Career Highlights:
- Selected by the Packers with the first of three choices in the seventh round (No. 232 overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, the first defensive lineman ever drafted by Green Bay from the University of California and only the second defensive player selected from the school by the Packers (LB Desmond Bishop, 2007).
- Played in all 36 games with 35 starts in his three seasons at Cal, recording 130 tackles (56 solo), 20½ tackles for a loss, eight sacks, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.
- Earned honorable mention All-Pacific-12 recognition in both of his final two seasons at Cal and was on the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as a senior in 2017.
- Was named Cal’s Bear Backers Defensive MVP in 2016 and 2017.
- Was tied for the team lead with a career-high 9½ tackles for a loss in 2017 and matched his career best with 3½ sacks.
- Registered a career-best 54 tackles (21 solo) as a junior in 2016, including eight tackles for a loss and a career-high 3½ sacks.
- Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts as a sophomore in 2015 in his first season with the Golden Bears, ranking second on the defensive line with 35 tackles (16 solo).
- Began his college career at Wake Forest, appearing in six games as a true freshman in 2013 before transferring to Cal.
- Earned first-team Class 7A all-state honors from The Associated Press on the offensive line as a senior at Lake Worth (Fla.) High School.
- Earned his degree in American studies.
2017: Started all 12 games, earning honorable mention All-Pac-12 recognition from the league’s coaches…Was named Cal’s Bear Backers MVP on defense…Registered 41 tackles (19 solo), a career-high 9½ tackles for a loss (tied for the team lead), 3½ sacks (tied his career high), two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and three quarterback hurries…Had at least one tackle for a loss in six of the final seven games…Was one of only five players on the team and three on defense to start all 12 contests for the Golden Bears…At North Carolina (Sept. 2): Posted four tackles (all assisted), a tackle for a loss and a half-sack…Vs. Weber State (Sept. 9): Registered five tackles (four solo), a tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery…At Washington (Oct. 7): Recorded four tackles (three solo), a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble…Vs. Washington State (Oct. 13): Posted a career-best 1½ sacks and a career-high-tying two tackles for a loss…Vs. Arizona (Oct. 21): Registered a season-high six tackles (three solo), including a tackle for a loss…At Colorado (Oct. 28): Recorded three tackles (all solo) and a sack.
2016: Started all 12 games and earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 recognition from the league’s coaches…Was named Cal’s Bear Backers MVP on defense and picked up the Brick Muller Award as the team’s most valuable lineman…Registered a career-high 54 tackles (21 solo), eight tackles for a loss, a career-best 3½ sacks, a fumble recovery and two QB hurries…Ranked second on the team in tackles for a loss, tied for second in sacks and tied for first in QB hurries…At San Diego State (Sept. 10): Registered three tackles (two solo) and a sack…Vs. Texas (Sept. 17): Posted a career-high nine tackles (two solo) and the first forced fumble of his career…Vs. Utah (Oct. 1): Recorded eight tackles (one solo), including a stop on the final play when he brought down RB Zack Moss at the Cal 1-yard line to keep the Utes out of the end zone and preserve a 28-23 victory for the Golden Bears. Earlier in the fourth quarter, teamed with DT Tony Mekari to stop Moss for a 1-yard loss on a fourth-and-1 from the Cal 10…Vs. Oregon (Oct. 21): Posted six tackles (four solo), including a career-high two tackles for a loss and a sack…At Southern Cal (Oct. 27): Recorded four tackles (one solo) and a fumble recovery that he returned 25 yards to the USC 22 to set up a TD for the Golden Bears...Vs. Stanford (Nov. 19): Registered six tackles (one solo), including a tackle for a loss.
2015: Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts in his first season at Cal, recording 35 tackles (16 solo), three tackles for a loss, a sack, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery…Ranked second on the defensive line in tackles…Vs. San Diego State (Sept. 12): Posted three tackles (one solo), including a tackle for a loss…Vs. Washington State (Oct. 3): Registered three tackles (one solo), a sack and a fumble recovery…At Utah (Oct. 10): Posted a season-best eight tackles (six solo)…Vs. Arizona State (Nov. 28): Recorded four tackles (one solo), including a shared tackle for a loss, and a pass defensed.
2014: Redshirted at Cal after transferring from Wake Forest.
2013: Played in six games in reserve duty as a true freshman for the Demon Deacons, posting three tackles (all assisted), a half-sack and a fumble recovery.
HIGH SCHOOL: Started all four seasons on the offensive line and the final 2½ seasons on the defensive line at Lake Worth (Fla.) High School…Earned first-team Class 7A all-state honors from AP on the offensive line as a senior…Was a two-time first-team All-Palm Beach County selection on the offensive line…Was a member of the Sun Sentinel Super 11 following his senior campaign on both offense and defense…Registered 60 tackles and two sacks on defense as a junior, appearing on about half of the snaps…Also was a four-year letterwinner in track and field, participating in the shot put and discus.
PERSONAL: Given name Kendall James Thomas Looney…Nickname is “Looney Tunes”…Born in Palm Beach, Fla. …Older brother, Joe, is an offensive lineman with the Dallas Cowboys and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest…Helped rebuild homes and painted churches and houses while he was in college…Residence: Lake Worth, Fla.
