Kingsley Keke
Kingsley Keke (born September 26, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.
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| No. 96 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 26, 1996 Richmond, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 288 lb (131 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | George Ranch (Richmond, TX) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 150 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||||
High school career
Kingsley Keke played football and basketball at George Ranch High School in Richmond, Texas.[1] As a senior, Keke made sixty tackles, ten tackles for loss, five sacks, blocked a pair of kicks, and was a finalist for the Greater Houston Rotary Lombardi Award.[2]
College career
Keke played at Texas A&M from 2015 to 2018. In his career at Texas A&M, he recorded one hundred fifty total tackles, twenty-one tackles for loss, and twelve sacks.[2]
Professional career
Keke was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round, 150th overall, in the 2019 NFL Draft.[3] On May 3, 2019, he signed his rookie contract with the Packers.[4]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
| 2019 | GB | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||
Postseason
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
| 2019 | GB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||
References
- "Kingsley Keke's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Kingsley Keke – Football". Texas A&M University Athletics – Home of the 12th Man. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- "Quick pick: Packers select Texas A&M DL Kingsley Keke in fifth round". Packers.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- "Packers sign six draft choices". packers.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
