Keahnist Thompson
Michigan State Spartans
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Depth

Keahnist Thompson

Michigan State SpartansAverage
LDEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Weber State
3rd String

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Keahnist Thompson is listed 3rd string at LDE for Michigan State Spartans.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Lakeland, ranked #464 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 59 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #464 NatlTeam Share2%
Lakeland, FL
Jersey
#9
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
255 lbs
Transfer
Weber State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—81.51.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8859
National Rank
#464
High School
Lakeland
Hometown
Lakeland, FL

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 54th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 59.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 54% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%

Depth at LDE · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 11373Isaac SmithStarter
  2. 25161Kekai Burnett
  3. 3959Keahnist ThompsonYou
Coach Michigan StTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.