Keon Keeley
| No. 11 – Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | c. 2005 (age 20–21) Tampa, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Berkeley Prep (FL) (Tampa, Florida) |
| College |
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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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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]
In January 2026, Keeley decided to transfer to The University of Notre Dame.[11]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | |||
| 2023 | Alabama | 0 | Did not play | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Alabama | 13 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 19 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Keon Keeley". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ Scott Purks (23 September 2022). "Half Viking? Possibly. All talent? Most definitely". Tampa Bay Times. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Keon Keeley". University of Alabama. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Industry Top Football Recruits". On3.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Keon Keeley". Rivals.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Keon Keeley". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ Matt Baker (12 December 2022). "Berkeley Prep star recruit Keon Keeley commits to Alabama". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ Fulton, Wyatt FultonWyatt (4 January 2026). "Alabama Defensive End Keon Keeley Enters Transfer Portal". Tide 100.9. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Rodak, Mike (4 January 2026). "Alabama defensive end Keon Keeley, former five-star recruit, entering transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Singer, Mike (15 January 2026). "Reviewing the long journey that led Keon Keeley back to Notre Dame". Blue and Gold. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Melton, Matt (12 January 2026). "Alabama transfer defensive lineman announces commitment decision". Roll Tide Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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