Talik Keaton

#1 · WR · Sr. · Marshall6′0″ · 190 lb · Sarasota, FL · Booker

Talik Keaton: WR · Marshall · #1.

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Talik Keaton

WR · Marshall · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. The five seasons at Marshall span two head coaches: Doc Holliday and Charles Huff. All-Conference USA in 2020 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 34 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Arkansas State — Week 13, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Marshall	14	143	10.2	0	25
2022	Marshall	24	226	9.4	0	38
2021	Marshall	19	268	14.1	2	47
2020	Marshall	17	175	10.3	1	47
2019	Marshall	9	140	15.6	1	34
Career		83	952	11.5	4	47

Season	Team
2023	Marshall	1	3	8	12	--
2022	Marshall	2	32	43	101	--
2021	Marshall	--	--	6	21	--
2020	Marshall	--	--	--	95	--
2019	Marshall	1	−15	--	202	1
Career		4	20	57	431	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 21-17vs UAlbany	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 2	W 31-13@ East Carolina	2	29	14.5	0	20
Wk 4	W 24-17vs Virginia Tech	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	L 41-48@ NC State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 8	L 9-20vs James Madison	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 9	L 6-34@ Coastal Carolina	3	18	6.0	0	7
Wk 10	L 9-31@ App State	2	25	12.5	0	21
Wk 11	W 38-33vs Georgia Southern	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 13	W 35-21vs Arkansas State	2	34	17.0	0	25	Season-high 34 yds
Bowl	L 17-35vs UTSA	2	10	5.0	0	7
Total		14	143	10.2	0	25

Signature game

Week 13 · 2023

W 35-21

vs Arkansas State

2 rec · 34 yds

With C. Fancher — 214 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.3 · 100 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD · J. Mcconnell — 42 yards per punt · 6 punts · 46 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.55Cam Fancher pass complete to Talik Keaton for 9 yds to the ARST 42 for a
Week 10 · App State · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Cam Fancher pass complete to Talik Keaton for 21 yds to the APP 13 for a
Week 2 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.20Cam Fancher pass complete to Talik Keaton for 20 yds to the ECU 3 for a
Week 2 · East Carolina · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +0.94Cam Fancher pass complete to Talik Keaton for 9 yds to the ECU 30
Week 11 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.74Cole Pennington pass complete to Talik Keaton for 15 yds to the GASO 32 for a
Week 9 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +0.66Cole Pennington pass complete to Talik Keaton for 6 yds to the CCU 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.63Cam Fancher pass complete to Talik Keaton for 25 yds to the ARST 15 for a
Week 9 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.49Cole Pennington pass complete to Talik Keaton for 7 yds to the MRSH 44
Week 1 · UAlbany · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.29Cam Fancher pass complete to Talik Keaton for 6 yds to the MRSH 26
Week 1 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.20Talik Keaton run for 3 yds to the UTSA 30

Teams and coaches

2019Marshall8-5HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Marshall9-4HC: Charles Huff · Run-heavy

2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 26 (#485 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

26Below cohort / limited sample #485 of 497 · 2023?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#278 / 627 · 55th pct

15.0%

Yards / catch#467 / 627 · 26th pct

10.2

Catch rate#508 / 627 · 19th pct

70.0%

EPA / target#572 / 627 · 9th pct

0.30

TD rate#539 / 627 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Rush yards#196 / 294 · 30th pct

Yards / catch#466 / 566 · 17th pct

10.2

Receptions#516 / 566 · 8th pct

Long catch#530 / 566 · 6th pct

Rec TDs#503 / 566 · 6th pct

Rec yards#535 / 566 · 6th pct

143

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.0	12.2	11.0	0.0
Road4g	1.8	18.0	11.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.0	9.0	8.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	19.6	11.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

49.1%

425 pass / 441 run

Plays / game

66.6

13 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

445 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

14 catches, 1 pass attempt and 1 carry in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

26 · #485 of 497 WRs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #485 at the position.

Talik Keaton

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

14 catches, 1 pass attempt and 1 carry in 10 games

Five seasons at Marshall

2018

2019 11 games

2020 6 games