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ANDY STUDEBAKER #96

Andy Studebaker #96
PositionLinebacker
Height6-3
Weight248
Years Experience2
Birthdate9/16/1985
HometownEureka, IL
CollegeWheaton
Current statusActive
Games Started0
Games Played6

Pro Career

Former NCAA Division III standout enters his second campaign in Kansas City … Promising pass rusher should continue to hone his skills as he makes the switch from defensive end to linebacker in Kansas City’s revamped 3-4 defense … Joined the Chiefs as a free agent from Philadelphia’s practice squad in 2008 … Saw duty in the final six games of the season, primarily on special teams … Is the lone player from Wheaton College to ever suit up for a regular season NFL contest … Has seen action in six NFL contests, registering two tackles and three special teams stops … Was the third of Philadelphia’s three sixth-round (203rd overall) selections in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (11/19/08) from Philadelphia’s practice squad … Added to Philadelphia’s practice squad (9/1/08) ... Released by Philadelphia (8/30/08) ... Signed with Philadelphia (6/13/08) ... Entered the NFL as the third of Philadelphia’s three sixth-round (203rd overall) selections in the 2008 NFL Draft.

2008

Signed from Philadelphia’s practice squad on November 19th … Played in six games on special teams and two contests on defense … Registered two solo tackles and three special teams stops … Recorded two tackles in his initial NFL game vs. Buffalo (11/23) ... Registered two special teams tackles at Cincinnati (12/28).

College Bio

Played in 28 games (23 starts) at Wheaton, registering 111 tackles (66 solo), 50.5 tackles for loss and 30.0 sacks (-236.0 yards) ... Also had 25 QB pressures, 14 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and added a blocked kick … Started five games as a senior in 2007 before a foot injury curtailed his season … Finished the year with 12 tackles (10 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks (-45.0 yards) ... Added three QB pressures and three passes defensed … Opened all 12 games as a junior in 2006 … Posted 44 tackles (28 solo), 24.5 tackles behind the line and a career-high 17.5 sacks (-142.0 yards) ... Also had 19 QB pressures, eight passes defensed and two fumble recoveries … His 17.5 sacks were the highest single-season mark in Wheaton history and led all of NCAA football … Garnered first-team AP Little All-America honors … Earned All-America honors form D3Football.com and Football Gazette … Named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Year … Saw action in 10 games (six starts) as a sophomore in 2005 … Recorded 55 tackles (28 solo) with 19.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks (-49.0 yards) ... Added three QB pressures, three passes defensed, two fumble recoveries and a pair of forced fumbles … Also blocked a kick … Named first-team all-conference … Played in one game as a true freshman … Majored in Applied Health Science at Wheaton.

Personal Bio

• Enrolled in an executive education program at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2009.

• Brother, Dan, played football at Wheaton.

• Full name: Andrew Michael Studebaker.

• Married, wife Mallory.