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2021 Football Roster

13 Chad Kuhn

  • Position DE
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Vandergrift, Pa.
  • High School Kiski Area

Biography

Career Highlights
• One-Time PSAC-West Athlete of the Week
• Two-time First Team All-PSAC West
• Two-time D2CCA First Team All-Region
• 2019 D2CCA Second Team All-American
• 2021 AP First Team All-American
• Ranks third in program history in career sacks
• Ranks third in program history in career forced fumbles
• Ranks fourth in program history in career TFL

Personal: Son of Michelle and Scott Kuhn … Majoring in Safety Management.

2021: Started all 12 games … A first team AP All-American …  Gene Upshaw Award Finalist … A first team all-region (D2CCA) selection … Earned first team All-PSAC West recognition … A team captain … Made 52 tackles (28 solo / 24 assisted) … Recorded 11 TFL and 9.0 sacks … Forced four fumbles … Led the PSAC in forced fumbles while ranking fifth in sacks … Tallied three sacks, 11 tackles and three forced fumbles over first two games … Produced two sacks and eight tackles as well as one forced fumble at Mercyhurst … Recorded seven tackles, two TFL and one sack in PSAC Championship game at Kutztown … Named a preseason All-American by Lindy's Sports ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2020: PSAC Scholar Athlete. 

2019: Started all 14 games … Earned second team All-America honors by both the AP and D2CCA … A consensus first team all-region honoree (D2CCA / Don Hansen Football Gazette) … Also received first team All-PSAC West recognition … Had a breakout season with 58 tackles (31 solo / 27 assisted), 17 TFL, 11.5 sacks and two forced fumbles … Led The Rock in sacks and ranked second in TFL and fifth in total tackles … Was the PSAC’s leader in sacks and fourth-highest TFL accumulator … Had at least 0.5 TFL in every game … Opened year with a sack in six straight games including 1.5 against Millersville and two at Seton Hill … Matched season-high with six tackles in homecoming win against IUP … Also produced six-tackle games against Clarion, Cal U and in PSAC Championship game at Kutztown … Registered five tackles in all three of The Rock’s playoff games … Added one sack in playoff victory vs. Shepherd … Game-by-game Statistics

2018: Appeared in all 14 games, making 13 starts … Produced 48 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, one forced fumble and eight quarterback hurries … Ranked 11th in the PSAC in tackles for loss … Recorded six tackles, 4.5 sacks and 4.5 TFL while forcing one fumble at Millersville … Had one-sack games sacks against Mercyhurst, Edinboro and Clarion … Also posted eight tackles at Clarion … Had one TFL in playoff games against both New Haven and Notre Dame … A one-time PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week selection ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2017: Started seven of eight games played … Made 23 tackles (eight solo / 15 assisted), three tackles for loss and one sack … Had four tackles at nationally ranked West Chester … Tallied a season-high six tackles at Gannon … Registered five tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack against Clarion … Also had one TFL at Seton Hill … Game-by-Game Statistics

2016: Redshirted

High School: Competed in football and wrestling at Kiski Area High … Lettered four times in both football and wrestling.
 
Career Highs
Total Tackles 8 (3x)
Solo Tackles 5 at Mercyhurst (2021)
Asst. Tackles 5 vs. Clarion (2017)
Sacks 4.5 at Millersville (2018)
Tackles-For-Loss 4.5 at Millersville (2018)
Fumbles Forced 2 vs. East Stroudsburg (2021)
Fumbles Recovered -
Pass Break-Ups -
 
Top Performances
Date Opponent Stats
10/28/17 Clarion 5 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack
9/15/18 Millersville 6 Tackles, 4.5 Sacks
9/28/19 Seton Hill 4 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 1 FF
10/12/19 Indiana (Pa.) 6 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack
9/11/21 ESU 8 Tackles, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 FF
10/23/21 Mercyhurst 8 Tackles, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2016Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 200 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    DE
    6'2" 235 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    DE
    6'3" 240 lbs
    46
  • 13

    2019Redshirt Junior

    DE
    6'3" 240 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2020Redshirt Senior

    DE
    6'3" 240 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Redshirt Senior

    DE
    6'3" 240 lbs
    13