Today is a very special day!! With a lot of answered prayers I am so happy and blessed to say that I’m coming home and being a Fresno State Bulldog for my last two years of college football!!! Can’t wait to play in the valley again!!!
After a great conversation with Coach Parnell, I’m truly blessed to receive an offer to continue my education and football career while also growing in my faith! @APUFootball
Thank you Coach Skipper and Coach Markarian for inviting us over to spring practice this morning 🏈💪 Appreciate all the hospitality from @calpolyfootball#RideHigh#WinTheDay
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Inside Linebacker❗️
Any Special Teams(Can Long-snap)❗️
5’10 220❗️
All Conference Honorable mention ❗️
3.45 GPA❗️
May Grad❗️
Leadership Council❗️
2025 Commitment to excellence award recipient❗️
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Dad,
There was a lot you taught me that I didn’t fully understand at the time. Your advice always sounded simple, but the older I get, the more I realize how much depth was behind it. The path to where I am now wasn’t simple, but the lessons you taught me stayed with me and kept me moving forward.
You always reminded me that life isn’t about having everything figured out. It’s about taking things one step at a time. Whenever things felt overwhelming, you’d remind me to just keep going, to focus on the next step in front of me.
It sounds small, but it means everything… especially now. No matter where life takes me, I still hear that in the back of my mind. It always reminds me to take the next right step. And to never stop moving forward.
Keep going.
🚨🚨CONGRATULATIONS🚨🚨
#PANTHERS ICON LUKE KUECHLY WAS ELECTED AS A PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER TODAY.
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2013)
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2012)
7× Pro Bowl (2013–2019)
7× First-Team All-Pro
NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
3× Butkus Award (pro) (2014, 2015, 2017)
Art Rooney Award (2017)
Stats
• 1,092 total tackles (690 solo, 402 assisted)
• 12.5 sacks
• 18 interceptions (most by any LB from 2012–2019)
• 153 interception return yards (1 TD)
• 66 pass deflections
• 7 forced fumbles
• 9 fumble recoveries
• 75 tackles for loss
• Played 118 games (all with Carolina Panthers)
Playoff stats
• Playoff record: 3-4
• 61 total tackles (28 solo, 33 assisted)
• 2.0 sacks
• 3 interceptions (36 return yards, 2 TDs—including key picks in Super Bowl run)
• 7 pass deflections
• 1 fumble recovery
• Strong in big games, especially the 2015 postseason with 29 tackles, 2 INTs (including a pick-six), and 1.0 sack across 3 games
League Records
• Led NFL in combined tackles from 2012–2019 (dominated the decade in production)
• Most interceptions by a linebacker during his era (18)
• Tied NFL record for most combined tackles in a game: 24
• Fastest to 1,000 career tackles in NFL history (reached in 2019)
• 100+ combined tackles in every single one of his 8 seasons (unmatched consistency)
Panthers Franchise Records
• Single-season tackles record: 205 (coaches film, 2012; league-best as rookie)
• Most interceptions by a linebacker in franchise history (18)
• Second in franchise history in total tackles (behind only a few long-career players)
• Most tackles for loss and consistent impact marks tied to his era of dominance
One of the most cerebral, reliable, and dominant middle linebackers in football history—Kuechly was the quarterback of the defense.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREATEST LINEBACKER TO EVER PLAY THE GAME OF FOOTBALL, @LukeKuechly!
Fresno State senior starting safety Ryan Wilson has officially been granted extra eligibility to return in 2026:
#FresnoState#GoDogs
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