Keahnist Thompson
Michigan State Spartans
69
Depth

Keahnist Thompson

Michigan State SpartansSolid
LDEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Weber State
2nd String / Backup

Is Keahnist Thompson starting?

Keahnist Thompson is listed 2nd string at LDE for Michigan State Spartans.

Keahnist Thompson is listed LDE #2 for Michigan State at 69 OVR.

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Depth at LDE · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 11377Isaac SmithStarter
  2. 2969Keahnist ThompsonYou
  3. 35158Kekai Burnett

What's Next

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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 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #464 NatlTeam Share2%
Lakeland, FL
Jersey
#9
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
266 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 79-rated defense; 55th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 69.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 55% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role; −6 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.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WEMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Sep 5WTOLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-20

Keahnist Thompson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement22%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.