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As a junior in 2006, Andy Studebaker turned in one of the best seasons ever by a Division III defensive end. He was a unanimous All-American that year with First Team honors from the AFCA, D3football.com, and Football Gazette. He was named to the Associated Press' Little All-America Second Team. Additionally, he was honored as the North Region Defensive Player of the Year by both D3football.com and Football Gazette.
In the 2006 season he was the NCAA (all divisions) sack leader with 17-1/2 sacks. His effort that year not only tied Wheaton's single-season sacks record, it was the sixth-highest single-season sack total in Division III history at the time, and today is 16th in the D3 record books. The 2006 CCIW sacks leader also led the conference in tackles for loss (TFL) that year with 25-1/2 TFL for minus-161 yards.
Despite a senior season in 2007 that was cut short by injury, Studebaker registered 30 career sacks and his 1.07 sacks per game average for his career is eighth in Division III history and was fourth at the time of his graduation. Studebaker recorded 51-1/2 tackles for loss (TFL) in his career. His career 1.84 TFL per game average ranked ninth all-time in Division III history at the time of his graduation and today is 15th.
In April of 2008, Studebaker was a sixth-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles. He later moved to the Kansas City Chiefs and on December 21, 2009 he became the first Wheaton alumnus to score a touchdown in a NFL regular season game when he recovered a muffed punt against the Cleveland Browns and returned it for a touchdown. He played 97 NFL regular season games in his pro career.
