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Luke Kuechly

October 27, 2023

Luke August Kuechly (/ˈkiːkli/; born April 20, 1991) is an American former professional football linebacker who spent all eight seasons of his National Football League (NFL) career with the Carolina Panthers. He was selected by the Panthers ninth overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. Kuechly played college football at Boston College where he was recognized twice as a consensus All-American.

Luke Kuechly
Kuechly with the Panthers in 2019
No. 59
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-04-20) April 20, 1991 (age 32)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Xavier
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:Boston College (2009–2011)
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
As a player:
As an executive:
  • Carolina Panthers (2020–2021)
    Pro scout
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Most combined tackles in a game: 24 (tied)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Kuechly had an immediate impact during his rookie season, as he led the NFL in tackles and won the Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award, becoming the third youngest recipient in its history.[1][2] In 2013, Kuechly became the youngest recipient of the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in its history.

After retiring following the 2019 season, Kuechly rejoined the Panthers as a pro scout. Kuechly resigned from his position a year later in 2021.

Early years edit

Kuechly was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Evendale, Ohio. He attended St. Xavier High School in the Finneytown area of Cincinnati, where he played linebacker and safety for the football team. 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, winning the Division 1 Ohio state title, and finishing at the top of several national polls (Calpreps.com and Prepnation.com) as the best high school team in America. As a senior in 2008, he had 130 tackles, a sack, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and an interception. Kuechly was a two-time All Greater Catholic League selection at St. Xavier, gaining first-team honors in 2008.[3]

Regarded as a three-star recruit, Kuechly was listed as the No. 44 outside linebacker prospect in the class of 2009, which was headed by Jelani Jenkins and Nico Johnson.[4] After official visits to Boston College, Virginia, Duke, and Stanford, Kuechly committed to the Eagles in January 2009.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Luke Kuechly
OLB 		Cincinnati, Ohio St. Xavier High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.70 Jan 18, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23 (SLB)   Rivals: 44 (OLB), 37 (OH)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2009 Boston College Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  • "2009 Boston College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

College career edit

Kuechly attended Boston College, a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), where he played for the Boston College Eagles football team from 2009 to 2011 under head coach Frank Spaziani.[6][7]

2009 season edit

See also: 2009 Boston College Eagles football team

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 Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.[8] He finished the season with 158 tackles (87 solo), which led the team and conference, as well as being second nationally (first among freshmen).[9] 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.[8] He returned an interception for a touchdown against Central Michigan.[10][11] For his play, he was named the 2009 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year and was on the 2009 CFN All-Freshman Defensive Team.[12][13] CFN named the true freshman Kuechly to its All-America team.[14]

2010 season edit

See also: 2010 Boston College Eagles football team

Kuechly moved to middle linebacker at the beginning of his sophomore season. He went on to lead the country with 183 tackles (110 solo) and had an ongoing streak of 21 straight games with at least 10 tackles at the end of the season.[15] Kuechly was named a finalist for the Butkus Award and the Nagurski Award. He broke the school single season record for tackles, topping the previous record of 165, held since 1991 by Tom McManus.[16][17] After the season, Kuechly was named a unanimous first-team All-American.[18] He was the first consensus All-American for the Eagles since Jamie Silva in 2007.[19] 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.[20][21]

2011 season edit

See also: 2011 Boston College Eagles football team and List of NCAA football records § Tackles

Kuechly led the nation with 191 tackles (102 solo) during the season, averaging nearly 16 tackles per game.[22] 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.[23] 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).[24] He broke his own team and conference single-season tackle records set just a year earlier.

In only three seasons of play, Kuechly set the Boston College and ACC career tackle records with 532 tackles, eclipsing the previous record of 524 held by Stephen Boyd and only 13 short of the NCAA FBS record held by Tim McGarigle.[24] 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.[25] Kuechly went on to win the Lombardi Award, the Lott IMPACT Trophy, and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American for the second consecutive year.[18][26][27][28]

College statistics edit

Luke Kuechly Defense
Season Team GP Cmb TfL Sck Int FF
2009 Boston College 13 158 13.0 1.0 1 0
2010 Boston College 13 183 10.5 1.5 3 0
2011 Boston College 12 191 12.0 0.0 3 0
Total 38 532 35.5 2.5 7 0

College awards and honors edit

Professional career edit

I call him Clark Kent, and he can turn into Superman on Saturdays and Sundays. He's one of the cleanest players in this draft. His instincts and his pass-coverage ability might be the best of any linebacker I've seen come out of the draft.

—Mike Mayock, NFL Network analyst

On January 6, 2012, Kuechly announced his intention to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the 2012 NFL Draft. At the time of his announcement, he was rated the top linebacker available in this draft: Mel Kiper Jr. ranked him tenth on his "Big Board", while Todd McShay ranked him thirteenth in his "Top 32".[32] Kuechly squashed any lingering doubts about his athleticism with his performance at the combine and pro day workouts, demonstrating rare pass coverage abilities which would allow him to be a "three-down" inside linebacker (i.e. not subbed-out on obvious passing downs) which raised his draft stock even further.[33]

Kuechly was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round: the first linebacker selected and the ninth overall pick.[34] On May 10, 2012, Kuechly signed a 4-year, $12.58 million contract.[35]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m) 		242 lb
(110 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.58 s 1.57 s 2.63 s 4.12 s 6.92 s 38 in
(0.97 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 27 reps 34
All values from NFL Combine[36]

2012: Rookie year edit

I love that when that passion comes out of him, maybe a sprawl or a flex or something like that. But then, off the field? Completely unassuming, we'd walk right by him, and you wouldn't even know he was an NFL player... kind of has that Clark Kent air about him. That's why I call him 'Super Luke'.

—Jon Beason, former Carolina Panthers linebacker

See also: 2012 Carolina Panthers season

Kuechly began the season at outside linebacker instead of middle linebacker; After considering Kuechly as starting middle linebacker, head coach Ron Rivera decided to start veteran Jon Beason at middle linebacker due to his experience. When Beason was placed on injured reserve due to a torn Achilles tendon, Kuechly was moved to middle linebacker.[37] Due to his strong performance at middle linebacker, Rivera announced that Kuechly would be the team's long-term starter at that position even after Beason returned from his injury.[38] In a 30-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14, Kuechly recorded a career-high 16 tackles and was honored as NFC Defensive Player of the Week; Kuechly received the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month award in December, recording a league-high 59 tackles over the final five games of the season.[39][40][41] He became the second Panther after Julius Peppers to receive the award. Kuechly led the league with 164 tackles during the regular season and recorded eight pass deflections, one sack, two interceptions, and three fumble recoveries.[42] He was awarded the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year[1] and received the Defensive Rookie of the Year award from Pro Football Weekly.[43]

While not being an official stat kept by the NFL, after tape review, Panthers coaches credited Kuechly with a franchise record 205 tackles, surpassing James Anderson's 174 set in 2011, and became the first rookie to lead the NFL in that department since Patrick Willis in 2007.[44] Kuechly was rated as the 79th best player on the NFL Top 100 list.[45]

2013: Defensive Player of the Year edit

 
Kuechly signing autographs at Panthers training camp
See also: 2013 Carolina Panthers season

Kuechly brought his play to a whole new level in his second season, becoming the leader of a stingy Panthers defense that finished the season as runner-up in points and yards allowed.[46] In Week 10, he earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his effort in a 10–9 victory over San Francisco 49ers.[47][48] On Sunday, December 22, 2013, Kuechly recorded 24 tackles and one interception in a game against the New Orleans Saints, which the Carolina Panthers won and made the playoffs. Kuechly's 24 tackles nearly tied the NFL record for most tackles in a game.[49] After film review, the number was increased to 26, which is six tackles more than the previous team record held by James Anderson, and a new NFL single game record.[50] He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against the Saints.[51] Kuechly was selected to the 2014 Pro Bowl where he had a team high 12 tackles for Team Sanders. Kuechly was named to the 2013 All-Pro Team and recognized as the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press, joining Lawrence Taylor as the only players in NFL history to win the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and NFL Defensive Player of the Year in successive years.[52][53][54] Further, Kuechly joined Taylor, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Dana Stubblefield, Charles Woodson, Brian Urlacher, and Terrell Suggs as the only players to win both awards.[55][56] Kuechly was rated as the 15th best player in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 list.[57]

2014 season edit

See also: 2014 Carolina Panthers season

During the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kuechly recorded nine tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and had a tipped pass that led to an interception.[58] In a Week 2 game against the Detroit Lions, Kuechly recorded 11 tackles and two pass deflections en route to a 24–7 victory.[59] During the Panthers Week 5 victory over the Chicago Bears, Kuechly was credited with 15 tackles without a missed tackle and allowed only 47 yards on nine receptions in coverage.[60] Through the first five games of the season, Pro Football Focus has rated Kuechly as the best inside linebacker in the NFL.[61] During Week 7 against the Green Bay Packers on October 19, 2014, Kuechly was ejected for making inadvertent contact with an official; while trying to break free of a pile, Kuechly was grabbed from behind by an official. Not knowing it was an official, Kuechly swung his arm, resulting in his ejection. The NFL later determined that Kuechly should not have been ejected.[62] Kuechly finished the regular season, leading the NFL in tackles with 153, along with three sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, and a career-high 12 pass deflections.[63] He was voted to the Pro Bowl and was also selected to the NFL All-Pro First-team for the second consecutive season.[64][65] He also won the Butkus Award for the second time, joining Von Miller and Patrick Willis as the only players to win the award in both college and in the NFL.[66]

During the Panthers 27–16 Wild Card Round victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Kuechly made three defensive stops, 10 tackles, one interception, and two pass defenses, one of which he tipped directly to Tre Boston for another interception.[67] During the Panthers' Divisional Round loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Kuechly was credited with eight total tackles (two solo and six assisted).[68] He was ranked 14th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.[69]

2015: Super Bowl appearance edit

See also: 2015 Carolina Panthers season

On September 10, 2015, Kuechly signed a five-year, $62 million extension with the Panthers, becoming the NFL's highest-paid middle linebacker by annual average salary.[70] During the season opener, Kuechly suffered a concussion during a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and left the game.[71] He missed the first home game of the 2015 season the following week when the Panthers defeated the Houston Texans.[72] Kuechly returned to the field during the Panthers Week 6 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. During the game, he recorded 14 tackles and eight defensive stops.[73][74] Kuechly continued to play in form during the Panthers victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, recording 11 defensive stops, one tackle-for-loss, one pass defensed, and one quarterback hit.[75]

 
Kuechly with the Carolina Panthers in 2015
 
Kuechly playing against the New Orleans Saints in 2015

Kuechly tied a season high 14 tackles during a Monday Night Football victory over the Indianapolis Colts. He also had three passes defended and an interception in overtime to set up a Graham Gano game-winning field goal. Kuechly followed up his impressive performance the following week during the Panthers 37-29 victory over the Green Bay Packers, where he recorded a team-high nine tackles and four stops to go along with his fifth pass defensed of the season.[76] The following week, Kuechly forced a fumble for just the second time in his career during the Panthers 27-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans.[77] The next week, during the Panthers 44-16 victory over the Washington Redskins to move them to 10-0, Kuechly recorded four tackles, one forced fumble, and a fumble recovery.[78] The next week, Kuechly recorded 7 tackles, 2 passes defenses, and 2 interceptions for 49 yards and a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in a 33-14 win, which helped Carolina reach 11-0.[79] During the game, Kuechly became the first player with picks on back-to-back plays from scrimmage since 1997 and upped his career total to 10, most among all linebackers since 2012. Additionally, his pick 6 was the first of his NFL career and the first one since his junior season at Boston College.[80] He was awarded the All-Iron Award and NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance during the game; it was his fourth such honor in his career, setting a new Panthers' franchise record.[81]

According to PFF through the first 12 weeks of the season, Kuechly's 17.6 run-stop percentage ranked first for any defensive player regardless of position with at least 100 snaps against the run. Further, Kuechly was one of seven linebackers with 30 or more tackles in the run game, and just one missed tackle. In coverage, Kuechly had three interceptions and four passes defended with no touchdowns allowed. He also allowed the second-lowest passer rating among all linebackers when targeted in coverage at 47.4 and is the one of just three linebacker with more than 25 tackles in coverage, and only one missed tackle.[82] During the Panthers week 14 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Kuechly recorded his fourth interception of this season against quarterback Matt Ryan. His 11 career interceptions are the most by any linebacker since he came into the league in 2012.[83] During the Panthers thrilling 38-35 victory over the New York Giants to move them to 14-0, Kuechly recorded 15 tackles, his highest total since 2014 Week 5.[84] Kuechly was the winner of PFF's inaugural Dick "Night Train" Lane Award, given to the defender who performed the best in pass-coverage over the course of the season. Kuechly led all linebackers in allowing a passer rating of just 48.7 into his coverage (playoffs included).[85]

In the Panthers' 31–24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round, Kuechly intercepted Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson early in the first quarter and returned the pick 14 yards for a touchdown to give the Panthers a 14–0 lead.[86] He added another "pick six" late in the Panthers' 49–15 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship.[87] On February 7, 2016, Kuechly was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, he recorded 10 tackles and a sack, but the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[88][89] Ten days after, it was announced that Kuechly would undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum. Sources said that he had played through the injury throughout the postseason.[90]

Kuechly was named to his third straight Pro Bowl, third straight first-team All-Pro, and was ranked as the seventh best player by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[91][92][93]

2016 season edit

In 2016, Kuechly started 10 games before suffering a concussion in Week 11, keeping him out the rest of the season.[94] Despite the concussion and missing six games, Kuechly still recorded over 100 tackles, two sacks, six passes defensed, and one interception.[95] He made his fourth straight Pro Bowl and was named second-team All-Pro, and was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 as the highest ranked middle linebacker.[96][97][98]

2017 season edit

On September 10, 2017, in the season opening 23–3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Kuechly recorded an interception off of quarterback Brian Hoyer to go along with five solo tackles and two assisted tackles.[99] On October 12, 2017, Kuechly was placed into the concussion protocol after seemingly suffering his third concussion in as many seasons during a Thursday Night Football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, although this was just a precaution.[100][101][102][103] On October 27, 2017, it was announced that Kuechly had cleared the concussion protocol. He made his return against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 29, where he would record six solo tackles, two assisted tackles, and an interception off of a Jameis Winston pass.[104] In Week 12, Kuechly returned a strip-sacked fumble 34 yards for the touchdown in a 35-27 win over the New York Jets, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week.[105][106] On December 19, 2017, Kuechly was named to his fifth straight Pro Bowl.[107] He earned First-team All-Pro honors for the fourth time.[108] He was ranked 12th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.[109]

2018 season edit

Kuechly started off the 2018 season strong with 13 combined tackles in the 16–8 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1.[110] In Week 3, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he recorded his lone interception on the season.[111] On October 21, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he once again recorded 13 combined tackles to go along with a quarterback hit in the 21–17 victory.[112] In Week 14, against the Cleveland Browns, he recorded two forced fumbles in the game.[113] Overall, on the 2018 season, he started in all 16 games and finished with two sacks, 130 total tackles, five quarterback hits, one interception, six passes defensed, and two forced fumbles.[114] For the fifth time in his career, he was named as a First-team All-Pro.[115] He was named to his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl, which he withdrew from.[116][117] He was ranked 24th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.[118]

2019: Final season edit

In Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kuechly made 17 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and tackling running back Peyton Barber in his own endzone for a safety as the Panthers lost 20–14.[119] In Week 5 of the regular season Luke Kuechly had a game-high 12 tackles and the game-sealing pass deflection on the last play. He also reached a milestone with 1,000 career tackles, becoming the first player in NFL history to do so in his first eight seasons and the fastest to reach the mark in only 107 games.[120] In Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in London, Kuechly recorded his first interception of the season off Jameis Winston in the 37–26 win.[121] In Week 8 against the San Francisco 49ers, Kuechly recorded a team high 10 tackles and intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo once in the 51–13 loss.[122] In Week 15 against the Seattle Seahawks, Kuechly recorded a team high 17 tackles during the 30–24 loss.[123] In the 2019 season, Kuechly finished with 144 total tackles, 12 passes defended, two interceptions, and one safety.[124] He was named to the Pro Bowl for the seventh consecutive year.[125]

Retirement edit

On January 14, 2020, Kuechly announced his retirement.[126]

Kuechly was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade Team for the 2010s.[127]

Post-playing career edit

After retiring, Kuechly considered becoming a broadcaster or coach before deciding to enter scouting. On June 4, 2020, he returned to the Panthers as a pro scout.[128] Kuechly resigned from his scout position in the 2021 offseason.[129]

In August 2021, he was seen at a Buffalo Bills practice assisting his former defensive coordinator Sean McDermott.[130]

Player profile edit

Standing 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighing 238 pounds (108.0 kg), Kuechly was slightly taller but slightly lighter than the average linebacker (6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), 246 pounds (111.6 kg)).[131] Kuechly was a top impact player each year in his professional career, and was frequently compared to Hall of Fame player Brian Urlacher.[132]

Through 2017 many analysts, coaches, and current and former players considered Kuechly to be the best linebacker in the game.[133][134][135][136] Kuechly had an immediate impact his rookie season, as he led the NFL in tackles[137] and won the Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award, becoming the third youngest recipient in its history, and was voted the youngest recipient of the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in the award's history.[1][2] He was consistently ranked in the NFL Top 100 players throughout his career. In particular, he was rated among the best coverage players each year in his career and was rated the best coverage defender among all defensive players, by Pro Football Focus in 2015, which is considered a rare honor for a linebacker.[138]

NFL career statistics edit

Legend
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season edit

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty TfL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
2012 CAR 16 16 164 103 61 1.0 0 12 8 2 22 11.0 25 0 0 3
2013 CAR 16 16 156 93 63 2.0 0 10 7 4 33 8.2 30 0 0 0
2014 CAR 16 16 153 99 54 3.0 0 9 12 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 1
2015 CAR 13 13 118 76 42 1.0 0 7 10 4 48 12.0 32T 1 2 1
2016 CAR 10 10 102 71 31 2.0 0 6 6 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0
2017 CAR 15 15 125 74 51 1.5 0 7 6 3 23 7.7 23 0 1 3
2018 CAR 16 16 130 93 37 2.0 0 20 6 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 1
2019 CAR 16 16 144 81 63 0.0 1 4 12 2 26 13.0 25 0 0 0
Career 118 118 1,092 690 402 12.5 1 75 67 18 153 8.5 32 1 7 9

Postseason edit

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
2013 CAR 1 1 10 3 7 1.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2014 CAR 2 2 18 8 10 0.0 0 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0
2015 CAR 3 3 29 13 16 1.0 0 4 2 36 18.0 22 2 0 1
2017 CAR 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 7 7 61 28 33 2.0 0 7 3 37 12.3 22 2 0 1

Personal life edit

While attending St. Xavier High School, Kuechly wore number 3. After his rookie season in the NFL, Kuechly returned to Boston College and completed a full semester of classes toward his undergraduate degree. In 2015 he completed his final degree requirements to earn a marketing degree from the Boston College Carroll School of Management.[139][140]

Kuechly is a devout Roman Catholic, and credits his parents and his Catholic faith for making a positive impact on his NFL career and his outlook on life. "I went to a Catholic grade school, Jesuit high school and a Jesuit college, and I think you just learn certain things growing up in that environment. Really, the biggest thing I learned from it is respect and to treat people correctly."[141]

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luke, kuechly, luke, august, kuechly, born, april, 1991, american, former, professional, football, linebacker, spent, eight, seasons, national, football, league, career, with, carolina, panthers, selected, panthers, ninth, overall, 2012, draft, kuechly, played. Luke August Kuechly ˈ k iː k l i born April 20 1991 is an American former professional football linebacker who spent all eight seasons of his National Football League NFL career with the Carolina Panthers He was selected by the Panthers ninth overall in the 2012 NFL Draft Kuechly played college football at Boston College where he was recognized twice as a consensus All American Luke KuechlyKuechly with the Panthers in 2019No 59Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1991 04 20 April 20 1991 age 32 Cincinnati Ohio U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 238 lb 108 kg Career informationHigh school St Xavier Cincinnati Ohio College Boston College 2009 2011 NFL Draft 2012 Round 1 Pick 9Career historyAs a player Carolina Panthers 2012 2019 As an executive Carolina Panthers 2020 2021 Pro scoutCareer highlights and awardsNFL Defensive Player of the Year 2013 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 2012 5 First team All Pro 2013 2015 2017 2018 2 Second team All Pro 2016 2019 7 Pro Bowl 2013 2019 2 NFL tackles leader 2012 2014 NFL 2010s All Decade Team 3 Butkus Award pro 2014 2015 2017 PFWA All Rookie Team 2012 Art Rooney Award 2017 Bronko Nagurski Trophy 2011 Lombardi Award 2011 Lott Trophy 2011 Butkus Award college 2011 Jack Lambert Trophy 2011 ACC Defensive Player of the Year 2011 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year 2009 2 Consensus All American 2010 2011 3 First team All ACC 2009 2011 Boston College Eagles Jersey No 40 retiredNFL recordMost combined tackles in a game 24 tied Career NFL statisticsTotal tackles 1 092Sacks 12 5Interceptions 18Pass deflections 66Forced fumbles 7Fumble recoveries 9Defensive touchdowns 2Player stats at NFL com PFRCollege Football Hall of FameKuechly had an immediate impact during his rookie season as he led the NFL in tackles and won the Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award becoming the third youngest recipient in its history 1 2 In 2013 Kuechly became the youngest recipient of the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in its history After retiring following the 2019 season Kuechly rejoined the Panthers as a pro scout Kuechly resigned from his position a year later in 2021 Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2 1 2009 season 2 2 2010 season 2 3 2011 season 2 4 College statistics 2 5 College awards and honors 3 Professional career 3 1 2012 Rookie year 3 2 2013 Defensive Player of the Year 3 3 2014 season 3 4 2015 Super Bowl appearance 3 5 2016 season 3 6 2017 season 3 7 2018 season 3 8 2019 Final season 3 9 Retirement 4 Post playing career 5 Player profile 6 NFL career statistics 6 1 Regular season 6 2 Postseason 7 Personal life 8 References 9 External linksEarly years editKuechly was born in Cincinnati Ohio and grew up in Evendale Ohio He attended St Xavier High School in the Finneytown area of Cincinnati where he played linebacker and safety for the football team 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 winning the Division 1 Ohio state title and finishing at the top of several national polls Calpreps com and Prepnation com as the best high school team in America As a senior in 2008 he had 130 tackles a sack three forced fumbles two fumble recoveries and an interception Kuechly was a two time All Greater Catholic League selection at St Xavier gaining first team honors in 2008 3 Regarded as a three star recruit Kuechly was listed as the No 44 outside linebacker prospect in the class of 2009 which was headed by Jelani Jenkins and Nico Johnson 4 After official visits to Boston College Virginia Duke and Stanford Kuechly committed to the Eagles in January 2009 5 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateLuke KuechlyOLB Cincinnati Ohio St Xavier High School 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 220 lb 100 kg 4 70 Jan 18 2009 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN grade 79Overall recruiting rankings Scout 23 SLB Rivals 44 OLB 37 OH Refers to 40 yard dash Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height weight and 40 time In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2009 Boston College Football Commitments Rivals com Retrieved May 11 2015 2009 Boston College Football Recruiting Commits Scout com Retrieved May 11 2015 Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com Retrieved May 11 2015 2009 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved May 11 2015 College career editKuechly attended Boston College a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC where he played for the Boston College Eagles football team from 2009 to 2011 under head coach Frank Spaziani 6 7 2009 season edit See also 2009 Boston College Eagles football team 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 Ewing s sarcoma a rare form of cancer 8 He finished the season with 158 tackles 87 solo which led the team and conference as well as being second nationally first among freshmen 9 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 8 He returned an interception for a touchdown against Central Michigan 10 11 For his play he was named the 2009 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year and was on the 2009 CFN All Freshman Defensive Team 12 13 CFN named the true freshman Kuechly to its All America team 14 2010 season edit See also 2010 Boston College Eagles football team Kuechly moved to middle linebacker at the beginning of his sophomore season He went on to lead the country with 183 tackles 110 solo and had an ongoing streak of 21 straight games with at least 10 tackles at the end of the season 15 Kuechly was named a finalist for the Butkus Award and the Nagurski Award He broke the school single season record for tackles topping the previous record of 165 held since 1991 by Tom McManus 16 17 After the season Kuechly was named a unanimous first team All American 18 He was the first consensus All American for the Eagles since Jamie Silva in 2007 19 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 20 21 2011 season edit See also 2011 Boston College Eagles football team and List of NCAA football records Tackles Kuechly led the nation with 191 tackles 102 solo during the season averaging nearly 16 tackles per game 22 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 23 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 24 He broke his own team and conference single season tackle records set just a year earlier In only three seasons of play Kuechly set the Boston College and ACC career tackle records with 532 tackles eclipsing the previous record of 524 held by Stephen Boyd and only 13 short of the NCAA FBS record held by Tim McGarigle 24 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 25 Kuechly went on to win the Lombardi Award the Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and was recognized as a consensus first team All American for the second consecutive year 18 26 27 28 College statistics edit Luke Kuechly DefenseSeason Team GP Cmb TfL Sck Int FF2009 Boston College 13 158 13 0 1 0 1 02010 Boston College 13 183 10 5 1 5 3 02011 Boston College 12 191 12 0 0 0 3 0Total 38 532 35 5 2 5 7 0College awards and honors edit FWAA 75th Anniversary All America Team 29 2015 ACC Athlete of the Year 2012 3 First team All American 2009 2010 2011 3 First team All ACC 2009 2010 2011 Butkus Award 2011 Lombardi Award 2011 Lott IMPACT Trophy 2011 Bronko Nagurski Trophy 2011 Jack Lambert Trophy 2011 ACC Defensive Player of the Year 2011 30 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Defensive MVP 2011 31 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year 2009 Emerald Bowl Defensive MVP 2009 Professional career editI call him Clark Kent and he can turn into Superman on Saturdays and Sundays He s one of the cleanest players in this draft His instincts and his pass coverage ability might be the best of any linebacker I ve seen come out of the draft Mike Mayock NFL Network analyst On January 6 2012 Kuechly announced his intention to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the 2012 NFL Draft At the time of his announcement he was rated the top linebacker available in this draft Mel Kiper Jr ranked him tenth on his Big Board while Todd McShay ranked him thirteenth in his Top 32 32 Kuechly squashed any lingering doubts about his athleticism with his performance at the combine and pro day workouts demonstrating rare pass coverage abilities which would allow him to be a three down inside linebacker i e not subbed out on obvious passing downs which raised his draft stock even further 33 Kuechly was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round the first linebacker selected and the ninth overall pick 34 On May 10 2012 Kuechly signed a 4 year 12 58 million contract 35 Pre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic6 ft 3 1 4 in 1 91 m 242 lb 110 kg 31 in 0 79 m 9 3 4 in 0 25 m 4 58 s 1 57 s 2 63 s 4 12 s 6 92 s 38 in 0 97 m 10 ft 3 in 3 12 m 27 reps 34All values from NFL Combine 36 2012 Rookie year edit I love that when that passion comes out of him maybe a sprawl or a flex or something like that But then off the field Completely unassuming we d walk right by him and you wouldn t even know he was an NFL player kind of has that Clark Kent air about him That s why I call him Super Luke Jon Beason former Carolina Panthers linebacker See also 2012 Carolina Panthers season Kuechly began the season at outside linebacker instead of middle linebacker After considering Kuechly as starting middle linebacker head coach Ron Rivera decided to start veteran Jon Beason at middle linebacker due to his experience When Beason was placed on injured reserve due to a torn Achilles tendon Kuechly was moved to middle linebacker 37 Due to his strong performance at middle linebacker Rivera announced that Kuechly would be the team s long term starter at that position even after Beason returned from his injury 38 In a 30 20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14 Kuechly recorded a career high 16 tackles and was honored as NFC Defensive Player of the Week Kuechly received the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month award in December recording a league high 59 tackles over the final five games of the season 39 40 41 He became the second Panther after Julius Peppers to receive the award Kuechly led the league with 164 tackles during the regular season and recorded eight pass deflections one sack two interceptions and three fumble recoveries 42 He was awarded the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year 1 and received the Defensive Rookie of the Year award from Pro Football Weekly 43 While not being an official stat kept by the NFL after tape review Panthers coaches credited Kuechly with a franchise record 205 tackles surpassing James Anderson s 174 set in 2011 and became the first rookie to lead the NFL in that department since Patrick Willis in 2007 44 Kuechly was rated as the 79th best player on the NFL Top 100 list 45 2013 Defensive Player of the Year edit nbsp Kuechly signing autographs at Panthers training campSee also 2013 Carolina Panthers season Kuechly brought his play to a whole new level in his second season becoming the leader of a stingy Panthers defense that finished the season as runner up in points and yards allowed 46 In Week 10 he earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his effort in a 10 9 victory over San Francisco 49ers 47 48 On Sunday December 22 2013 Kuechly recorded 24 tackles and one interception in a game against the New Orleans Saints which the Carolina Panthers won and made the playoffs Kuechly s 24 tackles nearly tied the NFL record for most tackles in a game 49 After film review the number was increased to 26 which is six tackles more than the previous team record held by James Anderson and a new NFL single game record 50 He earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his game against the Saints 51 Kuechly was selected to the 2014 Pro Bowl where he had a team high 12 tackles for Team Sanders Kuechly was named to the 2013 All Pro Team and recognized as the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press joining Lawrence Taylor as the only players in NFL history to win the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and NFL Defensive Player of the Year in successive years 52 53 54 Further Kuechly joined Taylor Joe Greene Jack Lambert Dana Stubblefield Charles Woodson Brian Urlacher and Terrell Suggs as the only players to win both awards 55 56 Kuechly was rated as the 15th best player in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 list 57 2014 season edit See also 2014 Carolina Panthers season During the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kuechly recorded nine tackles a sack a forced fumble and had a tipped pass that led to an interception 58 In a Week 2 game against the Detroit Lions Kuechly recorded 11 tackles and two pass deflections en route to a 24 7 victory 59 During the Panthers Week 5 victory over the Chicago Bears Kuechly was credited with 15 tackles without a missed tackle and allowed only 47 yards on nine receptions in coverage 60 Through the first five games of the season Pro Football Focus has rated Kuechly as the best inside linebacker in the NFL 61 During Week 7 against the Green Bay Packers on October 19 2014 Kuechly was ejected for making inadvertent contact with an official while trying to break free of a pile Kuechly was grabbed from behind by an official Not knowing it was an official Kuechly swung his arm resulting in his ejection The NFL later determined that Kuechly should not have been ejected 62 Kuechly finished the regular season leading the NFL in tackles with 153 along with three sacks one interception one forced fumble and a career high 12 pass deflections 63 He was voted to the Pro Bowl and was also selected to the NFL All Pro First team for the second consecutive season 64 65 He also won the Butkus Award for the second time joining Von Miller and Patrick Willis as the only players to win the award in both college and in the NFL 66 During the Panthers 27 16 Wild Card Round victory over the Arizona Cardinals Kuechly made three defensive stops 10 tackles one interception and two pass defenses one of which he tipped directly to Tre Boston for another interception 67 During the Panthers Divisional Round loss to the Seattle Seahawks Kuechly was credited with eight total tackles two solo and six assisted 68 He was ranked 14th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 69 2015 Super Bowl appearance edit See also 2015 Carolina Panthers season On September 10 2015 Kuechly signed a five year 62 million extension with the Panthers becoming the NFL s highest paid middle linebacker by annual average salary 70 During the season opener Kuechly suffered a concussion during a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and left the game 71 He missed the first home game of the 2015 season the following week when the Panthers defeated the Houston Texans 72 Kuechly returned to the field during the Panthers Week 6 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle During the game he recorded 14 tackles and eight defensive stops 73 74 Kuechly continued to play in form during the Panthers victory over the Philadelphia Eagles recording 11 defensive stops one tackle for loss one pass defensed and one quarterback hit 75 nbsp Kuechly with the Carolina Panthers in 2015 nbsp Kuechly playing against the New Orleans Saints in 2015Kuechly tied a season high 14 tackles during a Monday Night Football victory over the Indianapolis Colts He also had three passes defended and an interception in overtime to set up a Graham Gano game winning field goal Kuechly followed up his impressive performance the following week during the Panthers 37 29 victory over the Green Bay Packers where he recorded a team high nine tackles and four stops to go along with his fifth pass defensed of the season 76 The following week Kuechly forced a fumble for just the second time in his career during the Panthers 27 10 victory over the Tennessee Titans 77 The next week during the Panthers 44 16 victory over the Washington Redskins to move them to 10 0 Kuechly recorded four tackles one forced fumble and a fumble recovery 78 The next week Kuechly recorded 7 tackles 2 passes defenses and 2 interceptions for 49 yards and a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in a 33 14 win which helped Carolina reach 11 0 79 During the game Kuechly became the first player with picks on back to back plays from scrimmage since 1997 and upped his career total to 10 most among all linebackers since 2012 Additionally his pick 6 was the first of his NFL career and the first one since his junior season at Boston College 80 He was awarded the All Iron Award and NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance during the game it was his fourth such honor in his career setting a new Panthers franchise record 81 According to PFF through the first 12 weeks of the season Kuechly s 17 6 run stop percentage ranked first for any defensive player regardless of position with at least 100 snaps against the run Further Kuechly was one of seven linebackers with 30 or more tackles in the run game and just one missed tackle In coverage Kuechly had three interceptions and four passes defended with no touchdowns allowed He also allowed the second lowest passer rating among all linebackers when targeted in coverage at 47 4 and is the one of just three linebacker with more than 25 tackles in coverage and only one missed tackle 82 During the Panthers week 14 victory over the Atlanta Falcons Kuechly recorded his fourth interception of this season against quarterback Matt Ryan His 11 career interceptions are the most by any linebacker since he came into the league in 2012 83 During the Panthers thrilling 38 35 victory over the New York Giants to move them to 14 0 Kuechly recorded 15 tackles his highest total since 2014 Week 5 84 Kuechly was the winner of PFF s inaugural Dick Night Train Lane Award given to the defender who performed the best in pass coverage over the course of the season Kuechly led all linebackers in allowing a passer rating of just 48 7 into his coverage playoffs included 85 In the Panthers 31 24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Round Kuechly intercepted Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson early in the first quarter and returned the pick 14 yards for a touchdown to give the Panthers a 14 0 lead 86 He added another pick six late in the Panthers 49 15 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship 87 On February 7 2016 Kuechly was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50 In the game he recorded 10 tackles and a sack but the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24 10 88 89 Ten days after it was announced that Kuechly would undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum Sources said that he had played through the injury throughout the postseason 90 Kuechly was named to his third straight Pro Bowl third straight first team All Pro and was ranked as the seventh best player by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 91 92 93 2016 season edit In 2016 Kuechly started 10 games before suffering a concussion in Week 11 keeping him out the rest of the season 94 Despite the concussion and missing six games Kuechly still recorded over 100 tackles two sacks six passes defensed and one interception 95 He made his fourth straight Pro Bowl and was named second team All Pro and was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 as the highest ranked middle linebacker 96 97 98 2017 season edit On September 10 2017 in the season opening 23 3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers Kuechly recorded an interception off of quarterback Brian Hoyer to go along with five solo tackles and two assisted tackles 99 On October 12 2017 Kuechly was placed into the concussion protocol after seemingly suffering his third concussion in as many seasons during a Thursday Night Football game against the Philadelphia Eagles although this was just a precaution 100 101 102 103 On October 27 2017 it was announced that Kuechly had cleared the concussion protocol He made his return against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 29 where he would record six solo tackles two assisted tackles and an interception off of a Jameis Winston pass 104 In Week 12 Kuechly returned a strip sacked fumble 34 yards for the touchdown in a 35 27 win over the New York Jets earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week 105 106 On December 19 2017 Kuechly was named to his fifth straight Pro Bowl 107 He earned First team All Pro honors for the fourth time 108 He was ranked 12th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018 109 2018 season edit Kuechly started off the 2018 season strong with 13 combined tackles in the 16 8 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1 110 In Week 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals he recorded his lone interception on the season 111 On October 21 against the Philadelphia Eagles he once again recorded 13 combined tackles to go along with a quarterback hit in the 21 17 victory 112 In Week 14 against the Cleveland Browns he recorded two forced fumbles in the game 113 Overall on the 2018 season he started in all 16 games and finished with two sacks 130 total tackles five quarterback hits one interception six passes defensed and two forced fumbles 114 For the fifth time in his career he was named as a First team All Pro 115 He was named to his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl which he withdrew from 116 117 He was ranked 24th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019 118 2019 Final season edit In Week 2 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kuechly made 17 tackles including 2 5 tackles for loss and tackling running back Peyton Barber in his own endzone for a safety as the Panthers lost 20 14 119 In Week 5 of the regular season Luke Kuechly had a game high 12 tackles and the game sealing pass deflection on the last play He also reached a milestone with 1 000 career tackles becoming the first player in NFL history to do so in his first eight seasons and the fastest to reach the mark in only 107 games 120 In Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in London Kuechly recorded his first interception of the season off Jameis Winston in the 37 26 win 121 In Week 8 against the San Francisco 49ers Kuechly recorded a team high 10 tackles and intercepted Jimmy Garoppolo once in the 51 13 loss 122 In Week 15 against the Seattle Seahawks Kuechly recorded a team high 17 tackles during the 30 24 loss 123 In the 2019 season Kuechly finished with 144 total tackles 12 passes defended two interceptions and one safety 124 He was named to the Pro Bowl for the seventh consecutive year 125 Retirement edit On January 14 2020 Kuechly announced his retirement 126 Kuechly was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All Decade Team for the 2010s 127 Post playing career editAfter retiring Kuechly considered becoming a broadcaster or coach before deciding to enter scouting On June 4 2020 he returned to the Panthers as a pro scout 128 Kuechly resigned from his scout position in the 2021 offseason 129 In August 2021 he was seen at a Buffalo Bills practice assisting his former defensive coordinator Sean McDermott 130 Player profile editStanding 6 feet 3 inches 1 91 m and weighing 238 pounds 108 0 kg Kuechly was slightly taller but slightly lighter than the average linebacker 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m 246 pounds 111 6 kg 131 Kuechly was a top impact player each year in his professional career and was frequently compared to Hall of Fame player Brian Urlacher 132 Through 2017 many analysts coaches and current and former players considered Kuechly to be the best linebacker in the game 133 134 135 136 Kuechly had an immediate impact his rookie season as he led the NFL in tackles 137 and won the Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award becoming the third youngest recipient in its history and was voted the youngest recipient of the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in the award s history 1 2 He was consistently ranked in the NFL Top 100 players throughout his career In particular he was rated among the best coverage players each year in his career and was rated the best coverage defender among all defensive players by Pro Football Focus in 2015 which is considered a rare honor for a linebacker 138 NFL career statistics editLegendNFL Defensive Player of the YearLed the leagueBold Career highRegular season edit Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions FumblesGP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty TfL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR2012 CAR 16 16 164 103 61 1 0 0 12 8 2 22 11 0 25 0 0 32013 CAR 16 16 156 93 63 2 0 0 10 7 4 33 8 2 30 0 0 02014 CAR 16 16 153 99 54 3 0 0 9 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12015 CAR 13 13 118 76 42 1 0 0 7 10 4 48 12 0 32T 1 2 12016 CAR 10 10 102 71 31 2 0 0 6 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 02017 CAR 15 15 125 74 51 1 5 0 7 6 3 23 7 7 23 0 1 32018 CAR 16 16 130 93 37 2 0 0 20 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12019 CAR 16 16 144 81 63 0 0 1 4 12 2 26 13 0 25 0 0 0Career 118 118 1 092 690 402 12 5 1 75 67 18 153 8 5 32 1 7 9Postseason edit Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions FumblesGP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR2013 CAR 1 1 10 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02014 CAR 2 2 18 8 10 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 02015 CAR 3 3 29 13 16 1 0 0 4 2 36 18 0 22 2 0 12017 CAR 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 7 7 61 28 33 2 0 0 7 3 37 12 3 22 2 0 1Personal life editWhile attending St Xavier High School Kuechly wore number 3 After his rookie season in the NFL Kuechly returned to Boston College and completed a full semester of classes toward his undergraduate degree In 2015 he completed his final degree requirements to earn a marketing degree from the Boston College Carroll School of Management 139 140 Kuechly is a devout Roman Catholic and credits his parents and his Catholic faith for making a positive impact on his NFL career and his outlook on life I went to a Catholic grade school Jesuit high school and a Jesuit college and I think you just learn certain things growing up in that environment Really the biggest thing I learned from 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