ILB · Carolina Panthers
Luke Kuechly
Age 35 · 191 cm (6'3") · 108 kg · Born Apr 20, 1991 · Boston College
NFL career
2012
debut year
2019
last season
8
seasons
#59
jersey
College: Boston College
2012 NFL Draft
Rd 1
round
#9
overall pick
CAR
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2012 to 2019 · 117 games.
Defense
660solo tackles
12.5sacks
18INTs
1def TDs
Stats by season
8 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 98 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 88 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 98 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 72 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 10 | 71 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 71 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 87 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 75 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Games during career · Carolina Panthers
Most recent results for the franchise while Luke Kuechly was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
10–42 vs Saints
2019-17 · Dec 29, 2019 · REGULAR
L
6–38 @ Colts
2019-16 · Dec 22, 2019 · REGULAR
L
24–30 vs Seahawks
2019-15 · Dec 15, 2019 · REGULAR
L
20–40 @ Falcons
2019-14 · Dec 8, 2019 · REGULAR
L
21–29 vs Commanders
2019-13 · Dec 1, 2019 · REGULAR
L
31–34 @ Saints
2019-12 · Nov 24, 2019 · REGULAR
L
3–29 vs Falcons
2019-11 · Nov 17, 2019 · REGULAR
L
16–24 @ Packers
2019-10 · Nov 10, 2019 · REGULAR
Career badges
Retired
First-round pick
External profiles
Boston College alumni in the NFL
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2012 NFL Draft · Round 1 class
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#2
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#3
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#4
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#5
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#6
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#7
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#8
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#10
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#11
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#12
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#13
Michael Floyd
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ILB peers of the era
Other ILBs who debuted within five seasons of Luke Kuechly.
Brandon Marshall
Debut 2012 · #54 · Raiders
Danny Trevathan
Debut 2012 · #59 · Bears
Jerrell Freeman
Debut 2012 · #50 · Bears
Mark Barron
Debut 2012 · #42 · Broncos
Tank Carder
Debut 2012 · #59 · Browns
Alec Ogletree
Debut 2013 · #44 · Bears
Bront Bird
Debut 2011 · #97 · Chargers
Bruce Taylor
Debut 2013 · Bengals
Born on April 20
Steve Spurrier
1945 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wilbur Young
1949 · Los Angeles Chargers
Terry Wells
1951 · Green Bay Packers
Rob Carpenter
1955 · Los Angeles Rams
Joe Bell
1956 · Las Vegas Raiders
Art Smith
1956 · Denver Broncos
Joe Bostic
1957 · Arizona Cardinals
Theotis Brown
1957 · Kansas City Chiefs