1 in the state at the time, as a junior ... voted Brownwood's Defensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... also played basketball for three seasons.
PERSONAL
Born in Brownwood, Texas ... enrolled in the college of education ... prep honor roll student ... active participant in high school's Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... uncle, A.J. Johnson, played in the NFL with the Washington Redskins (1989-94), helping Washington to a victory in Super Bowl XXVI, and San Diego Chargers (1995).
THE VACCARO FILE
During pregame, I like to: Listen to Lil Wayne
Favorite TV channel: MTV
Favorite TV show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
I can't believe I watch: The Hills
Favorite actor: Will Smith
Sports hero: Devin Hester
Favorite superhero: Iron Man
Favorite CD: "Tha Carter III" by Lil Wayne
Favorite video game: Halo
Favorite cartoon character: Ninja Turtles
Nobody knows I can: Write
2009
| Opponent |
Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFL |
QBS |
INT |
PBU |
CF |
FR |
QBH |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wyoming |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas Tech |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| UTEP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Colorado |
DNP |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Oklahoma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Missouri |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Central Florida |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Baylor |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas A&M |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Nebraska |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Alabama |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2010
| Opponent |
Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFL |
QBS |
INT |
PBU |
CF |
FR |
QBH |
| Rice |
7 |
1 |
8 |
1.0-4 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wyoming |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas Tech |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| UCLA |
8 |
3 |
11 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nebraska |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Iowa State |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Baylor |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State |
8 |
1 |
9 |
1.0-6 |
0.0-0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida Atlantic |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas A&M |
4 |
2 |
6 |
1.0-7 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2011
| Opponent |
Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFL |
QBS |
INT |
PBU |
CF |
FR |
QBH |
| Rice |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| BYU |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| UCLA |
8 |
5 |
13 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Iowa State |
4 |
2 |
6 |
2.0-10 |
1.0-8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1.0-4 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas Tech |
3 |
6 |
9 |
1.0-3 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Missouri |
5 |
5 |
10 |
1.0-1 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas State |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1.0-1 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Texas A&M |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Baylor |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cal |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2.0-9 |
1.0-8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Year |
G/GS |
Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFL |
QBS |
INT |
PBU |
CF |
FR |
QBH |
| 2009 |
13/0 |
13 |
6 |
19 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2010 |
12/6 |
42 |
14 |
56 |
3.0-17 |
0.0-0 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2011 |
13/13 |
47 |
35 |
82 |
8.0-28 |
2.0-16 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Total |
38/19 |
102 |
55 |
157 |
11.0-45 |
2.0-16 |
3 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
