Keeshawn Silver

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4.75
Weight:
315
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Rocky Mount, N.C.
High School:
Rocky Mount

2022 – Sophomore Season
Appeared in three games on the defensive line • Made three tackles against Miami.

2021 – True Freshman Season

Appeared in three games on the defensive line • Saw time against Georgia State, Virginia and Wofford • Had one tackle against Virginia.

Rocky Mount High School

An early enrollee who is a five-star prospect tabbed as the nation’s 8th-best player, the No. 3 defensive end and the No. 1 player in the state according to ESPN • A member of the ESPN 300 • Listed as the nation’s 32nd-best player, the No. 5 strongside defensive end and the No. 2 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite • Ranked as the nation’s 85th-best player, the No. 7 strongside defensive end and the No. 5 player in the state by Rivals • An Under Armour All-America Game selection • An SI All-America candidate prior to his senior season • Earned all-state and All-Big East 3-A Conference honors as a junior • Was a team captain • Recorded 47 tackles, seven sacks and 13 TFL • Posted 31 tackles, 3.5 sacks and eight TFL in just seven games a sophomore • Also participated in track and field and basketball, where he averaged 7.1 points and 6.1 rebounds over his three-year career • Coached by Jason Battle.

Personal
Raised by his grandmother Queen Silver • Mother, Cynthia, passed away during his childhood • Goes by the nickname ‘Big Kountry’ • Birthday is Feb. 21.