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Jersey Number 90
Kai McClendon
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gulfport, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Gulfport HS
Career Notes
Played in 12 career games with five starts … Concluded his time at Mississippi State with 30 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks … Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season … Transferred to Washington.
2025 (Sophomore Season)
Did not see any game action … Earned a redshirt … Missed the entire season due to injury.
2024 (True Freshman Season)
Played in 12 games with five starts … Started the final five games of the season … Recorded 30 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks … One of two true freshmen (Cyrus Reyes) that played in all 12 games … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his collegiate debut ... Recorded four tackles in his debut ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles and two assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded four tackles, one solo and three assisted ... Earned his first career tackle for loss for a loss of four yards ... Florida (9/21): Recorded one assisted tackle … at Texas (9/28): Recorded two solo tackles … at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one solo tackle … Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded four assisted tackles ... Arkansas (10/26): Made his first career start ... Recorded one assisted tackle ... UMass (11/2): Recorded three assisted tackles … Had half a tackle for loss for a loss of three yards ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded four tackles, two solo and two assisted ... vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded three assisted tackles … at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss.
High School
Prepped at Gulfport High School under the direction of head coach Blake Pennock … A 3-star recruit according to 247Sports, On3 … Ranked as the No. 42 recruit in the state of Mississippi according to 247Sports … Committed to Mississippi State on Dec. 17, 2023 … Played in the Mississippi Alabama All-Star Game … During his senior season, McClendon recorded 63 tackles, including eight tackles for loss, three sacks and a forced fumble … Had a career-high 49 solo tackles in 2023 … Averaged 4.3 tackles per game … In his career, McClendon played in 28 games and totaled 121 tackles to go along with eight sacks.
Personal
Son of Percy McClendon and Precious Moore ... Chose Mississippi State over Georgia Tech, Arizona State and others
Career-Highs
Tackles: 4, 4x, last at Tennessee (11/09/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, vs. Toledo (09/14/2024)
Sacks: 0.5, vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Played in 12 career games with five starts … Concluded his time at Mississippi State with 30 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks … Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season … Transferred to Washington.
2025 (Sophomore Season)
Did not see any game action … Earned a redshirt … Missed the entire season due to injury.
2024 (True Freshman Season)
Played in 12 games with five starts … Started the final five games of the season … Recorded 30 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks … One of two true freshmen (Cyrus Reyes) that played in all 12 games … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his collegiate debut ... Recorded four tackles in his debut ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles and two assisted ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded four tackles, one solo and three assisted ... Earned his first career tackle for loss for a loss of four yards ... Florida (9/21): Recorded one assisted tackle … at Texas (9/28): Recorded two solo tackles … at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one solo tackle … Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded four assisted tackles ... Arkansas (10/26): Made his first career start ... Recorded one assisted tackle ... UMass (11/2): Recorded three assisted tackles … Had half a tackle for loss for a loss of three yards ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded four tackles, two solo and two assisted ... vs. Missouri (11/23): Recorded three assisted tackles … at Ole Miss (11/29): Recorded one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss.
High School
Prepped at Gulfport High School under the direction of head coach Blake Pennock … A 3-star recruit according to 247Sports, On3 … Ranked as the No. 42 recruit in the state of Mississippi according to 247Sports … Committed to Mississippi State on Dec. 17, 2023 … Played in the Mississippi Alabama All-Star Game … During his senior season, McClendon recorded 63 tackles, including eight tackles for loss, three sacks and a forced fumble … Had a career-high 49 solo tackles in 2023 … Averaged 4.3 tackles per game … In his career, McClendon played in 28 games and totaled 121 tackles to go along with eight sacks.
Personal
Son of Percy McClendon and Precious Moore ... Chose Mississippi State over Georgia Tech, Arizona State and others
Career-Highs
Tackles: 4, 4x, last at Tennessee (11/09/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, vs. Toledo (09/14/2024)
Sacks: 0.5, vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
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