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Jersey Number 46
Rudy Kessinger
- Position:
- K
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Bishop Watterson
EMU: 2025: Played in all 12 games…Earned MAC Special Teams Player of the Week 9/22 and MAC Special Teams Player of the Week 10/13…Ranked third in the MAC in field goals per game and fifth in scoring among conference specialists…Converted 17-of-23 field goal attempts for 387 yards…Posted a career-best and season-long 50-yard field goal at Kentucky…Added one punt for 36 yards…Perfect on extra points, going 28-for-28 on PATs…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.
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