Kingsley Keke
American football player (born 1996)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kingsley-Collins Ezenna Keke (born September 26, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Keke with the Green Bay Packers in 2019 | |||||||||||
| No. 96 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born | September 26, 1996 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 288 lb (131 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | George Ranch (Richmond, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M (2015–2018) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2019: 5th round, 150th overall pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Early life
Kingsley-Collins Ezenna 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, 21 tackles for loss, and 12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||