Rudy Kessinger

Selected to the 2026 Phil Steele MAC Second Team (K)… 2025: Played in all 12 games…Earned MAC Special Teams Player of the Week twice (Sept. 22 and Oct. 13)…Ranked third in the MAC in field goals per game and fifth in scoring among conference specialists…Converted 17-of-23 field goal attempts…His 17 conversions tied for the sixth-highest single-season total in program history…Posted a career-best and season-long 50-yard field goal at Kentucky (Sept. 13)…Added one punt for 36 yards…Perfect on extra points, going 28-for-28…Finished the year with a team-leading 79 points, which ranked 11th on the program's all-time single-season scoring ledger…Earned Academic All-MAC and CSC Academic All-District honors…2024: Redshirted…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Bishop Watterson High School and played for Head Coach Brian Kennedy…Rated a five-star kicker by Kohl's and ranked the No. 45 kicker nationally…Three-year letterwinner…As a senior, helped lead the team to a 14-2 record…Finished 16-for-18 on field goals, 72-of-85 on kickoffs for touchbacks, and 66-of-67 on extra points…Set the school record for most field goals in a season as Watterson finished as the Division III state runner-up…Earned first team all-state and all-district honors…Kicked a game-winning field goal as a sophomore…Competed at the National Scholarship Camp and Midwest Showcase Camp…Also participated in soccer and tennis…PERSONAL: Full name Rudolph William Kessinger…Son of Jeffrey and Lauren Kessinger…Has one sister, Rosie…Business major.