2021: Saw action in all twelve of the Bulls' games...toatled 11 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery and 1 quarterback hurry on the year...logged 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at NC State (9/2)...totaled 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss vs. Houston.
2020: Saw action in six of the Bull's nine games on the year and was bothered by injury all season...posted three tackles on the year.Â
2019: Saw action in nine games and made four starts at defensive tackle…recorded a season-high four tackles and a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss at Georgia Tech (9/6)… helped contribute to the USF defense that tied for 10th in the nation in fumble recoveries (12) with a recovery vs. Cincinnati (11/16)…finished the season with 12 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss.
2018: Started in 10 of the 12 games in which he appeared and totaled 36 tackles (17 solo)…registered a career-high six tackles in a win over Tulsa (10/12)…ranked fourth on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss…tallied a career-best 1.5 sacks in a win at Illinois (9/15)…second on the team with three QB hurries…had five tackles against Houston (10/27).
2017: Appeared in all 12 games, totaling 10 tackles (seven solo), one tackle for loss, one sack and one QB hurry.
MADISON COUNTY HS: Played for Mike Coe at Madison County…named MVP for the North team at the 62nd annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star game after posting six tackles, five quarterback pressures, two sacks and two tackles for loss…named the 2016 All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 88 tackles and 29 tackles for loss and nine sacks…totaled three sacks in the state semifinal against Pahokee in 2016…rated as a two-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals…also received offers from North Carolina, Purdue, Temple, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern, Tulane and WKU.
PERSONAL: Son of Kelvin Kegler...hobbies include fishing...born on July 14, 1998...earned his degree in communication in the Fall of 2020...named to the 2020 Athletics Spring Honor Roll.....2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
KEGLER’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 6, at Tulsa (10/12/18)
TLF 2.5, at Georgia Tech (9/7/19)
Sacks 1.5, at Illinois (9/15/18)
FR 1, (2x), last vs. FAMUÂ (9/18/21)
QBH 1, at SMU (10/2/21)
KEGLER GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2021Â Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
NC State (3-2-1); FAMU (2-1-1); BYU (1-1-0); ECU (1-1-0); Houstom (4-2-2)
2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
ECU (1-1-0); Temple (1-1-0); Memphis (1-1-0)
2019 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Wisconsin (1-1-0); Georgia Tech (4-3-1); South Carolina State (1-1-0); SMU (1-1-0); UConn (2-0-2); Navy (2-1-1); UCF (1-1-0).Â
2018 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Elon (3-1-2); Georgia Tech (4-3-1); Illinois (2-1-1); ECU (5-2-3); UMass (1-1-0); Tulsa (6-3-3); UConn (3-1-2); Houston (5-2-3); Cincinnati (1-0-1); Temple (3-1-2); UCF (2-1-1); Marshall (1-1-0).
2017 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Stony Brook (1-1-0); Illinois (1-1-0); Temple (1-0-1); ECU (1-1-0); Cincinnati (2-1-1); UConn (1-1-0); UCF (3-2-1).
