Defensive end, Michigan State (from Northwestern, NC State), 2022–26
Kenny Soares Jr.
Lettered 2025 at NC State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 234 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Trumbull, CT
Kenny Soares Jr. plays defensive end for Michigan State, after Northwestern (2022–24) and NC State (2025). Last time out, against Northwestern: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
22 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Northwestern, L 21–24
Next game: at UCLA, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northwestern | 34 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 20 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | NC State | 80 | 35 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | Michigan State | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Career | 156 | 73 | 12.5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northwestern | 23 | DE | RS | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 23 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Northwestern | 23 | DE | So. | ||
| 2025 | NC State | 23 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Michigan State | 23 | DE | Sr. | 6′2″ | 234 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Michigan State 6 games, 22 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Toledo | W 30–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 35–7 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Nebraska | L 13–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Wisconsin | L 3–31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Illinois | L 37–38 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Northwestern | L 21–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 NC State 13 games, 80 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Virginia | W 35–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Wake Forest | W 34–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Duke | L 33–45 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 21–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Campbell | W 56–10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Notre Dame | L 7–36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–53 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Miami | L 7–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Florida State | W 21–11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. North Carolina | W 42–19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Memphis | W 31–7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Northwestern 11 games, 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 13–6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Duke | L 20–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 31–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Indiana | L 24–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Maryland | W 37–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Wisconsin | L 3–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Iowa | L 14–40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Purdue | W 26–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Ohio State | L 7–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Michigan | L 6–50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Illinois | L 28–38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Northwestern 11 games, 34 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Rutgers | L 7–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UTEP | W 38–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atDuke | L 14–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Penn State | L 13–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Howard | W 23–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atNebraska | L 9–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Maryland | W 33–27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Iowa | L 7–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWisconsin | W 24–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | atIllinois | W 45–43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Utah | W 14–7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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