Keni-H Lovely: CB · Western Michigan · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Keni-H Lovely
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Western Michigan. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2023. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Mississippi State — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 48 | 27 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 47 | 37 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 107 | 71 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-17vs Saint Francis | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-48@ Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-41@ No. 25 Iowa | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-49@ Toledo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-41@ Mississippi State | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 21-34vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Ohio | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-21@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-28vs Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-24@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 27 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this season48 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road7g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
45.4%
393 pass / 472 run
Plays / game
72.1
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
425 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Michigan, 107 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
