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Landon Feichter

Class: Senior Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind. High School: Bishop Dwenger

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 192 Position: Safety

2014: Defensive MVP in a vote by his teammates ... honorable mention All-Big Ten by the conference coaches and media ... appeared in all 12 games, making 10 starts ... led the Boilermakers with a career-high 105 total tackles, 71 solo, including 2.5 for loss .. finished with a team-high five interceptions to go along with three PBUs, a fumble forced and a fumble recovered ... had 10 or more tackles in six of the Boilermakers' 12 games ... despite playing in only the second half, led the Boilermakers with eight tackles, six solo, in the opener against Western Michigan on Aug. 30 ... tallied five tackles, with an assisted TFL, against Central Michigan on Sept. 6 ... had 10 tackles, five solo, against Notre Dame on Sept. 13 ... had first interception of the season and 10 stops, seven solo, against Sothern Illinois on Sept. 20 ... finished with nine solo stops among his 11 tackles against Iowa on Sept. 27 ... tied a career-high with 12 tackles and sealed the victory with an interception in the end zone at Illinois on Oct. 4 ... had 10 tackles, seven solo, against Michigan State on Oct. 11 ... tallied three tackles at Minnesota on Oct. 18 ... intercepted a pair of balls, broke up a pass and had six tackles, five solo, at Nebraska on Nov. 1 .... tied a career-high with 12 tackles, including a career-tying 10 solo tackles, forced a fumble, recovered it and intercepted a pass against Wisconsin on Nov. 8 ... had nine tackles, eight solo, with a PBU against Northwestern on Nov. 22 ... wrapped up collegiate career with nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss, at Indiana on Nov. 19.

2013: Appeared in six games, making three starts ... missed six games with a broken leg suffered in the Indiana State game on Sept. 9 ... finished with 24 tackles, 15 solo and 1.5 for loss, an interception and a PBU ... recorded seven tackles at Cincinnati on Aug. 31 ... had one tackle against Indiana State before going down with the leg injury ... returned to action against Iowa on Nov. 9 and finished with two tackles ... had seven tackles, 1.5 for loss, and an interception at Penn State on Nov. 16 ... finished with five tackles, four solo, against Illinois on Nov. 23 ... had a pair of solo tackles at Indiana on Nov. 30.

2012: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) ... defensive team MVP ... started all 13 games at safety ... led the Big Ten Conference with four interceptions ... led Purdue in tackles with 80 total stops, including 54 solo tackles and 2.0 for loss ... broke up three passes ... had two tackles, two PBUs and returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 1 ... finished with five stops at No. 22 Notre Dame on Sept. 8 ... had three unassisted tackles and an interception against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 15 ... finished with six tackles, five solo, against Marshall on Sept. 29 ... had four tackles, all solo, against Michigan on Oct. 6 ... recorded a career-high 12 tackles, 10 solo, and picked off a pass against Wisconsin on Oct. 13 ... finished with nine tackles, six solo, and intercepted a pass at No. 7 Ohio State on Oct. 20 ... had eight tackles and a PBU at Minnesota on Oct. 27 ... had two unassisted tackles against Penn State on Nov. 3 ... posted 10 tackles, including a 2.0 for loss, at Iowa on Nov. 10 ... finished with 10 tackles at Illinois on Nov. 17 ... had five tackles, four solo, against Indiana on Nov. 24 ... finished with four solo tackles in the Heart of Dallas Bowl against Oklahoma State on Jan. 1, 2013.

2011: Academic All-Big Ten ... appeared in all 13 games, making one start ... finished with 25 tackles, including 22 solo stops ... had three tackles in first three games against Middle Tennessee, at Rice and Southeast Missouri ... posted a career-high eight tackles, all solo, against Notre Dame on Oct. 1 ... finished with six tackles, five solo, against Western Michigan in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on Dec. 27.

2010: Did not play after joining the team as a walkon.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in football ... all-conference and all-state junior and senior seasons ... team MVP senior year ... All-Northeast Indiana as a junior ... team advanced to sectionals and regionals all three varsity years and semi-state once ... also earned two letters in basketball and ran track freshman and sophomore years.

Personal: Given name is Landon Brian Feichter ... born Aug. 22, 1991 ... majoring in sociology.