# Kingsley Keke

Kingsley-Collins Ezenna Keke (born September 26, 1996) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. 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.

## Early life

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

Pre-draft measurables :
| 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 ||||||||||||

### 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 | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | 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 | 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 | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | 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 | 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.