4   Adonis Kinsey
Adonis Kinsey

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
DeWitt, N.Y.

High School:
Jamesville-DeWitt H.S.

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 181

Position:
Wide Receiver


Will compete for a starting spot at wide receiver … A playmaker with outstanding speed … Has played in 19 career games, starting five times.

2001: One of the top wide outs for the Minutemen … Played in all 11 games on the season, starting four times … Ranked fourth on the team with 23 receptions for 402 yards and three touchdowns on the year … Averaged 17.5 yards per catch, the 10th highest single season mark in school history … Caught two passes for 41 yards against Richmond in the season finale … Made three catches for 72 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Rhode Island … Had five receptions for a career-high 91 yards at Maine … Brought in two catches for 35 yards at Villanova … Caught a career-best six passes for 83 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the win over James Madison … Had a 43-yard catch against New Hampshire, tying for the longest reception of his career.

2000: Played in eight games at wide receiver, starting once … Caught 11 passes on the season for 177 yards … Also had two tackles on special teams … Had two receptions for 28 yards at Rhode Island … Caught two passes for 27 yards against Delaware … Had a 37-yard reception against Villanova … Made two receptions for 43 yards against AIC … Caught three passes for 29 yards in the win over Maine … Made one catch for 13 yards at Northeastern … Saw his first action of the season against New Haven.

Before UMass: Spent two years at Syracuse University … Redshirted at Syracuse in 1998, and did not see any game action in 1999 … Played his prep ball at Jamesville-DeWitt High School, where he earned four letters … Led team to a 30-9 record during his four seasons … Had career totals of 40 receptions for 919 yards and 11 touchdowns, while also rushing 433 times for 3,568 yards and 33 touchdowns … Also returned 32 kickoffs for 805 yards and three touchdowns, while intercepting nine passes as a defensive back … Earned All-America honors from Blue Chip and Prep Star … An All-Regional selection by Super Prep and Tom Lemming … Twice named All-New York state and All-Central New York … Earned All-League honors three times … Helped team to 1997 New York Central Regional championship and a state semifinal appearance as a senior captain … Led team to two Section III championships … Also a five-time letterwinner in basketball.

Personal: Full name is Jackie Adonis Kinsey … Son of James and Darlene Kinsey … Born July 22, 1979, in Syracuse, N.Y. … Father is an official in the National Basketball Association … Uncle, Ken, played football at Syracuse from 1973-1977 … Majoring in Sociology.

Kinsey’s Receiving Statistics

YearNoYdsAvgTDLong
20001117716.1037
20012340217.5343
Totals3457917.0343

Kinsey's Career Highs

Receptions                  6 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01	
Receving Yards             91 at Maine, 11/10/01	
Longest Reception          43 two times, last vs. URI, 11/17/01
Touchdowns Receiving        2 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01
All-Purpose Yards          91	at Maine, 11/10/01

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