Kaul

Career Accolades

  • Three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • The Chris Draft Commitment to Community Outreach Award (Defense)

As a Senior (2022)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 12 games 
  • Totaled 17 tackles (four solo) and a pass breakup

As a Junior (2021)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • The Chris Draft Commitment to Community Outreach Award (Defense)
  • Appeared in 10 games
  • Made a solo tackle

As a Sophomore (2020)

  • Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
  • Played in two games

As a Freshman (2019)

  • Did not see action

Prior to Stanford 

  • Prepped at Blaine (Minn.) under coaches Ben Geisler and Mike Law
  • Team captain as a senior
  • 2018 Minnesota Vikings all-state team
  • AP All-State First-Team Defense
  • USA Today All-Minnesota Second-Team Defense
  • Kare 11 All-Metro First Team
  • Star Tribune All-Metro First Team
  • 2018 North Metro Defensive Player of the Year
  • 2018 Minnesota Football All-Star Game
  • Two-time all-district
  • 2018 defensive team MVP
  • 2018 conference champions and state semifinalists
  • 71 tackles, five interceptions, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, four touchdowns and 377 total yards as a senior
  • 55 tackles, one interception, three sacks, 3.0 TFL, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a junior 
  • Also competed in baseball and basketball
  • 2018 conference champions and state semifinalists in baseball
  • 2018 Minnesota Basketball All-Star Game
  • Two-time unanimous all-conference in basketball  
  • Pitched a no-hitter during his junior baseball season
  • Averaged 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists during senior basketball season
  • All-state academic team in football and basketball 

Personal

  • Son of Nichelle and Scott Kaul
  • Father played baseball at the University of Northern Iowa
  • Has two siblings, one older, Jared, and one younger, A.J.
  • Uncle, Ryan Bowen, played basketball at Iowa and spent 10 years in the NBA  (Denver, Houston, New Orleans)