#46

Rudy Kessinger

PK · Eastern Michigan · Fr. · #46

Returning to Eastern Michigan for 2026
Fr. · Columbus, Ohio → Bishop Watterson
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Rudy Kessinger

PK · Eastern Michigan · Fr · #46

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 34–31

vs Louisiana

67 PCT  ·  49 LONG  ·  10 PTS

Edged out Louisiana at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Handles his kicks without drama.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Eastern Michigan

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

PK · Eastern Michigan

Returning around him

  • 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -15 net (11 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #105

DNA match

Player DNA

Steady

Handles his kicks without drama.

K

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andrew Shelley’s 2021 season.

New Mexico · 2021

#2

Jake Oldroyd

BYU · 2021

85%
#3

Kyle Ferrie

Mississippi State · 2023

82%
#4

Dominic De Freitas

App State · 2025

All-Sun Belt
78%
#5

Aidan Birr

Georgia Tech · 2024

77%

Matches Andrew on

Longest make
FG%
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dominic De Freitas's freshman season at App State (2025).

App State · 2025

All-Sun Belt
#2

Martin Connington

Michigan State · 2025

76%
#3

Ramon Villela

UNLV · 2025

71%
#4

Jacob Kauwe

Kentucky · 2025

68%
#5

Max Gilbert

Tennessee · 2024

66%

Matches Dominic on

Class year
Longest make
Weight

Differs from Dominic on

Height (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #15057

Final rank
#15057
Avg #15140.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #15057 this season.

Background

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-...

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