2013 Football Roster
KeVonn Mabon
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Prev School:
- DeSmet Jesuit HS
- High School:
- DeSmet Jesuit
2016 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2016 Ball State John Magnabosco Award (Team MVP)
2016 Team Captain
2016 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2016 Senior 'CLASS' Award Candidate
2014, 2015 All-Mid-American Conference Third Team
2015 Ball State Bill Reynolds Special Teams Award
2012 Ball State John Hodge Award (Outstanding Freshman)
2016 (R-Sr.): Started all 12 games at wide receiver and also utilized as a kick returner … led the team in both receptions (85) and receiving yards (972) established a new school record for career receptions (244) in the season finale against Miami … leaves Ball State with 2,862 career receiving yards, which ranks third in the program annals … tallied career highs in both receptions (12) and touchdowns (3) against Eastern Michigan on Nov. 8 … led Ball State in receptions in 10 of the 12 games and ranked second in the MAC in receptions per game (7.1).
2015 (R-Jr.): Started all 12 games at wide receiver and also utilized as a kick returner … finished second on the team in both receptions (70) and receiving yards (745) … tallied at least four receptions in nine of the 12 games … piled up a team season-high 150 yards receiving in the win over UMass on Oct. 31 … posted another 100-yard receiving game two weeks later at Ohio (139) … totaled 312 all-purpose yards at Ohio on Nov. 17, which was the 10th highest total by any player at the FBS level in 2015 … returned a fourth quarter kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown against Central Michigan on Oct. 24, marking Ball State’s first kickoff returned for a score since 2010.
2014 (R-So.): Played in all 12 games with 10 starts … earned third letter … led the team in receptions with 59 … second on the team in receiving yards (717), receiving touchdowns (5) and receiving yards per game (59.8) … season-high 119 receiving yards in the season finale at Bowling Green … tallied 110 receiving yards in the season opener versus Colgate … season-high 11 catches versus Colgate … career-long 62-yard catch at Bowling Green … touchdown catches in five games … career-best four kick returns for 98 yards at Bowling Green.
2013 (R-Fr): Received a medical redshirt from the NCAA due to a season ending injury … played in three games … third career start in the season opener versus Illinois State … tallied two catches for 12 yards versus Illinois State … four catches versus Army … season-best 72 receiving yards versus Army … one catch for nine yards at North Texas … earned second letter.
2012 (Fr.): Played in 12 games, including the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg … started two games … saw first collegiate action at Clemson … season-high four catches for 45 yards at Toledo … season-long 44-yard catch versus Northern Illinois … two catches for 29 yards and first career touchdown at Army … three catches for 44 yards and one touchdown versus Ohio … touchdown catch in back of the end zone at Army was featured as one of ESPN's Top 10 Plays of the Day … earned first letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for coach Patrick Mahoney at DeSmet Jesuit … helped the Spartans to a 9-3 record as a senior and a 29-9 mark in his career … helped the team to a conference championship and two semi-state finishes in his career … ranked as the No. 12 senior prospect in the St. Louis metro area as a senior … all-conference as a junior linebacker … all-league second team as a wide receiver and defensive back as a senior … tallied 42 catches for 1,041 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career … also registered five punt returns for touchdowns in his career … also competed in track and field … All-Suburban North Conference as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Son of William Mabon and Marilyn Brown … uncle, Keith Brown, played football for Minnesota and in the National Football League for the New York Giants … born Oct. 2, 1993, in Gary, Indiana … earned his Ball State bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in May 2016 … full name is KeVonn Karmell Mabon.
