Chad Kessler
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| Position | Punter |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 24, 1975 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | LSU (1993–1997) |
| High school | Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Chad Stephen Kessler (born June 24, 1975) is an American former college football punter who played for the LSU Tigers. He was a consensus All-American in 1997.
Early life
[edit]Chad Stephen Kessler was born on June 24, 1975, in Orlando, Florida.[1] He attended Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida.[2] He was a placekicker, punter, and quarterback in high school.[1]
College career
[edit]Kessler played college football for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University from 1994 to 1997.[3] He redshirted in 1993.[1] He was named first-team All-SEC in 1995. As a senior in the 1997 season, Kessler set the NCAA Division I record for single-season punting average at 50.28 yards per punt, standing until it was broken by Texas A&M punter Braden Mann in 2018.[4][5] Kessler was also the first punter in NCAA history to have a single-season average of over 50 yards.[1] He was again named first-team All-SEC in 1997 and was a consensus All-American selection in 1997.[2][6] Kessler finished his college career with totals of 187 punts for 7,976 yards and a 42.7 average.[3] He was a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1997 as well.[7] He graduated with a 3.91 grade point average in microbiology.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Kessler signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 20, 1998, after going undrafted in the 1998 NFL draft.[8] He was waived on August 5, 1998.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Kessler later graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and became an ear, nose and throat doctor.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "#80 CHAD KESSLER". Louisiana State University. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Chad Kessler Bio". LSU Athletics. Louisiana State University. July 25, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Chad Kessler". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "UAB at Texas A&M by the numbers". November 17, 2018.
- ^ "A&M's Mann officially breaks NCAA punting record".
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "CHAD KESSLER". National Football Foundation. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Transactions". Tallahassee Democrat. April 21, 1998. pp. 2B. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Bucs notebook". The Orlando Sentinel. August 5, 1998. pp. C7. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "CHAD S. KESSLER, MD". CEENTA. Retrieved May 25, 2025.