Keon Keeley

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Keon Keeley
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Position Defensive end
Class
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Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Bornc. 2005 (age 2021)
Tampa, Florida, U.S. [1]
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High school Berkeley Prep (FL) (Tampa, Florida)
College
Stats at ESPN

Keon Keeley (born c. 2005) is an American college football defensive end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played for Alabama Crimson Tide.

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Early life

Keeley was born in Tampa, Florida. [1] His mother, Janicke, is an immigrant from Norway, leading Keeley to proclaim himself "half Viking." [2] He attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa. [3] He was rated by the On3 recruiting service as the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2023 college football recruiting class with a 99.35 rating. [4] Rivals.com rated him as the No. 5 recruit nationally. [5] He was also rated as the top pass rusher in the 2023 college football recruiting class. [3] He received scholarship offers from numerous schools, including Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Florida State, Georgia, and Michigan. [6]

College career

Keeley committed to Alabama in December 2022. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Keon Keeley". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. Scott Purks (23 September 2022). "Half Viking? Possibly. All talent? Most definitely". Tampa Bay Times. p. C4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Keon Keeley". University of Alabama. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. "2023 Industry Top Football Recruits". On3.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. "Keon Keeley". Rivals.com . Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. "Keon Keeley". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. Matt Baker (12 December 2022). "Berkeley Prep star recruit Keon Keeley commits to Alabama". Tampa Bay Times.