UAB transfer Shanks joins Hogs

Kam Shanks
Wide Receiver | 5-8 | 180 | Prattville, Ala. | Prattville HS / UAB

At UAB
2024 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Earned All-American Athletic Conference first-team honors as a return specialist … Garnered AAC third-team recognition as a wide receiver … Led the nation in punt return yards (329), punt return average (20.6) and punt return touchdowns (2) … Finalist for the Jet Award, which honors the most outstanding return specialist in college football … Also added a team-leading 62 receptions for 656 yards and six touchdowns … Turned in two 100-yard receiving games, including a nine-catch, 119-yard receiving performance at Army (Oct. 12) and a career-high 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns against Tulsa (Nov. 2) … Also set the school record for punt return yards (139) against Tulsa … Named the Hornung Award National Player of the Week on Nov. 5 after compiling 311 all-purpose yards against Tulsa.

2023 (FRESHMAN): Redshirt season … Appeared in four games on kickoff return … Logged five kickoff returns for 93 yards with a long of 23.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Prattville High School in Prattville, Ala. … Three-star prospect according to On3 … Chose UAB over Tulane, Liberty, Jacksonville State, Southern Miss and Troy.