#27

Keaten Wade

DE · Colorado · Sr. · #27

Returning to Colorado for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Keaten Wade

DE · Colorado · Sr · #27

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#197 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Mike Sanford Jr.
Colorado
2023era →
2024
2025

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Deion Sanders. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Colorado9-4HC: Deion Sanders · Pass-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Colorado47269.02.51----
2024Colorado20166.54.0------
2023Kentucky36174.01.0------
2022Kentucky1561.50.51----
Career1186521.08.02----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025

W 24–17

vs Iowa State

4 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  0 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Colorado

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive end · Colorado

Returning around him

  • 7% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #67

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jyaire Stevens’s 2023 season.

Jyaire Stevens

85%match

Buffalo · 2023

#2

Miles Capers

Vanderbilt · 2024

83%
#3

Devonne Harris

Wyoming · 2024

82%
#4

Jalil Clemons

Southern Miss · 2024

80%
#5

Noel Iwuchukwu

Arkansas State · 2020

79%

Matches Jyaire on

TFL rate
Height
Weight
Based on 5 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to George Gumbs's senior season at Florida (2025).

George Gumbs

86%match

Florida · 2025

#2

Fernando Sanchez III

Central Michigan · 2024

84%
#3

Jordan Magee

Temple · 2023

All-AACNFL Rd 5
83%
#4

Jaylon Allen

Memphis · 2023

All-AAC
83%
#5

Nate Temple

Pittsburgh · 2023

83%

Matches George on

Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #9346

Final rank
#9640
Avg #9572.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #9346 this season.