Dave Katusha
6’2″ 265 pound Saint Ignatius Defensive Lineman
Air Force Academy
A man who came on the scene as a first-year varsity starter in 2012, Dave Katusha quickly became one of the most powerful nose tackles to handle in all of the country. As an absolute wrecking ball, Dave was a force that each offensive line had to prepare for greatly. He took up two to even three offensive lineman, as he plunged the middle of the field up all season, along with his fellow defensive lineman Kevin Kavalec and Dave Katusha. Katusha was relentless all year long, and although he wasn’t heard of a ton in the Wildcat defense, he made the impact and was a huge reason for tacklers to step up because of the amount of space he took up in the middle. Katusha was named an AP All-District second teamer as well. He loved the Air Force Academy at first sight. The Falcons come off a 6-7 season, as Dave will be playing for Troy Calhoun, who has been at Air Force for six seasons. Calhoun was the 2007 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. Katusha will be under defensive line coach Ron Burton (10 seasons). On the Air Force website, Air Force states that “Burton has developed some of the school’s best defensive linemen.”
