Veteran fifth-year senior lineman, two-year starter... Missed 2012
spring drills rehabbing injury, listed No. 2 at left guard on preseason
depth chart... 26 career starts (third on team) and 38 career games played
(tied for most on team) heading into 2012... Played all 38 games in Baylor
career... Recorded 17 reps in 225-pound bench press... Named to 2011
Academic All-Big 12 second team... Three-time Big 12 Commissioner's
Honor Roll selection... Graduated from Baylor in May 2012 with degree in
speech communication.
2011 (Junior): Started all 13 games as junior at left guard... Totaled 60
knockdowns and ranked second on team with 82.1 percent coaches grade
on season... Helped anchor offensive line that ranked second nationally
in total offense (587.1), fourth in passing offense (351.5), fourth in scoring
offense (45.3) and 10th in rushing offense (235.6)... Totaled four or more
knockdowns in all but one game... Had career-high-tying six
knockdowns in two games (Missouri, Kansas)... Had over 80 percent
coaches grade in all but one game, including season-high 86 percent
grade in win over Missouri.
2010 (Sophomore): Played all 13 games as sophomore, starter at
offensive guard (both sides) in 12 of 13... Totaled 61 knockdowns on
season, earned average coach's grade of 81.5 (third-highest on team)...
Started nine games at left guard and three at right guard (came off bench
for game 12 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma)... Key member of o-line that ranked
third in Big 12 and 24th nationally in rushing (194.6 ypg) and fourth in
conference in sacks against (1.54 per game)... Totaled four or more
knockdowns in all but two games... Named to Big 12 Commissioner's
Honor Roll in spring 2011... Had season-high six knockdowns and graded
85 percent in season-opening win over Sam Houston State... Tied seasonhigh
six knockdowns and added 84 percent grade in three games: win
over Buffalo in week two, win at Colorado in week seven and win vs. KState
in week eight... Earned season-high grade of 88 percent, with six
knockdowns, in win at Texas in week nine.
2009 (Redshirt Freshman): Played all 12 games and earned one start at
offensive guard as redshirt freshman in 2009... Earned first career letter...
Earned season grade of 79 percent from offensive line coaches... Totaled
39 knockdowns on season... Played from scrimmage in 11 games, all but
second game vs. UConn, played special teams only... Named to
Academic All-Big 12 second team... Named to spring 2010 Big 12
Commissioner's Honor Roll... Made collegiate debut in season-opening
win at Wake Forest... Made career-first start in win over Northwestern
State in third game... Played in final nine games as reserve lineman.
2008 (True Freshman): Sat out first season at Baylor and participated
on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility... Selected to the spring
2009 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Friendswood High School, Friendswood, Texas... One of
three offensive linemen in Baylor's 2008 recruiting class... Houston Chronicle
Area Top 110 member... First-team District 23-4A selection in final two
prep seasons... Coached by Steve Van Meter at District 23-4A school.
Personal: Son of Kent and Tammy Kaufhold, Cameron Kent Kaufhold
was born Dec. 25, 1989, in Clear Lake, Texas... Graduated from Baylor in
May 2012 with degree in speech communication... Working on postgraduate
degree in sports management.