Luke Kuechly

Luke Kuechly Luke Kuechly is a former Pro Bowl Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and is a college football analyst for CBS Sports, a part-time analyst for the Carolina Panthers' radio network, and is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the 2025 class. After retiring from the NFL in 2020 due to concussion concerns, Kuechly has remained involved in football through broadcasting and by serving as a Pro Scout for the Panthers before moving into the broadcast booth.

Luke Kuechly's charity work includes extensive support for the Project Life Movement, a bone marrow and stem cell donor registry, and involvement with The HEARTest Yard, an organization supporting families of children with congenital heart disease. He has also supported Dream On 3 and volunteered with the Ronald McDonald House.

He was drafted ninth overall by the Panthers in the 2012. In his rookie season, he led the NFL in tackles and won the Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, becoming the the third youngest recipient of the award. In his second season, Kuechly was named the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year and became the youngest recipient of the award.

In 2015, Kuechly led the Panthers to Superbowl 50, where they were defeated by the Denver Broncos 10 - 24. Kuechly was the first player in NFL history with a pick-six in consecutive playoff games and he led the NFL with the most tackles in 2012 and 2014. Kuechly was named to his fourth straight Pro Bowl in 2017. He was selected to the NFL All-Pro First Team in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the All-Pro Second Team in 2016.

For the Panthers, Kuechly holds the franchise record for the most tackles in a game and career in the playoffs. As a rookie, he set the Panthers team record for number of tackles.

Kuechly was a two-time All American at Boston College.