Langden Kitchen

Position:
Defensive End
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 264
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Huntsville, Mo.
High School:
Westran
Prev School:
Northwest Missouri State

2025: Has seen action in all three games to begin the season.

PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Two-year letterwinner in football at Northwest Missouri State (2023-24) ... 2023 MIAA Academic Honor Roll … in 20 career games (three starts), compiled 30 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 5.5 sacks, four PBUs, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and one QB pressure … earned starts against Washburn (2024), Central Missouri (2024) and Northeastern State (2024) … carded 2+ tackles on eight occasions and 4+ tackles three times, including a career-high five stops against Pittsburg State in 2024 … notched 1.0 TFL in eight contests, including a career-best 3.0 TFL against Central Oklahoma in 2024 … secured 1.0 sack versus Nebraska-Kearney (2024), Central Oklahoma (2024), Central Missouri (2024), Northeastern State (2024), and Missouri Western (2024) … logged one PBU on four occasions against Central Missouri (2023), Nebraska-Kearney (2024), Washburn (2024), and Missouri Western (2024) … notched one caused fumble in contests with Central Missouri (2024) and Missouri Western (2024) … lone fumble recovery occurred against Missouri Western (2024), while QB pressure happened versus Missouri Southern State (2024) … lettered four seasons at Westran under coach Aaron O'Laughlin … helped the Hornets to 21 victories and four consecutive state playoff appearances … selected the 2022 KMZU Class 1 Player of the Year … two-time all-state and two-time KRES All-Star … two-time conference defensive player of the year … also lettered in basketball, earning two-time all-state honors and conference player of the year recognition.

PERSONAL: Born June 28, 2005 … son of Scott and Wendy Kitchen … majoring in health sciences.