Undrafted: 2014 Weight 93 kg Height 1.85 m | Role American football safety Name Kenny Ladler Position Defensive back, Safety | |
Date of birth: (1992-06-23) June 23, 1992 (age 23) Place of birth: Stone Mountain, Georgia High school: Stone Mountain (GA) Stephenson College Vanderbilt Commodores football Parents Kenneth Ladler Sr., Erica Ladler Number 31 (Buffalo Bills / Safety), 1 (Vanderbilt Commodores football / Defensive back) Profiles | ||
Former Vanderbilt safety Kenny Ladler
Kenneth Alfonzo Ladler, Jr. (born June 23, 1992) is a Canadian football safety for Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt.
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High school
Ladler attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia. As a senior, he helped Stephenson to an undefeated regular season and to the second round of the state playoffs. He registered 80 tackles, four interceptions and a forced fumble. He also scored on punt return, INT return and a blocked punt.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the 42nd best safety prospect in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from Vanderbilt.
College career
As a true freshman in 2010, he appeared in every game at free safety, including nine starts for the Commodores. He finished fifth on team in total tackles with 57, while also registering 5.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and one interception, and was an selection on the All-SEC Freshman team. In 2010, he played in all 13 games, earning five starts. He finished the season fourth on the team with 53 tackles, while adding four pass deflections and one interception. In 2012, he started all 13 games, while leading the team with 90 tackles, three pass deflections, two interceptions and a forced fumble. In 2013, he earned second-team All-SEC honors after he recorded a team leading 91 tackles, with nine pass deflections and five interceptions. He also led the SEC and shared the NCAA lead while setting a team record with five forced fumbles.
Professional career
Kenny was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills. He was among final cuts by the Bills on August 30, 2014, but was signed to the practice squad the next day. On October he was promoted to the active roster and after suffering an arm injury he was placed on season ending injured reserve on October 28, 2014. He was released by the team on September 1, 2015.