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Courtney Arnick

Class: Freshman Hometown: Dallas, Texas High School: Carter HS

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 205 Position: Linebacker Experience: RS

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

High School: A three-star linebacker according to Rivals.com... Rated the 13th-best linebacker in the Dallas Metro area by the Dallas Morning News... Earned unanimous first team District 11-4A honors following his senior season... Had a 60-yard fumble return for a touchdown in his school's `Super Bowl' rivalry game against Kimball HS during his senior season... Recorded 112 tackles (60 solos), 16 TFLs, three pass breakups and one interception in 2011... Voted Carter's team MVP as a senior... Named to ESPN Dallas/Fort Worth's, District 11-4A's, 2011 Preseason watch list... Served as team captain as a senior... Coached by Patrick Willams at Carter HS... Also competed in track and field, where he placed second at the district meet in the discus and fourth in the shot put as a junior... An excellent student, ranked seventh in his graduating class at Carter and was the senior class vice president.

Personal: Son of Carla and Curlie Arnick... Brother, Curnelius, recently completed his collegiate career at Tulsa, where he was a four-year starter at linebacker and led the Golden Hurricane with 159 tackles in 2011... Also considered Boise State, Houston, Colorado State and Memphis.