Kingston Seals

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Maple Heights, Ohio
High School:
Shaker Heights HS

HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year varsity letterwinner between Shaker Heights High School and Gilmour Academy
• Earned 2024 Northeast Lakes All-District Second Team Defense and 2025 Honorable Mention accolades
• Helped lead the Shaker Heights Lancers to a 12-2 record and a 2024 Regional Final Runner-Up finish
• Academic All-Ohioan in both football and track & field (2023–24)
• Team captain in football and basketball
• Multi-sport athlete who also lettered in basketball and track & field
• Member of National Honor Society and numerous academic leadership programs
• Compiled standout academic marks, including Top 10 percent of his class and Highest GPA for an African American male at his school

PERSONAL
• Son of L’Carla Burns
• Has one brother, Kairo
• Expected major: Exercise Science
• Member of Mac Scholars, District OH-11 Youth Advisory Council, MSAN, Student Diversity Leadership Council, National Honors Society of High School Scholars, and Beyond Bars Initiative
• Favorite athlete is Micah Parsons
• Biggest influence is his close family for their sacrifice and support
• Career ambition: Professional athlete; later pursue a career in physical therapy and education
• Chose BGSU for the coaching staff under Eddie George and the academic pathway toward physical therapy