Kresean Kizzy

Photo by: Nathan Nybakke (Photography 805)

Height:
5-10
Weight:
160
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Bakersfield, CA
High School:
Liberty HS

2024-- Played in two games as a redshirt freshman, contributing against Northern Arizona and Sacramento State

2023-- Played in three games with three tackles all solo, preserving redshirt... season high two tackles against Weber State on Nov.18...

High School -- With a touchdown catch of 85 yards, a 96-yard kickoff return and a 48-yard interception return, Kizzy became the first player in state playoff history to score on offense, defense and special teams ... accomplished the feat in the state Division I-A championship game, leading Liberty High School of Bakersfield to a 48-20 win over Pittsburg for the state title ... under head coach Bryan Nixon, Kizzy caught 46 passes for 1,038 yards and 12 touchdowns and, on defense, made 24 tackles (20 solo), intercepted four passes for 85 yards, broke up seven other passes and forced a fumble in his senior season, leading Patriots to a 13-2 overall mark, first-place finish in the Southwest Yosemite League's River Division and their second straight CIF-Central Section Division I championship ... returned four punts for touchdowns in the regular season -- 56 and 61 yards versus Spanish Springs, 35 yards against Buchanan and 65 yards versus San Joaquin Memorial -- and two interception returns -- 42 yards against Centennial and 48 versus Pittsburg ... Kizzy averaged 18.0 yards on 20 punt returns and 32.8 yards on 14 kickoff returns, producing 818 return yards for the season ... earned first-team All-SWYL honors on defense and was nominated for player of the year awards on offense, defense and special teams ... was ranked No. 20 nationally for special teams returns ... as a junior, Kizzy caught 15 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns and made 19 tackles on defense along with three interceptions, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups ... on special teams, Kizzy averaged 30.8 yards on kickoff returns and 16.5 yards on punt returns ... during his four-year football prep career, Liberty won three valley championships and two state titles, the first in school history ... also visiting San Jose State and Southern Utah, Kizzy chose to be a Mustang because of its "academics, coaches and environment."