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2025 All-MVFC Second Team
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2025 Associated Press FCS All-America Honorable Mention
* 2022, 2024 MVFC Honor Roll
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started all 13 games at defensive end...All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team selection...Recorded 27 total tackles with 8.5 tackles for loss...Registered 7.0 sacks and one forced fumble...Also recovered one fumble against Southern Illinois...Had a career-high 2.0 sacks against North Dakota...Had career highs of six tackles and three pass breakups against Illinois State in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 16 games, starting the last nine at defensive end...Finished the year with 29 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks...Led the Missouri Valley Football Conference with four forced fumbles...Disrupted opposing offenses up front with six quarterback hurries and four pass breakups...Season-high five tackles in the NCAA championship win over Montana State...Had four tackles, 1.5 sacks and two breakups in the quarterfinal win over Mercer...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games...Made two tackles against Western Illinois and one at South Dakota in the NCAA quarterfinal victory.
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program...Did not participate in any games...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2022 graduate of East Ridge High School...Two-year starter...Team captain his senior year...Played for coach Dan Fritze...Two-time first-team all-conference recipient...Two-way player rushing for 800 yards and eight touchdowns with 53 tackles and 3.5 sacks in his career...120 rushes for 602 yards and five touchdowns as a senior...Team captain in track and field...Earned all-conference honors as a junior.
PERSONAL: Majoring in finance...Son of Dumebi and Osita...Has two brothers, Kene and Chinemerem...
Kene Anene played football at Kansas before transferring to NDSU in 2026.
