2024 Football Roster
Roster
Williams, Keanu

Jersey Number 99
Keanu Williams
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Clovis HS / Oregon
Bio
Career Highlights
โข 2-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll (last Fall 2024)
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Career Summary
Williams has played in 26 games over four seasons at UCLA (2023-24) and Oregon (2021-22) โฆ has totaled 20 tackles (9-11-20), 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks โฆ has recorded one pass breakup.
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2024
Started the first two games before missing the rest of the season with an injury โฆ made 1.0 sack in the season opener at Hawaiโi (Aug. 31) โฆ recorded a quarterback hurry versus Indiana (Sept. 14)... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
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2023
Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts โฆ totaled 14 tackles (7-7-14), 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one fumble recovery โฆ recorded multiple tackles in five games with a season-high of four stops at Utah (Sept. 23) โฆ had two tackles each in games against San Diego State, North Carolina Central, Oregon State and in the LA Bowl win over Boise State โฆ recovered a fumble against Washington State (Oct. 7) ... credited with 0.5 sacks at Arizona (Nov. 4) โฆ enrolled at UCLA in April 2023 โฆ participated in spring practices โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Spring 2024.
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Oregon (2021-22)
Played in 10 games across two seasons at Oregon โฆ totaled five tackles (1-4-5).
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2022 (at Oregon)
Played in six games โฆ assisted on two tackles and recorded a pass breakup ... played 113 defensive snaps and generated two pressures, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ graded well by PFF with a 72.5 overall grade, a 75.9 run-defense grade and a 74.9 tackling grade โฆ both tackles came in 45-27 win versus Stanford (Oct. 1) โฆ pass breakup came at California (Oct. 29).
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2021 (at Oregon)
Played in four games as a true freshman โฆ utilized a redshirt โฆ totaled three tackles (1-2-3) โฆ made a solo tackle in the Pac-12 Championship game versus Utah (Dec. 3) โฆ played 15 total snaps.
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High School
Prepped at Clovis High School (Clovis, Calif.) โฆ a four-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and the 247 composite ranking (No. 320 overall) โฆ three-star recruit by ESPN โฆ top-20 strong-side defensive end by Rivals (No. 17), 247Sports (No. 19) and the 247 composite (No. 20) โฆ No. 22 defensive tackle nationally by ESPN โฆ consensus top-30 player in California by Rivals (No. 24), 247Sports (No. 27), ESPN (No. 28) and the 247 composite (No. 30) โฆ second-ranked strong-side defensive end in California by Rivals and the 247 composite, while ranking third at the position by 247Sports โฆ No. 2 defensive tackle in the state by ESPN โฆ named a PrepStar Top 350 All-American โฆ named to 2020 Preseason California All-State High School Football Second Team by MaxPreps โฆ did not play as a senior because of COVID-19 postponing the season โฆ three-year letterwinner โฆ finished career with 195 tackles, 39 tackles for loss and 16 sacks โฆ as a junior, named to the Fresno Beeโs All-Star Team and was All-Clovis First Team by Clovis Sports Report โฆ named to the All-Tri-River Conference and All-CIF First Teams after leading Clovis to a 7-5 record and a spot in the CIF Central Section Division 1 Playoffs quarterfinals โฆ made 85 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks and forced two fumbles โฆย as a sophomore, earned first-team All-Tri-River Conference and first-team All-CIF recognition after leading to a first-round playoff win over Centennial and a spot in the Central Section Division 1 quarterfinals โฆ made 54 tackles with 15.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks โฆ as a freshman, named first-team Freshman All-American by MaxPreps after helping Clovis to a 7-5 record and a spot in the CIF Central Section Division 1 quarterfinals after beating Ridgeview in the first round โฆ finished season with 56 tackles, 10.0 TFL and 5.0 sacks โฆ had a sack in five of 11 games played โฆ had a tackle for loss in seven of 11 games โฆ finished season with seven games with five-plus tackles โฆ played in the 2017 FBU All-American Game in San Antonio โฆ on the Clovis High School Honor Roll for three years โฆ high school football coach was Rich Hammond.
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Personal
Son of Reggie Williams โฆ father, Reggie, played running back at Iowa โฆ lists his biggest thrill in sports as playing in the Horseshoe at Ohio State ... the NFL's DeForest Buckner as the famous athlete he admires most ... hobbies include fishing and listening to oldies music.
โข 2-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll (last Fall 2024)
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Career Summary
Williams has played in 26 games over four seasons at UCLA (2023-24) and Oregon (2021-22) โฆ has totaled 20 tackles (9-11-20), 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks โฆ has recorded one pass breakup.
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2024
Started the first two games before missing the rest of the season with an injury โฆ made 1.0 sack in the season opener at Hawaiโi (Aug. 31) โฆ recorded a quarterback hurry versus Indiana (Sept. 14)... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
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2023
Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts โฆ totaled 14 tackles (7-7-14), 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one fumble recovery โฆ recorded multiple tackles in five games with a season-high of four stops at Utah (Sept. 23) โฆ had two tackles each in games against San Diego State, North Carolina Central, Oregon State and in the LA Bowl win over Boise State โฆ recovered a fumble against Washington State (Oct. 7) ... credited with 0.5 sacks at Arizona (Nov. 4) โฆ enrolled at UCLA in April 2023 โฆ participated in spring practices โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Spring 2024.
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Oregon (2021-22)
Played in 10 games across two seasons at Oregon โฆ totaled five tackles (1-4-5).
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2022 (at Oregon)
Played in six games โฆ assisted on two tackles and recorded a pass breakup ... played 113 defensive snaps and generated two pressures, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ graded well by PFF with a 72.5 overall grade, a 75.9 run-defense grade and a 74.9 tackling grade โฆ both tackles came in 45-27 win versus Stanford (Oct. 1) โฆ pass breakup came at California (Oct. 29).
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2021 (at Oregon)
Played in four games as a true freshman โฆ utilized a redshirt โฆ totaled three tackles (1-2-3) โฆ made a solo tackle in the Pac-12 Championship game versus Utah (Dec. 3) โฆ played 15 total snaps.
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High School
Prepped at Clovis High School (Clovis, Calif.) โฆ a four-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and the 247 composite ranking (No. 320 overall) โฆ three-star recruit by ESPN โฆ top-20 strong-side defensive end by Rivals (No. 17), 247Sports (No. 19) and the 247 composite (No. 20) โฆ No. 22 defensive tackle nationally by ESPN โฆ consensus top-30 player in California by Rivals (No. 24), 247Sports (No. 27), ESPN (No. 28) and the 247 composite (No. 30) โฆ second-ranked strong-side defensive end in California by Rivals and the 247 composite, while ranking third at the position by 247Sports โฆ No. 2 defensive tackle in the state by ESPN โฆ named a PrepStar Top 350 All-American โฆ named to 2020 Preseason California All-State High School Football Second Team by MaxPreps โฆ did not play as a senior because of COVID-19 postponing the season โฆ three-year letterwinner โฆ finished career with 195 tackles, 39 tackles for loss and 16 sacks โฆ as a junior, named to the Fresno Beeโs All-Star Team and was All-Clovis First Team by Clovis Sports Report โฆ named to the All-Tri-River Conference and All-CIF First Teams after leading Clovis to a 7-5 record and a spot in the CIF Central Section Division 1 Playoffs quarterfinals โฆ made 85 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks and forced two fumbles โฆย as a sophomore, earned first-team All-Tri-River Conference and first-team All-CIF recognition after leading to a first-round playoff win over Centennial and a spot in the Central Section Division 1 quarterfinals โฆ made 54 tackles with 15.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks โฆ as a freshman, named first-team Freshman All-American by MaxPreps after helping Clovis to a 7-5 record and a spot in the CIF Central Section Division 1 quarterfinals after beating Ridgeview in the first round โฆ finished season with 56 tackles, 10.0 TFL and 5.0 sacks โฆ had a sack in five of 11 games played โฆ had a tackle for loss in seven of 11 games โฆ finished season with seven games with five-plus tackles โฆ played in the 2017 FBU All-American Game in San Antonio โฆ on the Clovis High School Honor Roll for three years โฆ high school football coach was Rich Hammond.
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Personal
Son of Reggie Williams โฆ father, Reggie, played running back at Iowa โฆ lists his biggest thrill in sports as playing in the Horseshoe at Ohio State ... the NFL's DeForest Buckner as the famous athlete he admires most ... hobbies include fishing and listening to oldies music.
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