Rudy Kessinger
Rudy Kessinger
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
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.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andrew Shelley’s 2021 season.
Matches Andrew on
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).
Matches Dominic on
Differs from Dominic on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #15057
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-...