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#49View official profile Updated Aug 28, 2026, 9:48 AM EDT
#49Defensive LinemanActiveWVU confirmed
Carter Kessler
Freshman · West Virginia Mountaineers
Height6' 2"
Weight250 lbs
HometownShelby, OH
Unitdefense
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ClassFreshman
High schoolShelby
Previous schoolWVU / not listed
Official hometownShelby, Ohio
High School
- Played defensive end and tight end for coach Erik Will at Shelby High
- 2025 Ohio All-Division IV All-State First-Team honoree
- Shelby's DeVito named Division IV Ohio Offensive Player of the Year
- Two-time all-Division IV Northwest District honoree, including first-team selection as a senior
- Kessler is originally from Shelby, but has moved around the state with stops at Napoleon High and most recently at Mansfield Senior before returning back to Shelby in 2025
- Helped lead Shelby to a 14-1 record, the Division IV Region Championship, Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference Championship and an appearance in the state championship game
- Finished with 71 tackles, including 12 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and three pass breakups
- As a junior,helped lead Shelby to a 12-1 overall record, the mid-Ohio Conference Championship and the regional semifinals
- Part of a defense that held its opponents to 16.8 points a contest
- Finished with 95 tackles, including 10 sacks, 20 tackles for loss and five pass deflections
Personal
- Son of Dernell Owens and Lindsay Kessler
- One of two children (1 brother)
- Enrolled in business and comm pathways
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