Kekai Burnett is a defensive lineman at Michigan State who has not played in Michigan State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Michigan State lists 19 defensive linemen this season.
Michigan State is 2-6. Next: at Michigan, Sat Nov 7.
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Indiana — Week 8, 2025.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 31-45@ No. 25 USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-38vs UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-38@ No. 3 Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
49.7%
378 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
63.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jonathan Smith → Pat Fitzgerald. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
