It's now 21 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR.
To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful a little more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today we highlight a defensive safety:
#21 Andreas Keaton
Position: Safety
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Class: Junior
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
High School: Hillgrove HS
2023 (Junior): Selected first-team preseason All-Southern Conference by the league's head coaches.
2022 (Sophomore): One of four defenders and seven players to start all 11 games on the season … Led the Catamount defense with 72 tackles including 47 solo stops and two interceptions with 45 return yards ... His 6.5 tackles per game average led WCU and ranked 12th in the SoCon … Recorded at least four tackles in all 11 games with seven-or-more tackles six times … Had five pass breakups … Posted six solo stops in the season-opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3) … Tallied eight tackles in back-to-back games at Samford (Sept. 24) and against VMI (Oct. 1) with eight solo stops against the Keydets … Also had interceptions in consecutive games against Samford and VMI … Recorded a season-high nine tackles at Furman (Oct. 15) … Named second-team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches … Was a second-team preseason All-Southern Conference selection at defensive back by the league's head coaches ... Tabbed second-team preseason All-SoCon by Phil Steele ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Freshman): Started all 11 games on the season in the defensive secondary ... Finished sixth on the team with 45 total tackles including 29 solo stops ... Finished tied for sixth in the SoCon with a team-best three interceptions ... Was also credited with six pass breakups ... Recorded tackles in all 11 games on the season including a career-high eight in his debut against Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 4), adding his first career interception ... Tallied two interceptions with a pair of tackles against Samford (Sept. 18) ... Named the 2021 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year by the league's head coaches ... Was also selected to the SoCon All-Freshman defensive team ... Was a finalist for the 2021 Stats Perform FCS Jerry Rice Award given to the nation's top freshman, finishing tied for 17th in the final voting ... Was also a fourth-team All-SoCon selection by Phil Steele.
Prior to Western Carolina: Three-year letterman at Hillgrove High where he played 7A football ... Recognized on the 2021 All-Metro High School Football Defense Team and 2020 All-Region Team 7A Second Team ... Finished his prep career with eight interceptions – three returned for touchdowns – with 37 pass breakups, four fumble recoveries and two forced including one for a touchdown … Amassed 248 career tackles and three quarterback sacks … Was named the Defensive Player of the Game and Team Captain numerous of times as a prep … In December 2019, he received the Atlanta Falcons/Georgia Power “Power Player Award” … In November 2019, was recognized as the Q99.7 Atlanta Radio Station Player of the Week ... In October 2019, received the Otters Chicken Athlete of the Week Award ... Selected to be a member of the Hillgrove High School Football Leadership Program … Also played basketball and ran track as a prep.
Personal: His full name is Andreas Gregory Keaton. He is the son of Wyoka and Andre Keaton. He has a younger sister named Madison.
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