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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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On January 6, 2012, Kuechly announced his intention to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the [[2012 NFL Draft]]. He is ranked as the top linebacker available in this draft and is projected to be drafted as high as 10th overall by draft analyst [[Mel Kiper]], while [[Todd McShay]] projects him to be the 13th overall pick.<ref name=2012_draft_entry /> |
On January 6, 2012, Kuechly announced his intention to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the [[2012 NFL Draft]]. He is ranked as the top linebacker available in this draft and is projected to be drafted as high as 10th overall by draft analyst [[Mel Kiper]], while [[Todd McShay]] projects him to be the 13th overall pick.<ref name=2012_draft_entry /> |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Business |
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| Born: | April 20, 1991 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 237 lb (108 kg) |
| Career history | |
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Luke August Kuechly (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈkikli/) born April 20, 1991) is an American football linebacker who played college football for the Boston College Eagles. On January 6, 2012, Kuechly announced his decision to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the 2012 NFL Draft.[1]
Early years
Kuechly attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a senior in 2008 he had 130 tackles, a sack, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception as a safety. As a junior in 2007 he had 147 tackles, six sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two interceptions, and a touchdown as a linebacker. He helped his team go 15-0 and win the Division 1 state title in 2007. Kuechly was a two-time All Greater Catholic League selection at St. Xavier, gaining first-team honors in 2008.[2]
College career
2009
As a true freshman in 2009, Kuechly became the Eagles starting outside linebacker after Mark Herzlich announced that he would miss the season after being diagnosed with the rare form of cancer, Ewing's sarcoma.[3] He finished the season with 158 tackles (87 solo), which led the team and conference, as well as being second nationally (first among freshmen).[4] He was the first true freshman in team history to lead the team in tackles and almost broke the freshman tackle record set by Stephen Boyd in 1991.[3] He also had a sack and returned an interception for a touchdown.[5] For his play he was named the 2009 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year, was on the 2009 CFN All-Freshman Defensive Team.[6][7] In the Emerald Bowl, Kuechly was named the defensive MVP, registering 16 tackles in a losing effort.
2010
He moved to middle linebacker at the beginning of his sophomore season. He went on to lead the country with 183 tackles (110 solo) and has an ongoing streak of 21 straight games with at least 10 tackles.[8] Kuechly was named a finalist for the Butkus Award and the Nagurski Award. He broke BC's single season record for tackles, topping the previous record of 165, held since 1991 by Tom McManus. After the season, Kuechly was named a unanimous consensus All-America selection. He was the first consensus All-American for the Eagles since Mike Cloud in 1998.[9] Boston College played in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (the same bowl as the Emerald Bowl from the previous season with a change of corporate sponsorship) at the end of the season and Kuechly was named the defensive MVP for a second time.
2011
Kuechly led the nation with an astounding 191 tackles (102 solo) during the season, averaging nearly 16 tackles per game.[10] Kuechly compiled his stats in the 12-game regular season, as the team finished with a 4-8 record and was ineligible for post-season play. He still almost broke the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) single-season tackle record (193, set by Lawrence Flugence in a 14-game season) and did break the single season tackles-per-game record with 15.9 (previously held by Rick Sherrod with a 15.6 average over a 10-game season).[11]
Kuechly broke the BC and ACC career tackle records with 532 tackles, eclipsing the previous record of 524 held by Stephen Boyd and only 13 tackles short of the NCAA FBS record held by Tim McGarigle.[11] He also broke the BC and ACC single-season tackle records, records that he had set the year before. On December 4, Dick Butkus personally presented the 2011 Butkus Award to Kuechly at the Boston College team banquet a week before the expected formal announcement of the recipient.[12] Kuechly went on to win the Lombardi Award, the Lott IMPACT Trophy, and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy for 2011.
Professional career
On January 6, 2012, Kuechly announced his intention to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2012 NFL Draft. He is ranked as the top linebacker available in this draft and is projected to be drafted as high as 10th overall by draft analyst Mel Kiper, while Todd McShay projects him to be the 13th overall pick.[1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.58 s | 1.63 s | 4.12 s | 6.92 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
27 reps |
References
- ^ a b McCluskey, Jack (January 6, 2012). "Luke Kuechly will enter NFL draft". ESPNBoston. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "Luke Kuechly wins Bronko Nagurski". Associated Press. December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ a b Dinich, Heather (November 10, 2009). "Young BC linebacker quietly among nation's best". ESPN.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bowl 2010 Subdivision (FBS) National Player Report Total Tackles at NCAA.org
- ^ 2010 statistics at NCAA.org
- ^ "2009 CFN All-Freshman Defensive Team". College Football News.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Boston College's Luke Kuechly Named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year
- ^ Bowl 2010 Subdivision (FBS) National Player Report Total Tackles at NCAA.org
- ^ Blaudschun, Mark (December 14, 2010). "BC's Kuechly consensus All-American". Boston Globe.
- ^ Bowl 2011 Subdivision (FBS) National Player Report Total Tackles at NCAA.org
- ^ a b "2011 NCAA Football Records – FBS" (PDF). NCAA. p. 14. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ McCluskey, Jack (December 4, 2011). "Luke Kuechly wins Butkus Award". ESPNBoston. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
External links
- Boston College Eagles bio
- Luke Kuechly 2012 NFL Combine profile