page_title: Barkevious Mingo
section_title: College career
hierarchical_section_title: Barkevious Mingo / College career
caption_attribution_description: English: Arkansas Razorbacks vs the LSU Tigers in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR
context_page_description: Barkevious Levon "Keke" Mingo is an American football outside linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football at Louisiana State and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns sixth overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl LI with the New England Patriots over the Atlanta Falcons.
context_section_description: Mingo attended Louisiana State University, and played for coach Les Miles's LSU Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012.  He was redshirted in 2009.  As a redshirt freshman in 2010, he started one of 13 games, recording 35 tackles and 3.5 sacks.  As a sophomore in 2011, Mingo was a Second Team All-SEC selection after recording 47 tackles and 8 sacks. In 2011, he contributed to LSU's successful SEC Championship season. As a junior in 2012, he played in all 13 games with 10 starts, and earned Second Team All-SEC honors after recording 38 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss, 4.5 quarterback sacks, and a team-high 12 quarterback hurries.
  On January 7, 2013, Mingo announced he would forego his senior season and enter the 2013 NFL Draft. He was one of 10 LSU Tiger underclassmen to declare for the draft that year.
caption: Mingo with the LSU Tigers
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