Bucknell’s Kato Meissner flashes rookie disruption with room to climb
In the 2025 season, Bucknell defensive lineman Kato Meissner played in all 12 games as a freshman, finishing with 4 tackles, 1 sack, and a pass breakup, then returned in 2026 listed at 6-foot-2, 240 pounds as a sophomore[1][6]. The appeal is the early snap-ready consistency, plus a documented first-career sack against Saint Francis and a high-school résumé that included captaincy, two-time all-conference honors, and 29 career tackles for loss — the kind of motor-and-upside combo coaches love to bet on[1].
