Class: Incoming Freshman Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C. High School: R.J. Reynolds HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 305 Position: OL
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a three-year varsity starter and letterman who was voted a team captain as both a junior and senior ... Played center along the offensive line, grading out at 90-percent or better and averaged 37 pancake blocks per season ... Four-time All-Forsyth County pick and a three-time 4-A All-Central Piedmont Conference selection, earning 2014 All-Northwest Conference as a senior ... Was a Shrine Bowl Top 100 participant ... Was the team's strongest overall weight lifter on varsity for three years ... Played one season of junior varsity football at West Forsyth before transferring ... High school coach was Scott Saalweachter.
Personal: Is the son of Scott and Amy Saalweachter ... His father played offensive line for two seasons at James Madison before transferring to Mars Hill.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 295
Year: Fr.-HS
Hometown: Lemon Grove, Calif.
High School: Helix
Position: OL
Bio
High School: Competed at Helix High School under coach Troy Starr…Was a two-time All-CIF and three-time all-county selection…Helped team win a state championship…Was an All-Academic First Team selection…Named the Brothers in Arms Bowl MVP.
Personal: Born November 26, 1997 to Roy and Tonya Kuykendall…Has an older sister, Jacquline…Enjoys singing.