Kekai Burnett holds the LDE · Backup spot in Michigan State Spartans’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kekai Burnett is a 6'3", 262-pound defensive end from Honolulu, Hawai'i, who attends Punahou High School. A three-star recruit in the 2024 class, Burnett was rated among the top defensive ends in the nation by recruiting services. He made his collegiate debut against Prairie View A&M on September 14, 2024, appearing in five snaps before redshirting. In 2025 as a redshirt freshman, Burnett appeared in 10 games and earned his first letter, recording six tackles across 70 defensive snaps. He made his first career start against UCLA on October 11, posting two tackles, and recorded a season-high tying two tackles against No. 3 Indiana on October 18.

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