Living on the streets of New York City, Koon was able to hone his skills. Being one of the trash capitals of the world he worked tirelessly for the sanitation department. Given his new found hand strength the job required other skills. Constantly dodging taxi cab drivers who seemingly seemed to want to leave him as road kill during refuse pick up. Rick Koon might not say much, but scouts do see potential from this walk-on. When asked what he could bring to a team he simply muttered “Pick up trash, run fast.”
36 Rick Koon
- #
- 36
- Name
- Rick Koon
- Pos
- CB
- Year
- gr
- HT
- 6’2”
- WT
- 241
- Star
- Elite
- Current Team
- Kentucky
- Seasons
- 16, 17, 18, 19
Rushing
Rushing Attempts
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – FLA vs UK |
Rushing Yards
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – FLA vs UK |
Rushing Touchdowns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – FLA vs UK |
Longest Rushing Play
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – FLA vs UK |
Receiving
Receptions
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | PLAYOFFS – LSU vs UK |
| 2 | 2 | UK vs UGA |
| 3 | 1 | UK vs OKST |
Receiving Yards
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | UK vs UGA |
| 2 | 16 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – FLA vs UK |
| 3 | 15 | PLAYOFFS – LSU vs UK |
Receiving Touchdowns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | PLAYOFFS – LSU vs UK |
| 2 | 1 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – FLA vs UK |
Longest Receiving Play
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | UK vs UGA |
| 2 | 16 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – FLA vs UK |
| 3 | 13 | PLAYOFFS – LSU vs UK |
Defensive
Tackles
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | WVU vs UK |
| 2 | 13 | MICH vs UK |
| 3 | 10 | UK vs OKST |
Tackles For Loss
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | UK vs OKST |
| 2 | 2 | SEC CHAMPIONSHIP – MIA vs UK |
| 3 | 2 | PLAYOFFS – UK vs OKST |
Defensive Sacks
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UK vs OKST |
| 2 | 1 | BOISE vs UK |
Passes Defended
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – MIA vs UK |
| 2 | 3 | PLAYOFFS – UK vs UNC |
| 3 | 3 | BAMA vs UK |
Defensive Interceptions
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | UK vs UNC |
| 2 | 2 | UK vs BAMA |
| 3 | 1 | WVU vs UK |
Yards Gained on Interceptions
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | UK vs FSU |
| 2 | 25 | BAMA vs UK |
| 3 | 23 | UK vs BAMA |
Fumble Recoveries
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – MIA vs UK |
| 2 | 1 | WVU vs UK |
Yards gained on fumble recoveries
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – MIA vs UK |
Forced Fumbles
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | UK vs BOISE |
| 2 | 1 | PLAYOFFS – BOISE vs UK |
Returns
Kick returns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | UK vs LSU |
| 2 | 6 | FLA vs UK |
| 3 | 5 | PLAYOFFS – UK vs UNC |
Kick return yards
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 219 | UK vs LSU |
| 2 | 181 | FLA vs UK |
| 3 | 152 | PLAYOFFS – MICH vs UK |
Longest kick return
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95 | UK vs LSU |
| 2 | 59 | PLAYOFFS – MICH vs UK |
| 3 | 45 | UK vs ND |
Kick return touchdowns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UK vs LSU |
Punt returns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | FLA vs UK |
| 2 | 10 | PLAYOFFS – AUB vs UK |
| 3 | 9 | UK vs BOISE |
Punt return yards
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180 | FLA vs UK |
| 2 | 145 | UK vs AUB |
| 3 | 139 | PLAYOFFS – AUB vs UK |
Punt return long
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | UK vs AUB |
| 2 | 29 | FLA vs UK |
| 3 | 26 | GATOR BOWL – EMU vs UK |
West Senior CB Rick Koon jumping on the short pass to snag the pick six
Kentucky CB Rick Koon getting his feet down in the back of the endzone for six
Kentucky CB Rick Koon getting the pitch to take a carry in for a touchdown
Kentucky CB Rick Koon going up deep in coverage to make the pick
Kentucky CB Rick Koon fighting into the endzone for the touchdown after the catch
Kentucky CB Rick Koon getting in front of the receiver to make the interception
Kentucky CB Rick Koon putting the offense into scoring position after the pick
Kentucky CB Rick Koon coming off the edge with a blitz for the sack
Kentucky CB Rick Koon breaking loose on the kick return to take it back 95 yards for a touchdown
Kentucky CB Rick Koon going up to compete for and snag the interception
Kentucky CB Rick Koon laying out to make the deep diving interception
Kentucky CB Rick Koon reading the pass on the outside to make the interception
Kentucky CB Rick Koon going up in the endzone to make the pick to save some points
Kentucky CB Rick Koon reading the pass to break in front of the receiver for the pick
Kentucky CB Rick Koon going up to make the interception in the endzone and save points
Kentucky CB Rick Koon reading the pass to make the interception
Kentucky FS getting in the backfield for the sack on Moreland
Kentucky FS Rick Koon tight in coverage deep to go up and snag the interception
Kentucky CB Rick Koon making the interception deep in coverage
Kentucky CB Rick Koon laying a big hit to jar the ball free for a fumble
| Award | Season |
|---|---|
| All American CB | 18 |
