Kenric Lanier II

Position:
Wide Receiver
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Decatur, Ga.
High School:
Decatur
Prev School:
Minnesota

Prior to Mizzou:

2025 (Minnesota): Played in 10 games ... made three catches for 79 yards … Competed against Buffalo ... made two catches for 59 yards against Northwestern State ... saw action at Cal ... started against Rutgers ... saw action at Ohio State and against Purdue ... started versus Nebraska ... caught one pass for 20 yards at Iowa ... played at Northwestern ... saw action against Wisconsin.
2024 (Minnesota): Played in nine games and made one catch for 17 yards … Competed against North Carolina ... made one reception for 17 yards against Rhode Island ... played against Nevada ... saw action at Michigan and at UCLA ... played against Maryland ... competed at Rutgers ... played against Penn State ... saw action against Virginia Tech. 2023 (Minnesota): Redshirted ... played in one game ... made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Bowling Green.

High School: Attended Decatur High School in Decatur, Georgia ... wore No. 1 for the Bulldogs ... as a senior, caught 64 passes for 1,156 yards and 12 touchdowns ... also spent time on the defensive side of the ball, recording 32 tackles ... named Region 5-AAAAA Offensive Player of the Year ... helped Decatur advance to the second round of the playoffs ... caught 31 passes for 665 yards and six touchdowns in nine games as a junior ... also totaled 96 rushing yards and one touchdown on the ground ... played basketball and competed in track and field for the Bulldogs ... was named to the AJC high school basketball boys all-metro team in 2022 ... also earned Region 5-AAAAA Plays of The Year honors as a junior for his performance on the court ... Peach State Region 5-AAAAA champ in the long jump as a junior and placed 16th at the state meet ... took 9th place in the same event at the state meet as a sophomore ... owns personal bests of 22’5” in the long jump and 11.36 in the 100-meter dash ... coached by William Felton ... consensus three-star recruit ... ranked as the No. 64 wide receiver in the country and the No. 41 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports ... enrolled at Minnesota in January 2023.

Personal: Son of Tykitcha and Kenric Lanier ... has one sister (Kendale) and one brother (Kaleb) ... father, Kenric, played college football at Jackson State … Academic All-Big Ten in 2024 and 2025.