2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 78
Kevin Wigenton II
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 330
- Major:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Colts Neck, N.J.
- High School:
- The Hun School
- Prev School:
- Michigan State
2024 Junior
- Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining
2023 Sophomore - Michigan State
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in all 12 games with six starts at guard
- Starts against Maryland, Iowa, Rutgers, Minnesota, Indiana, and Penn State
- Played 501 snaps on offense and 38 snaps on special teams
2022 Redshirt Freshman - Michigan State
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in four games (Akron, Illinois, Rutgers, Indiana)
- Earned his first letter
- Played 12 snaps on offense and 14 snaps on special teams
- Made his collegiate debut playing a season-high 11 snaps on offense vs. Akron
2021 Freshman - Michigan State
- Did not play in a game and redshirted
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
- State of New Jersey ranks: #19 (Rivals), #26 (247Sports), #29 (ESPN)
- Offensive guard ranks: #60 (247Sports), #92 (ESPN)
- Ranked the second-best offensive lineman prospect in the state of New Jersey for the Class of 2021 by Rivals.com and 247Sports
- Played for head coach Todd Smith at the Hun School
- Transferred to The Hun School in 2018 for his junior and senior seasons after previously playing at Colts Neck High School
Personal
- Born July 20, 2002
- Son of Susan and Kevin Wigenton Sr.
- Majoring in psychology
- Majored in psychology at Michigan State
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