Player Profile: Kenny Bastida
#19 Kenny Bastida
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-1
Weight: 230
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Pompano Beach, FL
High School: Deerfield Beach
High School: Earned three letters at Deerfield Beach HS playing for head coach Jevon Glenn ... A three-star prospect according to Rivals.com ... Helped lead DBHS to a district title as a junior after posting 90 tackles ... Also named Defensive Player of the Year for DBHS ... Rated No. 29 in the Orlando Sentinel’s Top 100 Players in Florida ... Named No. 8 in the South Florida Sun Sentinel Top 18 in 2018.
Personal: Son of Noelia Sanchez and Evel Bastida ... Has a twin sister, Keily ... Plans to major in business ... Selected Kansas over offers from Indiana, LSU, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Rutgers, NC State, North Carolina and Central Florida, among others.