ISU Career: He finished his career at ISU ranked No. 9 in sacks (17.5), No. 11 in tackles for loss (33.0) and with an even 200 total tackles.
2017: Phil Steele FCS All America First Team ... AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Second-Team selection and STATS FCS All-America Team pick ... selected to play in the 93rd East-West Shrine Game® ... All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team selection ... finished third in the MVFC Defensive Player of the Year voting ... started all 11 games for the Redbirds … led all defensive linemen and ranked second in the MVFC overall with eight sacks … tied for third in the MVFC with 13 TFLs … finished the season with 45 tackles and also added six pass breakups and eight quarterback hurries … also forced a fumble and recovered two … posted a season-high 10 tackles and three TFLs at Northern Arizona … posted a pair of sacks against South Dakota and North Dakota State … recorded five games with five tackles or more.
2016: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second-Team selection ... started in all 12 games this season for the Redbirds on the defensive line … named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16), following a nine-tackle effort in a win over Southern Illinois … is tied for second on the Redbird defense with 7.5 TFL’s and tied for second in the league among defensive lineman with 67 tackles … ranked third for ISU in sacks (3.5) … recorded 10 tackles in ISU’s game against North Dakota State (Oct. 1) … recorded 2.0 TFLs in the win over Northwestern (Sept. 10).
2015: All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection ... started all 13 games at defensive tackle for the Redbirds ... finsihed the year with 59 total tackles, 26 of which were solo stops ... ranked second on the team with five sacks and 10 tackles for loss ... broke up three passes, blocked a kick, recovered a fumble and forced a safety as well ... posted a sack in five-straight games from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14 ... recorded five tackles, 2.5 TFLs and a sack in a win over Indiana State ... had a career-best 11 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, a sack and a 13-yard fumble recovery in the win at Southern Illinois.
2014: Played in 15 games, with four starts at defensive tackle ... finished the season with 29 tackles, including 13 total tackles ... tallied four tackles in first career game against Mississippi Valley State ... put together his best game of the season with four tackles, a sack and two tackles-for-loss in the FCS Championship Game against North Dakota State.
2013: Redshirted.
Jacksonville HS: Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com ... four-year starter for head coach Mark Grounds ... holds school records for career receptions (160), receiving yards (2,765), receiving touchdowns (32) and points scored (302) ... Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Class 5A First-Team All-State selection as a senior ... Central State 8 All-Conference and All-Academic Team pick ... Jacksonville Journal Courier All-Area Team member ... IHSFCA First-Team All-Academic selection as a junior ... IHSFCA Second-Team All-State selection that season ... also named a Central State 8 All-Conference and All-Academic Team pick as a junior ... set the school record for receptions in a game with 13 ... selected as a State 8 All-Conference and All-Academic Team pick as a sophomore as well ... was a four-year starter for the basketball team and coach J.R. Dugan.
Personal: Born April 26, 1994, in Springfield, Ill. ... son of Rose and Steve Keene ... has two sisters, Meghan and Jaelyn, and one brother Sean ... his sister, Jaelyn, is a standout on the Redbird volleyball team.
