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Prinz Kande

Class: Senior Hometown: Euless, Texas High School: Trinity HS

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 210 Position: Linebacker Experience: 2L

Career Honors: 2009: KU Defensive Scout Player of the Week vs. UTEP.

2012 (Jr.): Played in first two games, making first career start against Rice... Collected six tackles, including a sack... Made three tackles in both games, recording a sack against Rice... Suffered a season-ending injury versus Rice.

2011 (So.): Played in 11 games this season on both defense and special teams ... Missed the Kansas State game ... Had two solo tackles at Oklahoma State ... Made two tackles against McNeese State and at Georgia Tech ... Recorded a season-best three stops at Texas ... Matched a season high with three solo stops at Texas A&M.

2010 (RFr.): Played in all 12 games, seeing time as a backup safety and special teams player... Made 21 tackles on the year... Best tackle games were five stops against Kansas State and Colorado... Also had three tackles against Georgia Tech and at Baylor.

2009 (Fr.): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named KU Defensive Scout Player of the Week vs. UTEP.

High School: A four-year starter at Trinity HS... Played safety and cornerback... Was an all-district first-team selection as a senior... Earned all-district second-team honors as a junior... Recorded 51 tackles and seven passes broken up as a senior... Team was 13-1, won the district championship and advanced to the state quarterfinal game his senior year... Trinity finished the regular season ranked first in the state his final season... Had 71 stops, five PBUs and an interception as a junior... Also played basketball.

Personal: Son of Patricia Muendo... Has two sisters and one brother... Likes to draw... Major is pre-business.