Completed Event: Women's Soccer versus Drake on August 31, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 1
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2021 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 97
Kenean Caldwell
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 325
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Oak Grove HS
- Hometown:
- Oak Grove, La.
Bio
NAME PRONUNCIATION
Get to Know Kenean ...
At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football?
- I started playing football at the age of five. I got into football by watching YouTube videos of my dad and uncle in high school.Â
- I like to model my game after Glenn Dorsey.
Tell us about your hometown/where you're from?
- I'm from Oak Grove, Louisiana, where football is the main sport.
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
- I love to trail ride.
2024: Played in all 12 games in 2024, recording six tackles, 1.0 tackles-for-loss and an assisted sack ... Lindenwood: Saw game action in the season opener... at Illinois: Saw game action against the Illini... UNLV: Recorded two tackles against the Rebels... at West Virginia: Recorded a tackle against the Mountaineers... at Arizona State: Blocked a field goal in the second quarter against the Sun Devils... Colorado: Recorded a tackle, 0.5 TFL's, and 0.5 sacks against the Buffaloes... at Baylor: Recorded two tackles in the season finale at Baylor.
2023: Played in all 13 games, and recorded four tackles in his redshirt sophomore season with the Jayhawks... Missouri State: Earned one solo tackle in the season opener … at Nevada: Recorded two total tackles.
2022: Did not see game action and opted to redshirt the 2022 season...Â
2021: Played in 10 games during the season, starting at defensive tackle in six of those games … Got his first career start against Texas Tech … Recorded 13 tackles on the season … South Dakota: Recorded 3 tackles in the season-opener against the Coyotes … at Coastal Carolina: Tallied one tackle at Coastal Carolina … at Duke: Recorded two tackles on the road at Duke … Texas Tech: Recorded one tackle in his first career start … at Oklahoma State: Recorded one tackle against the Cowboys … Kansas State: Recorded one tackle against the Wildcats … at TCU: Tallied two tackles at TCU … West Virginia: Finished his sophomore season with one tackle against the Mountaineers. at Cincinnati: Assisted on a tackle in the win over the Bearcats…
2020: Played in six of KU’s nine games as a true freshman on the defensive line. Coastal Carolina: Made his collegiate debut against the Chanticleers in the Jayhawks’ season opener but did not record any stats … at Baylor: Saw playing time against the Bears in Waco but did not record any stats … Oklahoma State: Played against the Cowboys but did not record any stats … at West Virginia: Did not record any statistics while on the field for the Jayhawks in Morgantown … at Kansas State: Took to the field for the fifth-straight game of the season without collecting any stats on the afternoon … at Oklahoma: Played against the Sooners in Norman but did not record any stats.
High School: Rated a three star recruit by Rivals and 247 Sports … 247 Sports had him ranked as the No. 37 recruit in the state of Louisiana … Was selected to play in the 2019 Louisiana Gridiron football All Star Game … Helped Oak Grove to win the 2019 1A Louisiana state championship … Was an honorable mention All-State and first team All-District selection as a sophomore in 2017.
Personal: Son of Kewanda Caldwell and Kendell Brown … Plans to major in sports management … Chose Kansas over offers from Oregon, TCU, Colorado, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and more.
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