Kyle Kempt

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-4
Weight:
205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Massillon, Ohio
High School:
Washington HS

OREGON STATE – 2014: Kyle spent the spring practice session immersed in a three-way battle for the No. 2 quarterback job … did not play in a game. 2013: Redshirt … played scout team quarterback.

WASHINGTON: Rivals ranked Kyle No. 71 on the top prospects list for Ohio … passed for single-season school record 3,056 yards as a senior, with 32 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions ... as a sophomore, Kempt threw for 1,643 yards, with 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions ... as a junior, he threw for 1,335 yards, and added 16 touchdown passes with four interceptions … led the Tigers to an 11-2 season in 2012 and to the Division 1 finals … 2012 Stark County Player of the Year … second team all-state quarterback by the Associated Press … 4.25 cumulative GPA in high school and was the class Valedictorian … attended Aloha High School in Oregon before moving with his family to Ohio following his freshman year.

PERSONAL: Born November 14, 1994 in Kirkland, Wash. … son of Mychal and Marlene Kempt … has two brothers, Cody and Jake … from an athletic family – his father Mychal played linebacker at Montana State, mother Marlene competed in the heptathlon at Montana State; oldest brother Cody played football at Oregon and Montana State, and is currently the wide receivers coach at Montana State … member of National Technical Honor Society … valedictorian … chose Oregon State because of “the great tradition, the academics and the athletic program” … studying computer science with an option in computer systems.