Kingsley Keke
Kingsley-Collins Ezenna Keke (born September 26, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent.
He played college football at Texas A&M, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
 Keke with the Packers in 2019 | |||||||||
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| Born: | September 26, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 288 lb (131 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | George Ranch (Richmond, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M (2015–2018) | ||||||||
| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 150 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Early years
Kingsley-Collins Ezenna Keke played football and basketball at George Ranch High School in Richmond, Texas. 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.
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.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 288 lb (131 kg) | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.95 s | 1.76 s | 2.89 s | 4.46 s | 7.55 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
Keke was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round, 150th overall, in the 2019 NFL Draft. On May 3, 2019, he signed his rookie contract with the Packers.
In Week 3 of the 2020 season against the New Orleans Saints, Keke recorded his first two career sacks on Drew Brees during the 37–30 win. In Week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles, he sacked Carson Wentz twice and had four total tackles (two for loss) during the 30–16 win.
On January 19, 2022, Keke was released by the Packers. He was claimed the following day by the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
On January 20, 2022, Keke was claimed off waivers by the Texans. He was waived on May 3, 2022.
Arizona Cardinals
On May 13, 2022, Keke signed with the Arizona Cardinals. He was released on August 14, 2022.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2019 | GB | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | GB | 15 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | GB | 12 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 17 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2019 | GB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Personal life
Keke spent a year in Nigeria during his childhood.
References
External links
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