Keyuo Craver
{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| name = Keyuo Craver
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|08|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team =
| number = 29, 43
| status = Active
| import = yes
| position1 = Defensive back
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = Harleton (TX)
| college = Nebraska
| NFLDraftedYear = 2002
| NFLDraftedRound = 4
| NFLDraftedPick = 125
| NFLDraftedTeam = New Orleans Saints
| playing_years1 = 2002–2004
| playing_team1 = New Orleans Saints
| playing_years2 = 2005–2006
| playing_team2 = Edmonton Eskimos
| playing_years3 = 2006–2008
| playing_team3 = Arizona Rattlers
| playing_years4 = 2009–2010
| playing_team4 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| career_highlights =
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 60
| statlabel2 = Knockdowns
| statvalue2 = 3
| statlabel3 = Interceptions
| statvalue3 = 3 (Longest: 43 yds)
| statlabel4 = Kickoff Returns
| statvalue4 = 7 (Avg: 20.1 yds; Longest: 23 yds)
| CFL =
}}
Keyuo Boderek Craver (born August 22, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). In January 2015, he joined the Omaha Beef of Champions Indoor Football (CIF) as an assistant coach.
Playing career
He played high school football at Harleton High School in Harleton, Texas. He also won state in the triple jump. While he wanted to play football for Texas A&M, he received a full scholarship from college football the University of Nebraska and was selected in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2002 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints.{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Craver spent three seasons with the Saints where he started 22 total games. He recorded 22 tackles and three assists while with the team. A highlight of Craver's time with the Saints came in 2002 when he scooped up a fumble and raced in for a touchdown against the Packers. Craver played two seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.
In 2010, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers decided to move Craver to the inside halfback position. This move came at the expense of shutdown corner Lenny Walls.
=College statistics=
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! colspan="5" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}}" | Keyou Craver ! colspan="5" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}}" | Tackles ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}}" | Interceptions |
| style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | Year
! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | School ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | Conf ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | G ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | GS ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | Solo ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | Ast ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | Tot ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | Sacks ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | Sacks-Yards ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | Int ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | PD ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | FF ! style="font-weight:bold;" style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} | FR |
|---|
| 1998
| Nebraska | B12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999
| Nebraska | B12 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000
| Nebraska | B12 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 2.5 | 2.5-16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001
| Nebraska | B12 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
References
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{{cite news |newspaper=Omaha World-Herald |publisher=Berkshire Hathaway |location=Omaha, NE |title=Beef name former Husker Ross new head coach |page=6C |url=http://www.omaha.com/sports/beef-name-former-husker-ross-new-head-coach/article_06469876-96e6-11e4-b622-9b472db915a3.html |date=January 7, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2015}}
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Players of American football from Dallas
Category:Players of Canadian football from Dallas
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:Arizona Rattlers players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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