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2025 Football Roster

Kaylee Kahn

1 Will Shaffer

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 240
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Tempe, Ariz.
  • Highschool Saguaro HS

Biography

2025 - Redshirt Senior (at ACU)
  • Preseason All-America First Team by Stats Perform FCS & FCS Football Central (Sports Illustrated)
  • Preseason UAC Defensive Player of the Year
  • Preseason All-UAC
  • Preseason Buck Buchanan Award Watch List

Fall 2024 - Redshirt Junior (at ACU)
  • Named All-America by four media outlets: Associated Press (Honorable Mention), FCS Stats Perform (2nd Team), FCS Football Central (3rd Team), Phil Steele (4th Team)
  • First Team All-UAC
  • One of 35 national finalists for Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the FCS Defensive Player of the Year
  • Started all 14 games at weakside linebacker
  • Led UAC and was 8th in FCS with 123 tackles, which tied for 6th most in a single season in ACU history
  • Clinched a victory over No. 5 Central Arkansas with last-minute interception on Oct. 5

Spring 2024 (at Utah State)
  • Spent spring at Utah State
  • Transferred to ACU following a late coaching change at Utah State

2023 - Redshirt Sophomore (at Arizona State)
  • Played in 4 games, recording 5 tackles.

2022 - Sophomore (at Arizona State)
  • Appeared as a reserve linebacker throughout the season while resuming his role as a special teams standout
  • Made first career start against Washington State
  • Record nine tackles and one for loss
  • Appeared on 195 special teams plays - 19th-most in the Pac-12

2021 -  Freshman (at Arizona State)
  • Played the seventh-most special teams snap of any player in the Pac-12, appearing on all coverage and return units
  • Finished as the seventh-highest graded special teams player in the conference among those with at least 200 snaps
  • Saw time in reserve duty at linebacker throughout the season

2020 - COVID Season (at Arizona State)
  • Played in 4 games on special teams and as a reserve LB
  • Named Pac-12 Special Teams of the Week after blocking a punt against Oregon State and returning it for 22 yards
  • Made three tackles, a pass deflection, and a half a tackle for loss

High School
  • Extremely productive linebacker prospect coming out of powerhouse Saguaro (Ariz.) High School
  • Three-sport standout at Saguaro, competing on the basketball, track & field, and football teams
  • The Sabercats combined to go 36-5 on the gridiron during his three Varsity season, losing only once to in-state competition
  • Collected 139 total tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks in 37 varsity games; added two interceptions, three pass breakups, and a forced fumble
  • Contributed significantly on the offensive side of the ball as well at the varsity level, rushing for 440 yards and nine touchdowns on 51 carries while adding 46 catches for 804 yards and 13 touchdowns
  • Led Saguaro to the first-ever Arizona High School Open Division Championship game, where Saguaro nearly knocked off 6A Chandler
  • Ran for two touchdowns and added another touchdown catch in the 2019 State Championship game; collected six tackles and broke up a pass on defense
  • Won the AIA 4A State Championship during his junior year, hauling in four catches for 87 yards and two touchdowns
  • Consensus three-star prospect according to all three major recruiting services
  • 247 Sports ranked him as the No. 15 overall prospect in Arizona and the No. 23 inside linebacker prospect nationally
  • Rivals tabbed him as the No. 20 overall prospect in the state
  • A top-300 overall prospect in the West Region according to ESPN


Personal
  • Graduated with bachelor's of sociology in 3 years from Arizona State
  • Currently enrolled in ACU's master's in sports leadership program
  • Interested in going into athletic administration as a career

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2024Redshirt Senior

    LB
    6'0" 240 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 240 lbs
    1