Keenan Noel

Position:
Nose Tackle
Height:
6-1
Weight:
270
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Columbus, Ind. (North)

** 2011 Ball State Bill Meitzler Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year **

2015 (R-Sr.): Saw action in 11 games with three starts on the defensive line … also utilized on special teams … notched a tackle in six games … finished with two stops and a pass break-up against Georgia State on Oct. 17.

2014 (R-Jr.): Played in 11 games with eight starts to earn second letter … career-high four tackles in five different games -- versus Colgate, at Iowa, versus Western Michigan, at Central Michigan and versus Eastern Michigan … first career sack at Army … first career tackle for loss versus Indiana State … first career pass break-up at Iowa.

2013 (R-So.): Did not see action.

2012 (R-Fr.): Played in all 13 games, including the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg, to earn first letter … first career start versus Ohio … season-high three tackles at Indiana … two tackles against Eastern Michigan.

2011 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in football for coach Tim Bless … helped the Bulldogs to a 7-4 overall record as a senior and a 29-16 career mark … all-region as a senior … received the National Underclassmen Leadership Award … tallied 37 rushes for 262 yards with three touchdowns as a senior … added 11 catches for 132 yards and completed 5-of-11 passes for 63 yards as a senior … rushed 52 times for 347 yards and four touchdowns in his career … added 27 receptions for 282 yards and one score plus completed 7-of-13 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns in his career … also competed in track and field in the shot put.

PERSONAL: Son of Ray Gipson and MeShelle Noel … one sister … uncle, Andre Barnett, competed in football at Ball State and lettered for the Cardinals from 1986-89 … grandfather, Hayward Gipson II, played football at Princeton … cousin, Duwyce Wilson, played football at Indiana … born Feb. 26, 1993, in Columbus, Indiana … full name is Keenan Michael Noel.

KICK RETURNS	g	no.	yards	long	avg/r	avg/g
2012	13	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
2014	11	1	12	12	12.0	1.1
2015	11	1	25	25	25.0	2.3
TOTAL	35	2	37	25	18.5	1.1

ALL PURPOSE	g	kr	total	avg/g
2012	13	0	0	0.0
2014	11	12	12	1.1
2015	11	25	25	2.3
TOTAL	35	37	37	1.1

TACKLES	g	ua	a	total	tfl	pd	qbh
2011	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
2012	13	2	4	6	0.0	0	0
2014	11	14	20	34	3.5	3	1
2015	11	1	7	8	0.0	4	0
TOTAL	35	17	31	48	3.5	7	1

SACKS	g	ua	a	total	yards
2011	0	0	0	0.0	0
2012	13	0	0	0.0	0
2014	11	1	0	1.0	7
2015	11	0	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	35	1	0	1.0	7

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
All-purpose yards: 25, VMI, 9/3/2015 ; VMI, Sep 03, 2015
Kick returns: 1, 4 times
Kick return yards: 25, VMI, 9/3/2015 (1 returns); VMI, Sep 03, 2015 (1 returns)
Long kick return: 25, VMI, 9/3/2015 ; VMI, Sep 03, 2015
Tackles: 4, 7 times
Sacks: 1.0, at Army, 10/04/2014 (1-0)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Army, 10/04/2014 (2-0)
Pass breakups: 1, 9 times