Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | September 26, 1996||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 288 lb (131 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
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 as of 2021 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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.
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
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[3][4] |
Green Bay Packers
Keke was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round, 150th overall, in the 2019 NFL Draft.[5] On May 3, 2019, he signed his rookie contract with the Packers.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
On January 19, 2022, Keke was released by the Packers.[9] He was claimed the following day by the Houston Texans[10]
Houston Texans
On January 20, 2022, Keke was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[11] He was waived on May 3, 2022.[12]
Arizona Cardinals
On May 13, 2022, Keke signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[13] He was released on August 14, 2022.[14]
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
References
- ↑ "Kingsley Keke's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- 1 2 "Kingsley Keke – Football". Texas A&M University Athletics – Home of the 12th Man. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Kingsley Keke Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Kingsley Keke, Texas AM, DT, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ↑ Spofford, Mike (April 27, 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.
- ↑ "Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints – September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ↑ Jacobson, Zachary (December 6, 2020). "Kingsley Keke terrorizes Eagles, posts second two-sack game". Packer Report. 247Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Packers release DL Kingsley Keke". Packers.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Texans claim former Packers defensive lineman Kingsley Keke". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ↑ Simmons, Myles (January 20, 2022). "Texans claim Kingsley Keke off waivers". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ↑ Simmons, Myles (May 3, 2022). "Texans waive Kingsley Keke, Sam Cooper". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ↑ Urban, Darren (May 13, 2022). "Cardinals Seek Defensive Line Help By Signing Kingsley Keke". AZCardinals.com.
- ↑ Urban, Darren (August 14, 2022). "Cardinals Make Their First Cuts To Get To 85". AZCardinals.com.
- ↑ Schneidman, Matt (September 7, 2020). "Did you know? An interesting tidbit about every player on the Packers roster". The Athletic. Retrieved September 9, 2020.