2007: Redshirted

High School: Named to the Missouri Top 30 by rivals.com, coming in with a No. 22 ranking. An honorable mention All-Metro choice as a senior. Earned first team all-conference honors in 2006 and was a second team all-league selection his junior year. Helped lead St. Dominic to back-to-back Archdiocese Athletic Association championships. Also played tight end where he compiled 311 receiving yards and five touchdowns on 29 catches. Caught 12 passes for 111 yards his senior season and made 17 grabs his junior year. Four-year letterwinner. Owns the St. Dominic school record for career rebounds and is third in career points. Nominated for the McDonald's All-American team in basketball, qualifying him as one of the top 1,500 players in the country. Two-time all-conference honoree and All-Metro selection in basketball. Also a state qualifier in the shot put and won the conference title in the discus his junior year in track and field.

Personal: Born July 25, 1988. Son of Dianne and Mark Kiel. Uncle Marvin Kiel played baseball at Murray State. Majoring in accountancy. Huskie Scholar with a 3.44 spring 2008 GPA. Enjoys fishing and golf.