2019 Football Roster
Roster
A.J. Keene
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Savannah, Ga.
- High School:
- Calvary Baptist School
Senior cover corner who enters his third season in the starting lineup … Has made great strides since moving over from receiver following the 2016 season … Has great speed, running the 40-yard dash in the 4.4-second range … Has proven to be a solid tackler at the position … Is the most experienced cover man in the secondary.
2018 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games and made nine starts … Finished the season with a career-high 51 total tackles (44 solo) … Also broke up five passes, which ranked second on the team … Had a career-high nine total tackles at ETSU (10/6) … Made seven stops at Appalachian State (9/22) … Had three solo stops at Campbell (10/27) … Made six hits (four solo) vs. Kennesaw State (10/13) … Had four solo stops in the season finale vs. Monmouth (11/17) … Broke up one pass in five different games. 2017 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Made three starts at cornerback … Finished the season with 16 total tackles (13 solo), one forced fumble and one pass break up … Made four solo stops vs. Charleston Southern (11/4) and forced a fumble … Had four total tackles (three solo) vs. Shorter (10/7) … Made two solo stops at No. 25 North Carolina Central (10/14). 2016 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in four games as a reserve receiver and on special teams … Returned two kickoffs for 28 yards at Ohio (9/24).
Postgraduate: Spent the 2015 season at United States Military Academy Prepartory School (USMAPS) … Originally signed with Army over Georgia Southern.
High School: Starred at Calvary Baptist (Ga.) Day School as a running back, receiver and defensive back … Led team to a 12-1 record as a senior in 2014 … Earned first-team Class A All-State honors as a senior from the Georgia Sportswriters Association … Also an All-Metro and All-Region selection … Earned a first-team spot on the All-ESPNCoastal.com squad following the 2014 season … Rushed for 660 yards and seven touchdowns on just 46 carries … Averaged 14.3 yards per attempt on the ground … Had six runs on the season of better than 50 yards … Caught eight passes for 102 yards and another score … Scored 10 total touchdowns on the season … Had six carries for 189 yards and three scores in the opener New Hampstead (Ga.) High … Made 50 total tackles (48 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss and picked off three passes as a senior defensive back … Broke up five passes … Returned one interception for a 76-yard touchdown … Had a 99-yard kickoff return for a score vs. Wheeler County (Ga.) High.
