LINK TO VIDEO OF STUDEBAKER'S TOUCHDOWN

Kansas City, Mo. - Wheaton College alumnus Andy Studebaker ('08) recorded his first professional touchdown on Sunday afternoon for the Kansas City Chiefs as member of the Chiefs' special teams. With 2:44 remaining in the first half, Studebaker recovered a fumble on a muffed punt attempt by the Cleveland Browns. In his second season in the NFL, the Chiefs' linebacker is the first Wheaton graduate to score a touchdown in the National Football League. In addition to the fumble return for a touchdown, Studebaker also had a solo tackle for the Chiefs in Sunday's game against the Browns.

This season Studebaker has made 25 total tackles, with 21 solo stops and four assisted hits. He has three pass deflections on the season, with two interceptions and three pass deflections.

Studebaker was a sixth-round pick of the Eagles in the 2008 NFL draft. He was later assigned to the Eagles' practice squad, and joined the Chiefs in November 2008 when he was signed off of the Eagles' practice squad.

Studebaker graduated from Wheaton in May of 2008 with a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Health Science. In four seasons with the Thunder, he tallied 111 total tackles, with 50-1/2 tackles for lost yardage (-292 yards), including 30 quarterback sacks. As a junior in 2006 he was selected as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Defensive Player of the Year and was tabbed as a First Team All-American and the North Region Defensive Player of the Year by D3Football.com. He also earned Second Team All-American honors on the 2006 AP Little All-American team and was a Football Gazette Division III All-American. In that junior campaign he led the CCIW and Division III with 17-1/2 (-142 yards) quarterback sacks and was also the league leader in tackles for lost yardage with 25-1/2 (-161 yards). His 17-1/2 sacks tied the school record for sacks in a single season, and were the most of any player at any NCAA level in 2006.