Kenny Meeks

Position:
Strongside Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
230
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.
High School:
Central

2008 (Sr.): Played and started in all 14 games including the GMAC Bowl to earn his third and final letter as a Cardinal . . . recipient of the Ray Luthen Senior Contribution Award . . . ranked eighth in the MAC for quarterback sacks averaging .43 per game . . . ranked 94th in the nation for NCAA for quarterback pass sacks with an average of .43 per game . . . ranked ninth on the team with a total of 48 tackles and ranked first on the team for quarterback sacks with a total of 6 with a loss of 43 yards . . . had a season high seven tackels at Western Kentucky and a season high two sacks for a loss of sixteen yards vs. Kent State.

2007 (Jr.): Played in all 13 games to earn second letter . . . started seven contests . . . tallied a career-high six tackles vs. Toledo and vs. Rutgers in the International Bowl . . . managed a career-best two tackles for loss at Nebraska . . . tied for fourth on the team with six tackles for loss . . . registered first career sack at Navy and added sacks at Nebraska, at Western Michigan and vs. Rutgers . . . credited with first career fumble recovery at Indiana and added a second one at Northern Illinois . . . managed a career-high two pass breakups at Western Michigan

2006 (So.): Played in eight games . . . credited with one tackle, a tackle for loss, vs. North Dakota State.

2005 (Fr.): Played in six games to earn first letter . . . managed a season-high two tackles at Iowa and at Auburn . . . had one tackle vs. Bowling Green and one at Ohio

2004: Redshirted . . . named Ball State’s Bill Meitzler Scout Team Co-Defensive Player of the Year

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for Coach John Hochstetler . . . helped Muncie Central to an 11-2 record as a senior, including an 8-0 mark in the North Central Conference . . . helped the Bearcats to a 31-7 career record . . . helped team to a conference championship, a sectional title and a ranking as high as No. 4 in the state as a senior . . . had 46 catches for 562 yards and four touchdowns plus managed 14 sacks, eight tackles for loss and 62 tackles as a senior . . . Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 4A All-State as a senior . . . all-area as a junior and senior . . . two-time all-conference . . . Midwest Publishing Magazine Indiana Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . had 64 catches for 823 yards with 10 TDs plus 80 tackles, 19 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, four fumble recoveries and two blocked kicks in his career . . . also played baseball

Personal: Son of Ken Goodwin and Debbie Meeks . . . managed a 3.17 grade-point average on BSU’s 4.0 scale last spring . . . two sisters . . . born Nov. 10, 1985, in Guyman, Okla. . . . full name is Kennith Morcell Meeks.