Happy Birthday to Kyler Fackrell!
Packers LB Kyler Fackrell celebrates his birthday on Nov. 25. See photos and facts from his career. Photos by Evan Siegle, packers.com
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![Fackrell played in 13 games as a rookie, seeing time on defense and special teams. Was tied for No. 2 on the team with nine tackles on special teams.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/bydbqiqzfean8rizxf3w.jpg)
Fackrell played in 13 games as a rookie, seeing time on defense and special teams. Was tied for No. 2 on the team with nine tackles on special teams.
![He recorded nine tackles (all solo), two sacks, a forced fumble, six QB pressures, a QB hit and a pass defensed in the 2016 regular season.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/go1exnc9lmqvaqbjm5bj.jpg)
He recorded nine tackles (all solo), two sacks, a forced fumble, six QB pressures, a QB hit and a pass defensed in the 2016 regular season.
![51 posted sacks in back-to-back games, vs. Detroit and vs. the N.Y. Giants.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/y76wpgfjgp7ni00dftlj.jpg)
51 posted sacks in back-to-back games, vs. Detroit and vs. the N.Y. Giants.
![Fackrell appeared in all three postseason contests and posted an assisted tackle on defense and a tackle on special teams.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/gwy8rgnujoyy61m5trqq.jpg)
Fackrell appeared in all three postseason contests and posted an assisted tackle on defense and a tackle on special teams.
![He started all 41 games he played in at Utah State and registered 253 tackles (104 solo), 36 tackles for a loss, 12 sacks, four interceptions (including one for a TD), eight passes defensed, five forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/lkoqazdqc8wl2geirngo.jpg)
He started all 41 games he played in at Utah State and registered 253 tackles (104 solo), 36 tackles for a loss, 12 sacks, four interceptions (including one for a TD), eight passes defensed, five forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.
![51 became one of just 15 players in school history to earn first-team or second-team all-conference recognition three times during his career (2012-13, 2015).](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/wshwupudrrudhuronqjd.jpg)
51 became one of just 15 players in school history to earn first-team or second-team all-conference recognition three times during his career (2012-13, 2015).
![Fackrell entered Utah State as a walk-on in 2011 before a scholarship opened up in the fall…Earned his degree in business administration in the fall of 2015.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/x3c5cll1sfjgnwa5egvs.jpg)
Fackrell entered Utah State as a walk-on in 2011 before a scholarship opened up in the fall…Earned his degree in business administration in the fall of 2015.
![Senior season (2015): He started all 13 games and was named first-team All-Mountain West after ranking first in the nation with five fumble recoveries and posting a school-record 12 quarterback hurries.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/nibezzerlyyxg9zhuob9.jpg)
Senior season (2015): He started all 13 games and was named first-team All-Mountain West after ranking first in the nation with five fumble recoveries and posting a school-record 12 quarterback hurries.
![51 earned fourth-team All-America recognition from Phil Steele's College Football](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/rbucvyzyvf1hfwh4wexw.jpg)
51 earned fourth-team All-America recognition from Phil Steele's College Football
![Fackrell ranked second on the Aggies with 82 tackles (37 solo), including a team-high 15 tackles for a loss, along with four sacks and two forced fumbles.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/i4dzrsi4sfubw1lcig4u.jpg)
Fackrell ranked second on the Aggies with 82 tackles (37 solo), including a team-high 15 tackles for a loss, along with four sacks and two forced fumbles.
![He was named to the watch lists for the Bednarik Award, the Butkus Award, the Nagurski Trophy and the Lombardi Award.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/gasibt6qnkrkiav4mi8m.jpg)
He was named to the watch lists for the Bednarik Award, the Butkus Award, the Nagurski Trophy and the Lombardi Award.
![He was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, which honors the nation's best linebacker.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/cchmajrblrts7wyttgjt.jpg)
He was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, which honors the nation's best linebacker.
![51 recorded a season-high 11 tackles (four solo), including 2½ tackles for a loss, two QB hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, earning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week vs. Boise State (Oct. 16)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/kivcp1yedvm0asvsssz1.jpg)
51 recorded a season-high 11 tackles (four solo), including 2½ tackles for a loss, two QB hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, earning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week vs. Boise State (Oct. 16)
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![Fackrell earned Mountain West DPOW honors for the second time on the season after posting 10 tackles (three solo), a fumble recovery and two QB hurries vs. Nevada (Nov. 21).](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/gzbawbwktgbvjrs1uckz.jpg)
Fackrell earned Mountain West DPOW honors for the second time on the season after posting 10 tackles (three solo), a fumble recovery and two QB hurries vs. Nevada (Nov. 21).
![Junior season (2014): He played in and started just one game due to a season-ending knee injury he sustained in the season opener at Tennessee (Aug. 31)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/jwhmrdfx7melqwmjgks8.jpg)
Junior season (2014): He played in and started just one game due to a season-ending knee injury he sustained in the season opener at Tennessee (Aug. 31)
![Sophomore season (2013): Fackrell started all 14 games, earning second-team All-Mountain West honors and Sophomore All-America honorable mention from College Football News.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/vyha26epxutfjodqyne8.jpg)
Sophomore season (2013): Fackrell started all 14 games, earning second-team All-Mountain West honors and Sophomore All-America honorable mention from College Football News.