Furman University

High School:  2012 graduate of God Christian (NCISAA) Academy...head coach was Kevin Washington...played both offensive and defensive line...program posted back-to-back 12-0, state championship campaigns his junior and senior years...2011 Oasis All-Star Shrine Classic team captain and Service Award recipient...2011 North Carolina East-West All-Star Classic selection...two-time Colonial Carolina All-Conference choice as a defensive lineman...four-time WOGCA football Scholar-Athlete of the Year pick and three-time track & field Scholar Athlete of the Year selection...participant in numerous collegiate internships and summer programs, including pre-collegiate calculus study at Brown University (2011), Yale University Exploration (2008), William & Mary STAR Science Technology (2010), Duke University Inno Works (2008) and Georgia Tech Industrial Engineering (2010).

Personal:  Full name is Joseph Alexander Kennedy...born February 2, 1994, in Garner, North Carolina...son of Arnold and Yvette Kennedy...has four sisters — Ivana, Yolanda, Maya, and Amber — and a brother, Jon.