2014 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2014 All-Louisiana Second Team
2014 (Junior)
Started all 12 games and earned Second Team All-Sun Belt and Second Team All-Louisiana honors... Finished third on the team with 85 total tackles (35 solo, 50 asst), including 10.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks... Was also named Third Team All-Sun Belt by College Sports Madness... Assisted on four tackles in win over Wake Forest... Made eight total stops, including a sack, and intercepted one pass in conference opener against Idaho... Finished with nine total tackles and one sack at LSU... Notched seven tackles (four solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss in win over Troy... Had seven stops (six solo) and one for loss at Arkansas State... Made two tackles and had one interception at Kentucky... First quarter interception on trick play by Wildcat Jojo Kemp was returned 22 yards and set up a ULM nine-yard touchdown pass... Tallied five tackles (four solo) with two for loss and one sack against Texas State... Finished with a career-best 13 tackles in upset bid at Texas A&M... Also notched two tackles for loss and one sack and recovered a fumble against the Aggies... Earned LSWA Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors after strong effort at Texas A&M... Had six tackles in road tilt at Appalachian State... Registered six tackles, including one sack, in home finale against UL-Lafayette... Made six tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss at New Mexico State... Finished with 12 tackles (six solo) and assisted on a tackle for loss in season finale at Georgia Southern.
2013 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 12 games and made seven starts... Finished second on the team in both total tackles (73) and interceptions (three) while tying for fourth in tackles for loss with 6.5... Made two tackles in the season opener at Oklahoma... Had four tackles (three solo) and one assisted sack in win over Grambling State... Had six stops (four solo) at Baylor... Registered five tackles, including two for a loss and one sack, against Tulane... Finished with six tackles in conference opener against Western Kentucky... Had five solo tackles and two tackles for loss in win at Texas State... Finished with six tackles, two interceptions and one forced fumble in win over Georgia State... Strong effort against the Panthers garnered CFPA Honorable Mention Linebacker of the Week honors... Had seven total tackles in win at Troy... Finished with a career-high 13 tackles (six solo) in home finale against Arkansas State... Had 12 stops (five solo) at South Alabama... Tallied seven tackles (four solo) and one interception in win at UL-Lafayette.
2012 (RS-Freshman)
Appeared in all 13 games and made one start... Finished with 20 tackles (nine solo, 11 assisted), four TFLs and two sacks... Assisted on a tackle against Arkansas... Made six tackles (five solo) with two for a loss and first career sack (eight yards) at Tulane... Had one sack (10 yards) against UL-Lafayette... Made a total of six tackles against Arkansas State... Recorded five stops (two solo) in the 2012 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl vs. Ohio.
2011 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
Prep
Named all-conference and state as a junior and senior by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette... Finished his senior season with 105 tackles (48 solo), one sack, two forced fumbles and four pass break ups... As a junior, recorded 85 tackles, four sacks, two fumble recoveries and eight pass break ups - also scored a touchdown and blocked a kick... Ranks third in Har-Ber High School history in career tackles... Helped lead the Wildcats to the 2009 Arkansas State Championship; had 10 tackles and a sack in the title game... Member of the student council and academic honor roll... 2011 Kurm Dream Team.
Personal
Full name is Justin Hunter Kissinger... Born Apr. 5, 1993, in Springdale, Ark... Son of Jeff and Tonya Kissinger... Has a brother, Clayton, and a sister, Kennadi... Started a reading program at the local elementary school for the football team... Majoring in finance.
