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Get to know DL Kingsley Keke, claimed off waivers by the Texans on Feb. 14, 2022.
Full name: Kingsley Keke
Position: Defensive Lineman
Height/Weight: 6-3, 288
Hometown: Richmond, Texas
School: Texas A&M
- Kingsley, selected by Green Bay in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, spent three seasons (2019-21) with the Packers. He appeared in 41 games (17 starts) and recorded 54 tackles (25 solo), four tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, 13 quarterback hits and five passes defensed.
- In 2020, Kinglsey recorded two multi-sack games, against New Orleans and Philadelphia. His strip sack on QB Drew Brees was the first sack and first forced fumble of his career.
- He forced his second career strip sack on Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger last season.
- Kingley played four seasons (2015-18) at Texas A&M, appearing in all 52 games (35 starts) and recording 150 tackles (57 solo), 21 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, seven passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.
- As a senior, Kingsley led the team with 7.0 sacks and earned the Mr. Versatile Award and the Strength and Conditioning Defensive Aggie Award at the team's annual banquet.
- Kingsley attended George Ranch High School in Richmond, Texas, where he earned All-district honors and was a finalist for the Greater Houston Rotary Lombardi Award in football. He also lettered three years in basketball and track and field (shot put and discus).
- Kingsley was a fifth-grade student in Nigeria.
- In 2021, Kingsley appeared in 12 games (eight starts), totaling a career-high 23 tackles (10 solo) in addition to 2.5 sacks, four quarterback hits, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and three passes defensed.
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