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Kenny Soares, Jr.
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Trumbull, Ct.
- High School:
- Avon Old Farms
AS RS-JUNIOR (2025 AT NC STATE):
• Joined the Wolfpack in May of 2025.
AS RS-SOPHOMORE (2024 AT NORTHWESTERN):
• Played in 12 games.
AS A RS-FRESHMAN (2023 AT NORTHWESTERN):
• Played 12 games and made five starts, totaling 37 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, and two passes broken up.
• Had a career-high seven tackles along with a sack in Las Vegas Bowl victory over Utah (12/23).
AS A FRESHMAN (2022 AT NORTHWESTERN):
• Made his collegiate debut against Southern Illinois (9/17) and played in four games while redshirting the season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
• Helped lead Avon Old Farms to a New England Championship in 2021
• Rankings: No. 138 linebacker in the country and the No. 3 overall recruit in Connecticut.
• Honors: First-team All-New England; First team All-Founders League
SOARES CAREER STATS (AT NORTHWESTERN)
| Year | GP | Hit | Ast | Tot | TFL | Sk | PBU | QH | FR |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 4-16 | 2=11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 1.5-7 | 0.5-3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 28 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 5.5-23 | 2.5-14 | 3 | 5 | 1 |