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