Kenny Willekes won the Burlsworth Trophy, for the best college football player in the country that began his career as a walk-on Willekes walked on to the Michigan State team in 2015 and has been an important part of the team since His 49.5 career tackles for a loss are the most ever in Spartan football history Willekes was recently named first-team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive season
Michigan State’s Kenny Willekes wins Burlsworth Trophy as top former walk-on
Kenny Willekes won the Burlsworth Trophy, for the best college football player in the country that began his career as a walk-on Willekes walked on to the Michigan State team in 2015 and has been an important part of the team since His 49.5 career tackles for a loss are the most ever in Spartan football history Willekes was recently named first-team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive season