Rudy Kessinger holds the PK · Starter spot in Eastern Michigan Eagles’s kicker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Rudy Kessinger is a placekicker for Eastern Michigan. The Columbus, Ohio native attended Bishop Watterson High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner and finished 16-for-18 on field goals as a senior. Kessinger redshirted in 2024 before appearing in all 12 games in 2025. He converted 17-of-23 field goal attempts and made all 28 extra point attempts, accumulating 79 points to lead the team. His longest field goal of the season measured 50 yards, and he ranked third in the MAC in field goals per game. Kessinger earned MAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors twice and was selected to the 2026 Phil Steele MAC Second Team.