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DTKingsley Keke

Texas A&M — SEC

  • Height: 6-4
  • Weight: 305
  • Hometown: Richmond, TX
  • Age: 22

SENIOR (2018): Started all 12 games and was second on the team with 6.0 sacks and TFL with 10.0 … third on the team with four QB hurries … made two tackles for a loss, one of which was a sack, and registered five total tackles against ULM … recorded 1.5 sacks for a total of five yards and four total tackles against Arkansas … registered five tackles, four solo tackles and two sacks for a total of 10 yards against No. 13 Kentucky … compiled four tackles, a sack for a six-yard loss and two quarterback hurries against Auburn … documented his first career forced fumble against Ole Miss … accumulated six tackles and a broke up a pass against No. 8 LSU … given the Mr. Versatile Award as well as the Strength and Conditioning Defensive Aggie Award at the team’s annual banquet.

JUNIOR (2017): Appeared in all 13 games ... one of the three Aggies on defense to start every game ... recorded 54 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack as a mainstay on the defensive front … recovered a fumble at UCLA and against South Carolina … set a new career high with eight tackles at Florida … closed out the regular season with six tackles at LSU … made five tackles against Auburn and Ole Miss … notched six tackles versus Arkansas … broke up two passes ... ended his season with a career-high nine tackle performance against Wake Forest including two fourth-quarter goal line tackles.

SOPHOMORE (2016): Produced 37 tackles, including 4.0 QB sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss, while seeing action in all 13 games ... earned the starting job early in the season and started the final nine games of the season ... had a season-high eight tackles in the bowl game against Kansas State ... had a season-high 2.0 TFLs against Alabama and New Mexico ... also batted down four opponent aerials ... his four QB sacks ranked No. 4 on the team.

FRESHMAN (2015): Contributed eight tackles, including sharing a tackle for loss, while seeing action in every game at defensive tackle ... had a season-high two stops against Arkansas.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Ricky Tullos at George Ranch High School in Richmond, Texas ... as a senior at George Ranch, Keke was a finalist for the Greater Houston Rotary Lombardi Award after making 60 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and five sacks ... also blocked a pair of kicks ... also earned all-state honors ... for his high school career, Keke made 158 tackles, 39 TFL, 19 sacks, 53 QB pressures and five forced fumbles ... a four-star prospect by ESPN, Keke chose Texas A&M over Florida, Oklahoma and Texas.