Wheaton's Andy Studebaker has been signed by the Kansas City Chiefs and will be placed on the team's 53-man roster for the Chiefs' game on Sunday against the Bills at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

The D3football.com All-American has been on the practice squad of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles since August. He was a sixth-round pick of the Eagles in the 2008 NFL draft, playing during the team's training camp until he was assigned to the practice squad. Studebaker had a strong preseason for the Eagles as he moved to linebacker from the defensive end spot that earned him All-American accolades at Wheaton. He made five total tackles in the Eagles' preseason games, with a pass deflection and forced a fumble.

Studebaker graduated from Wheaton in May 2008 with a bachelor's degree in applied health science. In four seasons with the Thunder, he tallied 111 total tackles, with 50-1/2 tackles for lost yardage (minus-292 yards), including 30 sacks.

As a junior in 2006 he was selected as the CCIW Defensive Player of the Year and was tabbed as a First Team All-American and the North Region Defensive Player of the Year by D3football.com. He also earned Second Team All-American honors on the 2006 AP Little All-American team. In that junior campaign he led the CCIW with 17-1/2 (minus-142 yards) quarterback sacks and was also the league leader in tackles for lost yardage with 25-1/2 (minus-161 yards).

His 17-1/2 sacks tied the school record for sacks in a single season, and were the most of any player at any NCAA level in 2006.