Ethan Kilmer

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Ethan Kilmer
Date of birth	January 31, 1983 (age 24)
Place of birth	Towanda, Pennsylvania
Position(s)	Defensive back
College	Penn State
NFL Draft	2006 / Round 7/ Pick 209
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
2006-present	Cincinnati Bengals

Ethan Michael Kilmer (born January 31, 1983, Towanda, Pennsylvania) is a professional American football player. He was a key special teams player and wide receiver at Penn State University. He was a 7th round draft pick (#209 overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2006 NFL draft.

Kilmer excelled in two sports at Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania. Ironcially, neither of those sports was football. (Track and field and basketball.) He enrolled at Shippensburg University in 2001 with the intention of competing in track and field, however Kilmer's eventual decision to study kinesiology made a transfer to Penn State necessary. There he joined the Nittany Lions football program as a walk-on, eventually working his way into a starting position. His best game came during Penn State's triple overtime win over Florida State in the 2006 Orange Bowl, when he caught six passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology there in 2006.

Kilmer made the Bengals' opening day 53-man roster for the 2006 NFL season. He is listed as a wide receiver/safety and special teams player. He scored his first NFL touchdown on Week 11 against the New Orleans Saints, intercepting a Drew Brees pass and returning it 52 yards.

[edit] NFL Career

Has 11 special teams tackles, 1 fumble recovery on special teams, 4 tackles on defense, and 1 interception for a TD ... On Nov. 19 at New Orleans, saw his first action of the season on defense, replacing injured Keiwan Ratliff as nickel back, and on just his fourth play, had 52-yard interception return against Drew Brees for a TD, giving Bengals 31-10 lead … Also had 2 special teams tackles at New Orleans ... Tied for team lead with 2 special teams stops Sept. 17 vs. Cleveland … On Nov. 26 at Cleveland, had 1 tackle on defense and led special teams with 3 tackles … On Nov. 30 vs. Baltimore, recovered Corey Ivy’s muffed punt at Ravens 35 in fourth quarter ... Has worked in practice with WRs but has not played offense in a game.

[edit] College Career

2005 — Played in every Penn State game and led the special teams with 25 tackles (19 solo) … Also played WR, making three starts (vs. South Florida, Cincinnati and Illinois), and had 15 catches for 236 yards and three TDs … Closed his career in Orange Bowl victory over Florida State with six receptions for 79 yards, including 24-yard TD catch just before halftime to give Lions a 14-13 lead … Also had two special teams stops vs. Florida State … Caught a 55-yard TD pass vs. Central Michigan and had a 35-yard score vs. Illinois … On special teams, had six tackles (five solo) in win over Purdue, plus a forced fumble on punt coverage that led to a field goal. 2004 — Saw his first college football action, playing in 11 Penn State games on special teams and as a free safety … Had two of his six tackles vs. Ohio State. 2003 — Walked on to Penn State football program and spent the season as a scout team player. 2001-02 — Attended Shippensburg (Pa.) University, but did not play football.