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Piers Christian

Class: Freshman Hometown: Mesquite, Texas High School: Woodrow Wilson HS

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 181 Position: Cornerback Experience: RS

2012 (Fr.): Redshirted his first season at Kansas.

High School: Played both quarterback and safety at Woodrow Wilson HS... Threw for 1,843 yards and 18 TDs, while also rushing for 788 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior... Passed for 1,382 yards and 18 touchdowns, while also rushing for 497 yards and four TDs as a junior... Named district Offensive MVP in 2011... Earned honorable mention all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Assocation in 2011... Played for head coach Bobby Estes at Woodrow Wilson HS... A teammate of KU freshman, Colin Spencer, at Woodrow Wilson HS... Also earned one letter in baseball... Earned second team all-district honors playing centerfield... A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Patrick and Sherry Christian... Future plans include attending medical school... Cousin, New York Yankee Mickey Mantle, is one of baseball's all-time greatest players.