Kyran Duhon

2024 Second Team Freshman All-America (The Athletic) 2024 Second Team All-Conference USA A talented edge rusher transfer who arrived in the spring of 2025. 2024 (Freshman at UTEP): Earned second team All-Conference USA honors as a true freshman ... A second team selection to The Athletic’s Freshman All-America team ... Also on the On3 True Freshman All-America Team and the Conference USA All-Freshman team ... Played in all 12 games and started five of the last six ... Finished second on the team and second in CUSA with 7.0 sacks ... Recorded at least one tackle in every game and multiple tackles in each of the last 10 games ... Posted a season-high 2.0 sacks in a win over Kennesaw State and matched that number at rival NM State during the Miners’ come-from-behind victory ... Had another sack at No. 10 Tennessee, one at WKU and another at LA Tech ... His nine tackles versus Kennesaw State were a season-high performance while adding a breakup against the Owls ... Recorded six tackles in back-to-back games against Colorado State and Sam Houston. High School: Played for coach Kenny Harrison at Summer Creek ... Played three seasons at Summer Creek and had a breakout year as a senior in 2023, totaling 77 tackles with 45 solo stops, 23 tackles for loss, eight sacks and 12 quarterback hurries in a breakout campaign in 2023 ... His efforts helped the team finish 14-2 with an appearance in the state championship game ... Had at least one sack in four of the final five games that season ... Had a season-high three sacks against Klein Collins ... Recorded 64 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, five sacks and forced fumble as a junior in 2022 ... A first team all-district honoree ... Also competed in track and field, earning the Texas 6A discus silver medalist as a junior with a finals throw of 183-4 ... Won the 6A Region III title with a throw of 193-8 and posted a 50-11 shot put mark during Spring 2023 ... SIgned with UTEP out of high school. Personal: Son of Tarrance and Ashly Johnson … Has one brother and one sister … Born in Lafayette, Louisiana … Sister, Kaitlyn, plays basketball at Auburn ... Kinesiology major.