Northwestern University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Matt Keeler
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 300
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Nazareth Academy
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
2025 Graduate Student:
Did not see game action.
2024 Redshirt Junior:
Did not see game action as a redshirt junior.
2023 Redshirt Sophomore (at Texas Tech):
Saw action in all 13 games … Was the Red Raiders’ primary backup at left tackle throughout the season and member of the field goal protection unit … Saw action in 58 snaps … Appeared on the offensive line twice against Tarleton State (9/16) and the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl against Cal (12/16).
2022 Redshirt First-Year (at Texas Tech):
Appeared in all 13 games with two starts as a redshirt first-year … Listed as the backup at left tackle for majority of the season … Made two starts on the year at right tackle, however, in consecutive weeks against West Virginia (10/22) and Baylor (10/29) … Helped Texas Tech post a season-high 249 rushing yards against the Mountaineers … Credited with 196 offensive snaps according to Pro Football Focus with vast majority coming in those two starts … Also saw action for 16 snaps at left tackle in the season opener versus Murray State (9/3) and then three snaps at right tackle at TCU (11/5) … Did not surrender a sack all season over 108 opportunities en route to finishing with a 94.4 efficiency per PFF … Member of Texas Tech’s field goal protection unit as well over all 13 games.
2021 First-Year (at Texas Tech):
Appeared in two games … Saw action in 14 snaps.
2020 First-Year (at Coffeyville Community College):
Enrolled at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, did not play and enrolled at Texas Tech after Coffeyville’s season was moved to the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School:
Prepped at St. Thomas More School (Conn.) before attending Coffeyville … Led Nazareth Academy to its third state title in school history as a senior in 2018 while garnering all-state and all-conference honors … Took Nazareth to the state title game in his junior year.
Personal:
Son of Herb and Laura Keeler … Dad played football at Northern Illinois … Brother Ryan Keeler played football at Rutgers and UNLV.
