Tovani Mizell

2024 – Freshman • Redshirt season • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Murray State and had one carry High School • Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and On3.com • All recruiting services listed him among the top 100 overall players in the deeply competitive state of Florida • Rated as the No. 39 running back prospect in the nation and the 44th best overall running back prospect in the class by the 247Sports Composite rankings • Coached by Adam Ratkevich • Suffered a knee injury during fall practice and missed his senior season at Western • Started his prep career in 2020 at Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) where he played in the FBU Freshman All-American Bowl • Transferred to Cardinal Newman in West Palm Beach (Fla.) as a sophomore in 2021 and had an impressive season, totaling 1,097 yards of offense (616 rushing and 481 receiving) with 14 touchdowns • Helped the Crusaders post a 9-4 overall record • Named First-Team All-County and earned a spot on the 2A All-State Football Team • Earned the Co-Underclassmen of the Year and received the MVP at the Miami Under Armour Camp • Moved to Hyattsville (Md.) Dematha Catholic for his junior season in 2022 before returning back to Florida for his senior year • Five-year letter winner in track and earned one letter in weight lifting … Broke five school records at Cardinal Newman for javelin, 4X100, 4X200, 4×400 and spring medley … Won gold in 4×100 relay at Florida’s 1A track meet in the spring of 2022 … • Placed second in the district in the shot put, third in the 400-meters and long jump • Clocked a personal-best time of 10.82 in the 100-meter dash • Chose Kentucky over reported offers from Alabama, Florida, Louisville, North Carolina, Tennessee and others • Excellent student with a 4.0 GPA Personal • Named is pronounced “tuh-VON-ee” “MY-zell” • Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida • Son of Travis and Cindra Mizell • Has five sisters, Carisa, Dorian, Ciona, Cerena, Taliyah and one brother, Trevion • Comes from a family of athletes as dad, Travis, was a cornerback at UAB from 1992-95; Mom, Cindra, played for the Miami Fury in the Women’s Football Alliance in 2001-02; Cousin, Jordan Fuller, currently plays for the Carolina Panthers; Cousin, • Devin Fuller, was a wide receiver with the Atlanta Falcons; Cousin Coco Gauff, is an American professional tennis player; Cousin, Keyon Dooling, played 13 seasons in the NBA • Left-handed • Major is sport leadership Tovani Says • He chose Kentucky because he loves the coaching staff and it was the right fit for him • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a real estate investor • Three words to describe him are respectful, hardworking and funny • The best advice he’s ever received was from his dad “no man can interfere what God has planned for you” • One thing he will never do again is ride Superman: Ride of Steel at Six Flags