TicketsCINCINNATI – Six members of the University of Cincinnati football team were selected to the Reese's Senior Bowl preseason watch list on Wednesday.
Dontay Corleone, Xzavier Henderson, Luke Kandra, Corey Kiner, Josh Minkins, and John Williams were all recognized. Henderson is on the list for the second consecutive season.
Corleone, a rising redshirt junior nose tackle from Cincinnati, collected All-Big 12 Second Team honors in 2023 after totaling 39 tackles, 6.5 TFLs and three sacks while starting all 12 games to anchor defense. The Colerain high school product capped the fall as the Big 12's third-rated defensive lineman (83.6), according to Pro Football Focus. Corleone makes the Preseason All-Big 12 Team for a second straight year. He collected consensus Freshman All-America and Associated Press Third Team All-America honors in 2022 after finishing as the nation's highest-graded defensive player by PFF.
Henderson was Cincinnati's leading receiver in 2023 and earned All-Big 12 honors in his first year with the Bearcats. He totaled 994 all-purpose yards, including 782 receiving yards on 58 catches while hauling in three touchdowns. Henderson started all 11 games that he played in and recorded three 100-yard receiving efforts.
Kandra was named an All-American last year by the Associated Press and Walter Camp, and was an All-Big 12 honoree. He was ranked by Pro Football Focus as the second-best run blocking guard with a grade of 82.1, and the third-ranked Power Five guard (81.8).
Kiner rushed for 1,047 yards and five touchdowns last season, posting the 20th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history. He had six 100-yard rushing performances, including a high of 153 in the win against Pitt. Kiner averaged 87.3 rushing yards per game last season, which ranked eighth in the conference.
A transfer from Louisville, Minkins played four years with the Cardinals. He totaled 55 tackles, three pass breakups, and one interception during his career prior to coming to UC. He started all 13 games at safety in 2022.
Williams started all 12 games at left tackle for the Bearcats in 2023, helping lead one of the top offensive line units in the country. Behind his blocking, Cincinnati ranked fifth in the nation in rushing (217.1 ypg) and 33rd in the nation in total offense (426.1).
The 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl will be held on Feb. 1, 2025 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
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The Reese's Senior Bowl is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile, Alabama the past 75 years. More than 900 NFL personnel, including key decision-makers from all 32 teams, and over 1100 media members from around the country were credentialed this year. This past April, the game produced 110 total picks, representing 43 percent of the entire NFL draft.
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Dontay Corleone, Xzavier Henderson, Luke Kandra, Corey Kiner, Josh Minkins, and John Williams were all recognized. Henderson is on the list for the second consecutive season.
Corleone, a rising redshirt junior nose tackle from Cincinnati, collected All-Big 12 Second Team honors in 2023 after totaling 39 tackles, 6.5 TFLs and three sacks while starting all 12 games to anchor defense. The Colerain high school product capped the fall as the Big 12's third-rated defensive lineman (83.6), according to Pro Football Focus. Corleone makes the Preseason All-Big 12 Team for a second straight year. He collected consensus Freshman All-America and Associated Press Third Team All-America honors in 2022 after finishing as the nation's highest-graded defensive player by PFF.
Henderson was Cincinnati's leading receiver in 2023 and earned All-Big 12 honors in his first year with the Bearcats. He totaled 994 all-purpose yards, including 782 receiving yards on 58 catches while hauling in three touchdowns. Henderson started all 11 games that he played in and recorded three 100-yard receiving efforts.
Kandra was named an All-American last year by the Associated Press and Walter Camp, and was an All-Big 12 honoree. He was ranked by Pro Football Focus as the second-best run blocking guard with a grade of 82.1, and the third-ranked Power Five guard (81.8).
Kiner rushed for 1,047 yards and five touchdowns last season, posting the 20th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history. He had six 100-yard rushing performances, including a high of 153 in the win against Pitt. Kiner averaged 87.3 rushing yards per game last season, which ranked eighth in the conference.
A transfer from Louisville, Minkins played four years with the Cardinals. He totaled 55 tackles, three pass breakups, and one interception during his career prior to coming to UC. He started all 13 games at safety in 2022.
Williams started all 12 games at left tackle for the Bearcats in 2023, helping lead one of the top offensive line units in the country. Behind his blocking, Cincinnati ranked fifth in the nation in rushing (217.1 ypg) and 33rd in the nation in total offense (426.1).
The 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl will be held on Feb. 1, 2025 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
// ABOUT REESE'S SENIOR BOWL
The Reese's Senior Bowl is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile, Alabama the past 75 years. More than 900 NFL personnel, including key decision-makers from all 32 teams, and over 1100 media members from around the country were credentialed this year. This past April, the game produced 110 total picks, representing 43 percent of the entire NFL draft.
// HELP US KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE, BUY TICKETS TODAY
UC ranks among the Top 25 winningest programs in the country over the last 10 years and Nippert Stadium's incredible homefield advantage is a major reason why. Help the Bearcats keep their streak of 18 consecutive Nippert Stadium sellouts alive by becoming a season ticket member HERE.
Season tickets are fans' best chance for best seats to cheer on the Bearcats. However, single-game tickets are on sale now (starting as low as $30) Towson (Aug. 31) and Pitt (Sept. 7).