| No. 11 – Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | c. 2005 (age 20–21) Tampa, Florida, U.S. [1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Berkeley Prep (FL) (Tampa, Florida) |
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| 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.
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]
Keeley committed to Alabama in December 2022. [7]
He started off by not playing his true freshman year [8] ,but the next year, Keeley only appeared in five games in his redshirt freshman season. [9] In his third year with the Crimson Tide, Keeley, now a redshirt sophomore, appeared in 13 games with 16 total tackles, and 3 sacks. [10]
On January 2026, Keeley decided to transfer to The University of Notre Dame. [11]