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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.
2025-26 EMU Athletics In-Review
Tuesday, April 21
Spring Weekend 2026 Cinematic Recap
Monday, April 20
White Defeats Green in Annual Spring Football Game
Saturday, April 18
2026 Spring Game Press Conference
Saturday, April 18
