Kenny
Willekes.
Kenny
Willekes.
Michigan St.· 6'3"· 264 lb· 4.87s 40
The Minnesota Vikings run a 4-3, one-gap penetrating front defense, focusing on disruption and athletic defensive linemen.
Initially a rotational edge rusher providing depth and special teams value, with a ceiling to develop into a B-gap penetrating starter.
A strict 3-4 two-gap scheme where his size and lack of anchor can be easily exploited against bigger offensive linemen.
Willekes' high motor and ability to play multiple techniques along the defensive line make him a good fit for a diverse, attacking system like the Vikings'.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.87sp50
- Vertical
- 32.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 119inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.39sp50
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 32repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Michigan State | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | — | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | — | 77 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Michigan State | — | 78 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 227 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.