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Keegan Patterson
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Longmont, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Indiana State
- High School:
- Longmont HS
2025 (R-Jr.): 83rd in the FCS in completion percentage (57.1%) … 81st in the FCS in completions per game (12.4) … 64th in the FCS in passing efficiency (129.2) … 66th in the FCS in passing touchdowns (12) … 87th in the FCS in passing touchdowns (12) … 87th in the FCS in passing yards (1,558) … 33rd in the FCS in passing yards per completion (12.56) … 75th in the FCS in total offense (173.8) … 59th in the FCS in yards per pass attempt (7.18) … Finished the season 124-of-217 through the air for 1,558 yards … Posted 12 touchdowns to seven interceptions … Averaged 155.80 passing yards per game … Recorded double-digit completions in seven games … Recorded at least 200 passing yards in each of the last three games … Went 15-of-24 for 319 yards and three touchdowns on Nov. 15 against Youngstown State … Went 17-of-28 for 314 yards and two touchdowns on Nov. 22 against Murray State … Went 16-of-26 for 202 yards and two touchdowns on Nov. 8 against Illinois State … Went 15-of-25 for 188 yards and two touchdowns on Nov. 11 against South Dakota State … Went 11-of-17 for 111 yards and two touchdowns on Sept. 6 against Eastern Illinois … 70 carries for 180 yards and a rushing touchdown … Averaged 2.6 rushing yards per carry and 18.0 yards per game … 11 carries for 30 yards on Nov. 8 against Illinois State … Seven carries for 42 yards on Nov. 22 against Murray State.
2024: Lined up and played in two games in the 2024 season … Made his Sycamore debut on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Went 6-for-9 through the air over the 2024 season … Recorded 12 passing yards with a 66.7% completion percentage … Posted a 77.87 quarterback rating … Went 6-for-8 for 12 yards on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Went 0-for-1 on Nov. 9 at South Dakota … Recorded 17 carries for 24 rushing yards … Averaged 1.4 yards per carry and 12.0 rushing yards per game on the ground … Season-high 15 carries for 32 yards on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Added two carries for negative eight yards on Nov. 9 at South Dakota.
2023: Lined up and played nine games for Northwest Mississippi C.C. in the 2023 season ... Led the team in passing with 1,983 yards while completing 52.46% of his attempts ... Was 149-284 through the air with a 14:11 touchdown-to-interception ratio ... Added 48 carries for 172 yards and two touchdowns on the ground ... Highlighting his season included a 346-yard passing effort with two touchdowns against Northeast, while adding 319 yards against East Mississippi and 306 yards against Itawamba ... Season-high four touchdown passes against Coahoma.
2022: Spent the 2022 season at USC, but did not play.
High School: Played for head coach Doug Johnson at Longmont...helped the Trojans to a 7-5 record and the second round of the Class 4A playoffs...completed 264-of-397 passes for a state-high 3,609 yards with 28 touchdowns and 12 interceptions...also ran for 846 yards on 186 carries with 20 touchdowns...on defense, made 44 tackles and a fumble recovery...named All-Northern Conference Player of the Year and received All-State first team accolades from MaxPreps...received Colorado NFF Scholar-Athlete Award...finalist for Golden Helmet and Player of the Year awards...as a junior, named All-Northern Conference Player of the Year after completing 182-of-268 passes for 1,968 yards and 14 touchdowns...also ran for 282 yards on 70 carries with 12 touchdowns...totaled 19 tackles on defense...as a sophomore, received All-Northern Conference honors after completing 140-of-252 passes for 1,476 yards and 10 touchdowns...also ran for 687 yards on 180 carries with six touchdowns...on defense, had 14 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery...also played basketball, baseball and ran track at LHS...made all-conference honors in basketball and was a two-time Academic All-State performer...in track, had bests of 11.91 in the 100-meter, 24.96 in the 200-meter, 19-1.25 in the long jump, 41-10.50 in the triple jump and 5-6 in the high jump...off the field, finished with a 4.4 GPA.
Personal: Son of Melanie and Korey Patterson...has one sister, Kaila...enjoys biking in his spare time...studying mechanical engineering.
2024: Lined up and played in two games in the 2024 season … Made his Sycamore debut on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Went 6-for-9 through the air over the 2024 season … Recorded 12 passing yards with a 66.7% completion percentage … Posted a 77.87 quarterback rating … Went 6-for-8 for 12 yards on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Went 0-for-1 on Nov. 9 at South Dakota … Recorded 17 carries for 24 rushing yards … Averaged 1.4 yards per carry and 12.0 rushing yards per game on the ground … Season-high 15 carries for 32 yards on Sept. 14 against Dayton … Added two carries for negative eight yards on Nov. 9 at South Dakota.
2023: Lined up and played nine games for Northwest Mississippi C.C. in the 2023 season ... Led the team in passing with 1,983 yards while completing 52.46% of his attempts ... Was 149-284 through the air with a 14:11 touchdown-to-interception ratio ... Added 48 carries for 172 yards and two touchdowns on the ground ... Highlighting his season included a 346-yard passing effort with two touchdowns against Northeast, while adding 319 yards against East Mississippi and 306 yards against Itawamba ... Season-high four touchdown passes against Coahoma.
2022: Spent the 2022 season at USC, but did not play.
High School: Played for head coach Doug Johnson at Longmont...helped the Trojans to a 7-5 record and the second round of the Class 4A playoffs...completed 264-of-397 passes for a state-high 3,609 yards with 28 touchdowns and 12 interceptions...also ran for 846 yards on 186 carries with 20 touchdowns...on defense, made 44 tackles and a fumble recovery...named All-Northern Conference Player of the Year and received All-State first team accolades from MaxPreps...received Colorado NFF Scholar-Athlete Award...finalist for Golden Helmet and Player of the Year awards...as a junior, named All-Northern Conference Player of the Year after completing 182-of-268 passes for 1,968 yards and 14 touchdowns...also ran for 282 yards on 70 carries with 12 touchdowns...totaled 19 tackles on defense...as a sophomore, received All-Northern Conference honors after completing 140-of-252 passes for 1,476 yards and 10 touchdowns...also ran for 687 yards on 180 carries with six touchdowns...on defense, had 14 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery...also played basketball, baseball and ran track at LHS...made all-conference honors in basketball and was a two-time Academic All-State performer...in track, had bests of 11.91 in the 100-meter, 24.96 in the 200-meter, 19-1.25 in the long jump, 41-10.50 in the triple jump and 5-6 in the high jump...off the field, finished with a 4.4 GPA.
Personal: Son of Melanie and Korey Patterson...has one sister, Kaila...enjoys biking in his spare time...studying mechanical engineering.
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