2025 Football Roster
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Williams, Keyshawn

Jersey Number 96
Keyshawn Williams
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 325
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Dekaney
Bio
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Redshirt season … scout team member … praised as one of Texas Tech’s top developmental players of the season.
- Appeared in each of the last four games either on the defensive line or on Texas Tech’s field goal block unit … made his collegiate debut versus Colorado (11/9) and proceeded to see time at Oklahoma State (11/23) and versus both West Virginia (11/30) and Arkansas (12/27) in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Dekaney High School in the greater Houston area ... a two-way athlete at the Class 6A level as both an offensive and defensive lineman … will focus primarily on the interior defensive line with the Red Raiders.
- Helped lead the Wildcats to the Class 6A playoffs both his junior and senior seasons, including an appearance in the Division II regional semifinals in 2022 … tabbed a first team All-District 14-6A selection as both an offensive and defensive lineman his senior season … registered 32 tackles, 17.5 of them for a loss, 4.5 sacks and forced six fumbles as a senior … was a second team All-District 14-6A honoree on the offensive line as a junior …
- Three-sport athlete, also participating on the basketball and track and field programs at Dekaney.
- Listed as a three-star prospect coming out of high school by both On3 and 247Sports … chose to attend Texas Tech over offers from Rice and Marshall, among others.
PERSONAL
- Keyshawn Williams ... son of Kasey Williams and Theshia Kawah ... has one younger sibling, Seriyan.
- A leadership studies major at Texas Tech.
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