Kicker, Eastern Michigan, 2024–⁠26

Rudy Kessinger

Number
No. 46
Height
6′2″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Columbus, OH

Rudy Kessinger plays kicker for Eastern Michigan.

2026 so far

9 of 12 field goals

Last game: vs. Toledo, L 14–⁠34

Next game: at Ohio, Oct 24

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 0SAC
  2. 0SJSU
  3. 0@MSU
  4. 1@WIS
  5. 3LIN
  6. 1@MASS
  7. 4@AKR
  8. 0TOL

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

4field goals, career highat Akron, 2026

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2025Eastern Michigan172373.9502879
2026Eastern Michigan91275.0511946
Career263574.35147125

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Eastern Michigan46PKFr.
2025Eastern Michigan46PKSo.
2026Eastern Michigan46PKJr.6′2″185

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2025Eastern Michigan––––––5.1 (24 att.)
2026Eastern Michigan––––––2.1 (11 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Eastern Michigan 8 games, 9 of 12 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29vs.Sacramento StateW 28–⁠1701044
Sep 4vs.San José StateL 21–⁠2700033
Sep 12atMichigan StateL 7–⁠3500011
Sep 19atWisconsinL 10–⁠54123814
Sep 26vs.LindenwoodW 29–⁠33451211
Oct 3atMassachusettsW 38–⁠14112658
Oct 10atAkronW 25–⁠234448113
Oct 17vs.ToledoL 14–⁠3400022
2025 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 17 of 23 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30atTexas StateL 27–⁠52223739
Sep 6vs.Long Island UniversityL 23–⁠28113225
Sep 13atKentuckyL 23–⁠483450211
Sep 20vs.LouisianaW 34–⁠312349410
Sep 27atCentral MichiganL 13–⁠24234117
Oct 4atBuffaloL 30–⁠31124236
Oct 11vs.Northern IllinoisW 16–⁠103349110
Oct 18atMiami (OH)L 30–⁠4400022
Oct 25vs.OhioL 21–⁠2801033
Nov 8vs.Bowling GreenW 27–⁠21234439
Nov 15atBall StateW 24–⁠9114336
Nov 25vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠3100011

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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