Awards & Honors
OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2019-20)
Dean's List (S20, F21)
Athletics Director's Honor Roll (F19, F20, S21, S22, F22)
2022: Started all 11 games for the Governors on the defensive line… Had three tackles and a tackle for loss, including half a sack, against Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 10)… Recorded a season-best eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and a quarterback hurry against Alabama A&M (Sept. 17)… Made two tackles and a tackle for loss against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 24)… Posted four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, and a forced fumble against Jacksonville State (Oct. 29)… Added six tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and a sack against North Alabama (Nov. 5)… Made five tackles against Kennesaw State (Nov. 12)… Led the Governors and ranked sixth in the ASUN Conference with 4.5 sacks… Forced a pair of fumbles, which led the Govs and was tied for the ASUN lead… His 7.5 tackles for loss were tied for third on the team and eighth in the ASUN… Finished the season with 36 total tackles, which led APSU defensive linemen.
2021: Played in three games, starting in each… Recorded two tackles and one tackle for loss at Chattanooga (Sept. 2)
2020-2021: A consistent force for the Govs on the defensive line, racked up 28 tackles while playing in all nine games and making four starts at defensive end… Recorded four tackles and a share of a sack against Central Arkansas (Aug. 29) in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff game… Tallied another sack and 1.5 tackles for loss against No. 13 Cincinnati (Sept. 19)... Posted his second multi-TFL performance of the season when he made 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage against UT Martin (March 21)… Had a season-high five tackles against Murray State (April 3) in the regular-season finale... Finished the season with 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and three quarterback hurries.
2019: Stellar second season saw him become a force in the opposing backfield, with 41 tackles across 15 games… opened year with a pair of assisted tackles behind the line against North Carolina Central (Aug. 29)… posted a pair of quarterback hurries against Jacksonville State (Sept. 28), a feat he equaled later in the season against UT Martin (Nov. 9)… made a career-high nine tackles at Tennessee State (Oct. 19)… of his three tackles at Murray State (Nov. 16), two were sacks… he followed that up a week later with two more sacks against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 23)… played in all three playoff games, making three tackles in the finale at Montana State (Dec. 14).
2018: Reserve defensive line saw action in nine games on the season… finished the year with 10 total tackles… had two stops, including a tackle for loss, at Morehead State (Sept. 15)… posted a season-high three tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss, in the season finale against Murray State… had two tackles and a quarterback hurry against Tennessee State (Oct. 6).
High School: Played defensive end for coach Andrew Chisholm at Blacksburg High School… ranked as the No. 51 prospect in South Carolina by 247sports.com… ranked as a two-star prospect by 247sports.com and Rivals.com.
Personal: Kwame Isaiah Sutton is the son of Christie and Charles Sutton… Birthday is June 15… Has one sibling, Alexis… Pursuing a master’s degree in performance enhancement and coaching.
