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Kenny Soares Jr.

Position coaches (Michigan State, 2026): Jake Chaney, Winston DeLattiboudere III

Trumbull, CTRedshirt Senior#1

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Estimated NIL value

$240K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Redshirt Senior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

Final season

Portal entry

January 13, 2026

Kenny Soares Jr. is a Redshirt Senior LB from Trumbull, CT. Kenny Soares Jr. entered the transfer portal from NC State on January 13, 2026 and committed to Michigan State. TransferPortl estimates Kenny Soares Jr.'s NIL market value at $240K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Kenny Soares Jr. has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

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Advanced Statistics

2026 · 27 tkl

Havoc Plays

73rd

Ball Plays

88th

Solo Tackle Rate

44.4%

39th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Oct 26, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	NC State	14 Low	Entered portal
2025	Northwestern	24 Moderate	Entered portal
2024	Northwestern	10 Low	Did not enter

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$240,344

Highest market value

$672,536

Sep 12, 2026

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

NC State

January 13, 2026

NC State → Michigan State

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2022

Committed to Colorado Aug 2021 -> flipped to Northwestern Jan 2022

Season Statistics