2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Michigan State#64 · 2-5 | — | — |
| 2025 | Michigan State#83 · 4-8 | 3 | 11% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kekai Burnett's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Kekai Burnett's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 23–6 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2 | W 42–40 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 3 | W 41–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 4 | @ | L 31–45 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ | L 27–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | L 13–38 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 8 | @ | L 13–38 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 | L 20–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 10 | @ | L 20–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 12 | L 10–28 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 13 | @ | L 17–20 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 14 | vs | W 38–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2025 · 3 games | 5.3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
19 DLs on the Michigan State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Ben Roberts | DL | SR | 26 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 1 | Kenny Soares Jr. | EDGE | SR | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 96 | Eli Coenen | DL | JR | 16 | 4.5 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Keahnist Thompson | EDGE | SR | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Anelu Lafaele | EDGE | SO | 11 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 13 | Isaac Smith | EDGE | SR | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 52 | Mikeshun Beeler | DL | SO | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 98 | Derrick Simmons | DL | FR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Trey Lisle | EDGE | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Cal Thrush | DL | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jaxson Wilson | EDGE | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 6 | Leonard Ah You | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Carlos Hazelwood | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Cory House Jr. | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | Kekai Burnett | EDGE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | Chris Piwowarczyk | EDGE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | Hudson Aultman | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | Jackson Pahl | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 94 | Aidan Boehle | EDGE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Michigan State depth chart →