Brandon Keith
{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brandon Keith
| image =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 72
| position = Tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|21}}
| birth_place = Silsbee, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 338
| high_school = McAlester {{avoid wrap|(McAlester, Oklahoma)}}
| college = Northern Iowa
| draftyear = 2008
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 225
| pastteams =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2008}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2013}})*
| status =
| highlights =
- Second-team NJCAA All-American (2004)
- Third-team All-American (2007)
- First-team All-Gateway (2007)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 24
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 18
| pfr = KeitBr20
}}
Brandon Latrel Keith (born November 21, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers. Keith was selected by the Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings.
Early life
Keith attended McAlester High School in McAlester, Oklahoma, where tallied over 70 pancake blocks earned first-team all-state honors from the Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa World as a senior in 2002.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Keith was rated as the No. 20 offensive tackle in the nation.{{Citation |date=January 30, 2003 |title=Rivals.com Offensive tackles 2003 |url=https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=187 }} He committed to the University of Oklahoma, but did not qualify academically, and eventually headed for junior college.
College career
After redshirting his first year at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Keith received first-team all-Southwest League honors and second-team NJCAA All-American in 2004. Honoring his commitment to the Sooners, Keith was a member of the 2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team but did not see action. Unsatisfied with his role, he decided to transfer to the University of Northern Iowa.
Keith saw action in seven games for the Panthers, and started two. He missed four games with a bone bruise in his right knee. Keith was part of the offense ranked No. 11 in the nation in scoring (31.0 points/game) in 2006.
In 2007, Keith started 11 games at right tackle, helping to guide the Panthers to a perfect 11–0 regular season and a No. 1 national ranking for six weeks. He received Associated Press All-America third-team honors and was named an honorable mention All-American by The Sports Network.
Professional career
Despite impressive showings at Northern Iowa's Pro Day, where he ran a sub-5.0 40-yard dash at 345 pounds, Keith was not regarded as one of the top offensive tackles in the draft, due to his unpolished footwork and lack of consistency.{{Citation |work=SportingNews.com |date=April 28, 2008 |title=Pro Football War Room: Brandon Keith |url=http://warroom.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/2008/players/8169.html }} He was selected in the seventh round with the 225th overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |title=2008 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2008/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5+1/4
| weight = 343
| arm span =
| hand span =
| dash = 5.27
| ten split = 1.90
| twenty split = 3.06
| shuttle = 4.84
| cone drill = 7.91
| vertical = 26
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 5
| bench = 31
| wonderlic =
| note = Broad jump, shuttle, cone drill from Pro Day; all other values from NFL Combine.{{cite web |title=Brandon Keith, DS #13 OT, Northern Iowa |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=73870&DraftYear=2008 |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 13, 2021}}
}}
After signing with the Minnesota Vikings on May 6, 2013, Keith was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2013 (along with 18 others) to get to a 53-man roster.{{cite news |first=Arif |last=Hasan |title=Minnesota Vikings Release Final 53-Man Roster, Final Cuts |url=http://www.dailynorseman.com/2013/8/31/4681032/minnesota-vikings-release-final-53-man-roster-final-cuts |work=DailyNorseman.com |publisher=SB Nation |date=August 31, 2013 |accessdate=September 1, 2013 }}
Coaching career
He coaches at Salt River High School in the Salt River Pima Indian County.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080729004902/http://www.azcardinals.com/team/bio.php?PRKey=193 Arizona Cardinals bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080608230112/http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/keith_brandon00.html UNI Panthers bio]
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Category:People from Silsbee, Texas
Category:American football offensive tackles
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