Bennett Adds Defensive Tackle
Aug 9 | Football
DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU football team got a big addition this weekend as 6-3, 305-pound defensive tackle Kendall Mouton joined the Mustang squad.
Mouton, a graduate of Arlington Lamar, comes to SMU after a redshirt season a year ago at Kilgore College and will have four years of eligibility. Mouton?s step-brother, Fred Turner is currently a wide receiver for SMU.
In 2002, as a senior at Lamar High School in Arlington, Mouton was declared ineligible due to Texas high schools? "four-year rule." While living in Louisiana, Mouton played with his school's ninth-grade team as an eighth grader, so he already had played four years of high school football when he entered his senior year.
As a junior, Mouton was recruited by all the Big 12 schools except for Texas along with several ACC and SEC schools. Despite having not played in two seasons, Mouton still had offers from Missouri and New Mexico over the summer.
"He's the kind of player we want to recruit,? said SMU Head Coach Phil Bennett. ?He's very active for a big guy. It's not going to happen overnight, but he has all the qualities you want, and he has the right make-up. Time will tell how good he becomes, but he's the type of guy we need."
Mouton, who will wear number 54 this fall, is currently practicing with the team.
