Keenan Nelson Jr.

Third-year defensive back… physically developed player with length… figures to have a role in the two-deep and on special teams… has appeared in 15 games over the past two seasons with four starts.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games making three starts… earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Team… credited with nine tackles including 1.0 tackle for loss… started each of the first two contests at the nickel position… tied his career high with four tackles in the season opener against North Carolina… also made the start against Jacksonville State and responded with three tackles including his first career TFL… blocked his first career punt in the fourth quarter against Vanderbilt and took it to the house for an 18-yard touchdown.

2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in four games as a true freshman, including a start in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Notre Dame at the Nickel position… credited with four tackles and one quarterback hurry… saw action against Georgia State, Georgia and Clemson before getting the start in the bowl game… all his stats came in the bowl game… retained his redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from St. Joseph’s Prep School in Philadelphia, Pa. in 2022… the Hawks went 11-3 and reached the state 6A title game in 2021 under head coach Tim Roken… selected for the All-American Bowl… considered the sixth-best prospect in Pennsylvania, the No. 17 safety in the country and ranked 221 overall in the 247Sports Composite… rated the eighth-best player in the state and the 27th-best cornerback in the country according to Rivals… rated No. 164 on the ESPN300 list.

PERSONAL
Keenan Fritzgerald Nelson Jr. was born Jan. 22, 2004… is a sport and entertainment management major.