Linebacker, Boston College, 2009–11
Luke Kuechly
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′3″
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- Born
- Apr 20, 1991, in Evendale, Ohio
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Luke Kuechly played linebacker at Boston College (2009–11). He won the 2011 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the 2011 Butkus Award and the 2011 Lombardi Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2010 and 2011. The Carolina Panthers took Kuechly in the first round, No. 9 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2023College Football Hall of Fame
- 2009ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year
- 2010, 2011Consensus All‑American
- 2011Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- 2011Butkus Award
- 2011Lombardi Award
- 2011Jack Lambert Trophy
- 2011Lott IMPACT Trophy
- 2011ACC Defensive Player of the Year
All-America: consensus 2010 and 2011; College Football News 2009
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boston College | 1 |
| 2010 | Boston College | 3 |
| 2011 | Boston College | 3 |
| Career | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 | 87 | 71 | 158 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 110 | 73 | 183 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 102 | 89 | 191 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| On file | 299 | 233 | 532 | 35.5 | 2.5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boston College | 40 | LB | |
| 2010 | Boston College | 40 | LB | |
| 2011 | Boston College | 40 | LB | 6′3″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2011 Boston College 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Northwestern | L 17–24 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at Maryland | W 28–17 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Miami | W 24–17 | 1 |
2010 Boston College 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | vs. Clemson | W 16–10 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | at Wake Forest | W 23–13 | 1 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. Nevada | L 13–20 | 1 |
2009 Boston College 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs. Central Michigan | W 31–10 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¼″ |
| Weight | 242 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 27 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.92 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 117 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
Pro Bowls: 7 (2013–19) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 5 (2013–15, 2017–18) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2016, 2019)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2013–15, 2017–18; AP second team 2016, 2019; Pro Football Writers first team 2013–15; Sporting News first team 2013–18.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 159 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 151 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 152 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 114 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 10 | 102 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 122 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 124 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 138 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL career | 117 | 1,062 | 12.5 | 18 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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