33 Eric Keyes
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- Height:
- 5'9"
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- Weight:
- 225
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Dalton, Ohio
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- High School:
- Dalton
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- Position:
- LB
Anticipated starter at inside linebacker after returning from off-season shoulder surgery … Stout run defender who also excels in passing situations and as a blitzer, according to the coaching staff … 2009: Split starts at one of the inside linebacker positions and ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 60, despite an injury and the part-time duty … Notched eight-plus tackles in four games, including season-high 10 against Oberlin (Nov. 7), and 4.5 tackles for loss on the season … 2008: Earned a starting spot at inside linebacker during camp and stayed there all year … Squad’s third-leading tackler with 68 stops, including 5.0 for losses … Led the team in tackles twice, including career-high 13 against Earlham (Oct. 4), a game in which he also blocked a critical fourth-quarter field goal attempt … Recovered a fumble inside the 10 to maintain a score of 7-0 against Ohio Wesleyan (Sept. 20) during the second quarter … Exploded out of the gates with a team-high eight-tackle performance at Waynesburg (Sept. 6), which included 2.0 sacks for 19 yards and a forced fumble … 2007: Appeared in three games, including the last two of the season … Was credited with three tackles, including two during the finale against Kenyon (Nov. 10) … Prior to Wooster: Honorable mention recipient on the 2006 All-Ohio Team while at nearby Dalton High School … Twice an all-district award winner, including first-team honors as a senior, and also a two-time member of All-Wayne County Athletic League First Team … Combined for 251 tackles, seven forced fumbles, and four fumble recoveries during 2005 and 2006 … Also played baseball with the Bulldogs … Personal: Born April 18, 1989 … Son of Richard and Barb Keyes … Majoring in psychology.