Senior defensive tackle on UCF's 2022 roster.
6′4″ · 305 lb · Saint Petersburg, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 635 nationally · Signed with St. Petersburg
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on UCF's roster.
Keenan Hester
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Keenan Hester has been at UCF through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 2 tackles against South Carolina State — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCF, 32 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Josh Heupel → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #154 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-10vs South Carolina State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-20vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-14@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Cameron Horsley’s 2021 season.
Matches Cameron on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Anterio Thompson's sophomore season at Western Michigan (2024).
Matches Anterio on
Player DNA