Kevin Hess

Height:
6-4
Weight:
280
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Arcadia, CA
High School:
Arcadia HS

Likely will back up the defensive tackles for Cal Poly this fall ... could challenge Sullivan Grosz for starting nod.

2010 -- Played in all 11 games at defensive tackle, primarily as a backup to James Chen ... recorded 18 total tackles (six solo) ... matched career high with five tackles against South Dakota ... notched sacks against Humboldt State, Montana and Texas State ... earned quarterback hurries against Montana and Saint Francis.

2009 -- Played in all 11 games, including three starts, at a tackle position on the defensive line ... recorded 12 tackles (five solo), including career-high five stops against Southern Utah ... earned pair of quarterback hurries against Dixie State.

2008 -- Played in eight games as a redshirt freshman, primarily as Sean Lawyer’s backup at defensive end ... recorded three tackles, all solo ... two tackles against Idaho State, including a sack for a 12-yard loss, and one other against North Carolina Central ... two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup ... also blocked a Northwestern State punt in the fourth quarter, setting up Cal Poly’s final score of the game.

2007 -- Redshirt.

High School – Recorded 52 tackles, including 16 solo stops, as a senior under head coach Jon Dimalante at Arcadia High School ... Apaches finished fourth in the Pacific League with a 4-3 mark and were 5-6 overall, qualifying for the CIF-Southern Section Central Division playoffs ... Hess notched three sacks, five quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery ... named to the All-Pacific League first team and was the league’s defensive player of the year ... also named to All-CIF-Southern Section Central Division first team as a defensive lineman ... also lettered in baseball as a freshman and sophomore ... member of Principal’s Honor Roll.

Personal -- Son of Dave and Joanne Hess ... one sister, Lindsey ... claims to be the best on the team in Madden video game ... born August 6, 1989, in Arcadia, CA ... majors in business administration with a concentration in information systems.