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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 skin cancer...Was medically cleared to play for spring practice in March of 2008.
Personal: Keaton rejoins the Rams in 2009 for his second year as a member of the WSSU football team after transferring from East Carolina University...Sat out the 2007 season as a medical redshirt...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.
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
