Slippery Rock University Athletics

Career Highlights

• 2023 Second Team All-PSAC West

Personal: Son of David and Jennifer Kudla … Working towards MBA.

2023: Started all 14 games … A team captain … Earned All-PSAC West honors … Recorded 97 total tackles, 9.0 TFL and five pass break-ups … Made 39 solo stops … Ranked fifth in the PSAC in total tackles … Was also second on The Rock in TFL … Recorded at least eight tackles in eight games … Began Slippery Rock career with nine tackles and 1.5 TFL against Wayne State … Then posted three consecutive eight-tackle games vs. West Chester, Millersville and Seton Hill … Compiled two TFL and 2.5 TFL against Millersville and Seton Hill, respectively as well … Tallied 10 stops in victory over IUP … Produced a season-best 11 tackles alongside one TFL in playoff victory over East Stroudsburg … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics
 
Before The Rock: Was a standout defender at Hillsdale College … Was a one-year team captain … Appeared in 35 games over four seasons as a three-year starter at Hillsdale, recording 221 tackles, 20 TFL, 7.5 sacks and two interceptions … A 2022 Don Hansen Honorable Mention All-American and two-time All-GMAC honoree Ranked second in the GMAC in total tackles in 2022 with 97. Also had 9.5 TFL in 2022.
 
High School: Lettered three times in football and twice in track & field at Avon High School in Avon, Ohio … Earned all-state honors in 2017 … Was a two-time All-Northeast Lakes District and All-Southwest Conference selection … Amassed 238 tackles, 21 TFL, 14 sacks, and 17 quarterback hurries during prep career … Led Avon Lake to two Southwest Conference titles and a 2017 regional championship … Earned Academic All-Ohio accolades and was a member of the National Honor Society.
 

Career Highs
Total Tackles	11 vs. East Stroudsburg (2023)
Solo Tackles	6 at Tiffin (2023)
Asst. Tackles	8 vs. Kutztown (2023)
TFL	2.5 vs. Seton Hill (2023)
Sacks	-
INT	-
PBU	2 vs. West Chester (2023)

 

Top Performances
Date	Opponent	Stats
9/2/23	Wayne State	9 Tackles, 1.5 TFL
9/23/23	Seton Hill	8 Tackles, 2.5 TFL
9/30/23	Indiana (Pa.)	10 Tackles
11/18/23	East Stroudsburg	11 Tackles, 1 TFL