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2009: Appeared in all 11 games for the Rams...Did not make a start...Placed 11th on the team with 35 total tackles as he earned 26 solo tackles and nine assisted tackles...Recorded two tackles for loss...Broke up one pass...Returned 10 kicks for 214 yards for an average of 21.4 yards per kick return with a long return of 35 yards...Also returned a pair of punts for 22 yards for an average of 11 yards per punt return with a long return of 17 yards...Recorded three tackles, all solo tackles, versus North Carolina A&T on Sept. 5 where he also returned one kick for 22 yards...Recorded a pair of tackles, both solo tackles, versus Florida A&M on Sept. 10 in a game broadcast live on ESPNU...Also returned two kicks for 43 total yards versus the Rattlers...Recorded one tackle versus Morgan State on Sept. 19 in the New York Urban League Classic where he also returned a season-high three kicks for 53 yards...Tallied three total tackles, one solo tackle and two assisted tackles, at South Carolina State on Sept. 26...Recorded four solo tackles at Howard on Oct. 3...Collected one tackle, a solo tackle, at UC Davis on Oct. 17 where he also recorded a pair of kick returns for 49 yards and a pair of punt returns for 22 yards...Tallied a season-high seven tackles in the Rams' win over Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24 where he collected four solo tackles and three assisted tackles...Earned five tackles, four solo tackles and one assisted tackle, and earned one tackle for loss in addition to returning one kick for 12 yards versus Hampton on Oct. 31...Recorded two solo tackles versus Delaware State on Nov. 7 where he also returned one kick for a season-high return of 35 yards...Recorded three assisted tackles versus North Carolina Central on Nov. 14...Closed the season with four solo tackles at Norfolk State on Nov. 21.
2008: Appeared in all 11 games for the Rams where he made four starts...Started the Rams' contests versus Howard on Oct. 4, at Florida A&M on Oct. 9, versus Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24 and at Hampton on Nov. 1...Placed ninth on the WSSU roster in total tackles with 38 as he collected 28 solo tackles and 10 assisted tackles...Also appeared on the Rams' special teams units...Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss including recording half a sack...Forced a pair of fumbles and recovered one fumble...Tallied one interception which he returned for 26 yards...Broke up three passes on the year...Recorded six kick returns for 137 yards with a long return of 56 yards for an average of 22.8 yards per return...Recorded at least one tackle in all 11 of WSSU's games...Recorded a season-high six tackles, all solo, in the Rams' loss to Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24...Also recovered a fumble versus the Wildcats...Tallied four tackles in WSSU's victory over Hampton on Nov. 1 and intercepted a pass which he returned for 26 yards against the Pirates...Added two kick returns for 84 yards with a long return of 56 yards in the win at Hampton...Forced fumbles at Delaware State on Nov. 8 and versus Norfolk State on Nov. 22.
2007: Sat out the 2007 season as a medical redshirt as he successfully battled cancer...Was medically cleared to play for spring practice in March of 2008.
Personal: Came to the WSSU football team after transferring from East Carolina University...Sat out the 2007 season as a medical redshirt following a successful recovery from cancer...A native of Fayetteville, N.C., he is a 2006 graduate of Douglas Byrd High School where he was an All-Conference selection in both his junior and senior seasons...The Eagles' Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior and the team's MVP in his senior season...The son of Julius Keaton and Linda McPherson...An accounting major...Born in Miami, Fla. on March 22, 1988...Nicknamed "AK"...A cancer survivor, Keaton is fully recovered and will play an integral part in the Rams' defensive plans for 2009.
Keaton's Statistics: Year G/GS UT AT Total TFL Int. PBU FF/FR 2008 11/4 28 10 38 2.5/9 1 3 2/1 2007 Did Not Participate (Medical Redshirt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11/4 28 10 38 2.5/9 1 3 2/1
Keaton's Kick Return Statistics: Year G/GS No. Yds Avg/Ret TD Long 2009 11/4 10 214 21.4 0 35 2008 Did Not Participate (Medical Redshirt) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11/4 10 214 21.4 0 35
Keaton's Punt Return Statistics: Year G/GS No. Yds Avg/Ret TD Long 2009 11/4 2 22 11.0 0 17 2008 Did Not Participate (Medical Redshirt) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11/4 2 22 11.0 0 17
