Kellen Lindstrom holds the RDE · Starter spot in Missouri State Bears’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kellen Lindstrom is a 6'5", 240-pound right defensive end for the Missouri State Bears. The Springfield, Missouri native attended Glendale High, where he recorded 109 tackles, 23.0 tackles for loss, and 13 sacks as a senior in 2023, earning Class 5 all-state and all-district first-team honors. He committed to Tennessee as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the nation's top 50 edge prospects. In 2024, Lindstrom logged 4 tackles against Kent State on 19 snaps while redshirting. During the 2025 season with the Vols, he appeared in 3 games and posted a pair of assisted tackles, including two stops in a win over New Mexico State on 11/15/25. He earned SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition and is now a returning sophomore at Missouri State.

Tennessee2024 – 2025

Missouri State2026 — present