Mikey Keene
Mikey Keene
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Jeff Tedford and Tim Skipper. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Mountain West. The receipt on tape: 358 pass yds, 2 pass TD against Sacramento State, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fresno State | 276 | 392 | 70.4% | 2,887 | 7.4 | 18 | 11 | 141.8 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 282 | 419 | 67.3% | 2,976 | 7.1 | 24 | 10 | 141.1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 60 | 83 | 72.3% | 647 | 7.8 | 6 | 1 | 159.2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | UCF | 173 | 272 | 63.6% | 1,730 | 6.4 | 17 | 6 | 133.2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 791 | 1,166 | 67.8% | 8,240 | 7.1 | 65 | 28 | 140.8 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fresno State | 47 | -192 | -4.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 29 | -136 | -4.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 13 | -13 | -1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | UCF | 35 | -36 | -1.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 124 | -377 | -3.0 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Michigan
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
DNA match
Player DNA
Game Manager
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Mikey Keene’s 2023 season.
Matches Mikey on
Differs from Mikey on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Micah Alejado’s path through Hawai'i.
Matches Micah on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chandler Fields's senior season at Louisiana (2023).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Mikey Keene
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2024+67%
Up 67% from first season to most-recent.