University of Oklahoma Athletics

2025 Football Roster

Kendel Dolby
Jersey Number 15

Kendel Dolby

  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    194
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, Ohio
  • Prev School:
    Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Season GP-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU
2023 13-3 33 16  49 5.0-25 2.0-21 2-7 0 0 4
2024 3-3 7 3 10 1.0-2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 1
Career 16-6 40 19 59 6.0-27 3.0-23 2-7 0 0 5


2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Started all three games in which he played (three of first four contests) at “Cheetah” position … sustained season-ending injury vs. Tennessee (9/21) … totaled 10 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 1.0 sack, one pass breakup and one QB hurry … recorded three tackles vs. Tennessee … notched a season-high five tackles vs. Houston (9/7) … registered two tackles, a sack and a QB hurry in season opener vs. Temple (8/30).

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 acclaim … played in all 13 games and made three starts at “Cheetah” position … started at Kansas (10/28), vs. West Virginia (11/11) and vs. TCU (11/24) … totaled 49 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups, 2.0 sacks and four QB hurries … notched at least four tackles six times (each of the last six games) …tallied six tackles (four solo) and two sacks in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona (12/28) … matched his career high with eight tackles (five solo, 1.0 TFL) and added a pass breakup and a QB hurry vs. TCU … registered a career-high eight tackles (five solo, 1.0 TFL) at BYU (11/18) … notched one tackle, a PBU and a career-high three QB hurries vs. West Virginia … tallied seven tackles (1.0 TFL) at Oklahoma State (11/4) … recorded five stops and a PBU at Kansas … made an interception and two solo stops vs. Texas (10/7) … notched five tackles at Cincinnati (9/23) … registered first career interception at Tulsa (9/16).

JUNIOR COLLEGE
A four-star junior college prospect by 247Sports and On3 and a three-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals … ranked as the country’s No. 5 JUCO prospect by Rivals, No. 6 by 247, No. 7 by On3 and No. 35 by ESPN … rated as the No. 1 JUCO cornerback by 247Sports, No. 2 by On3 and No. 7 by ESPN … the consensus No. 1 JUCO recruit in the state of Oklahoma … totaled 68 tackles, six tackles for loss, two interceptions, one sack and eight pass breakups in two seasons at NEO … named the Southwest Junior College Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2022 … chose the Sooners over Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Washington, Washington State and others. 

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2023 ... graduated from OU in December 2024 with a degree in multidisciplinary studies ... pursuing a second bachelor's degree in human relations.

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