2011-12 Football
Ishmaa'ily Kitchen
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Youngstown, Ohio
- High School:
- Cardinal Mooney
2011 Senior Season
• Selected to play in Casino Del Sol All-Star Game
• Started six games at nose tackle
• Made first career start at Alabama, making four tackles
• Missed three games with an injury
• Totaled 2.5 tackles for loss
2010 Junior Season
• Appeared in all 12 games, making 22 tackles
• Recorded three sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss
2009 Sophomore Season
• Played in all 12 games, recording 13 stops
• Also had 2.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack
2008 Redshirt Freshman Season
• Appeared in all 12 contests on the defensive line
• Compiled 17 tackles
• Posted a season-best four tackles, including three solo stops, at Louisiana-Lafayette Sept. 20
2007 Freshman Season
• Redshirted
Prior to Kent State
• Twice named to All-Ohio, All-Steel Valley Conference and All-Northeast Ohio District teams while at Cardinal Mooney High School
• Helped lead Cardinals to state championships in 2004 and 2006
• Team posted a 48-4 record in his career
Personal
• Born Aug. 24, 1988
• Parents are Nellie and Clarence Kitchen
• Majoring in general studies
• First name is pronounced ish-MAIL-ee
