2025 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 50
Koby Keenum
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Florence, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Mars Hill Bible School (Kentucky)
Career Notes
Played in 11 career games with zero starts.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Kentucky)
Played in 11 games with zero starts … Played one game on the offensive line (30 snaps at center) … Played entirely on special teams in 10 of 11 games.
2023 (True Freshman Season – Kentucky)
Did not play in any games … Earned a redshirt.
High School
Four-star prospect by Rivals … The second-ranked center in the nation by Rivals and the 21st-ranked prospect in Alabama by the same service … Finalist for the 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 2A Lineman of the Year honor … Helped Mars Hill Bible to the 2022 AHSAA Class 3A Playoffs with 80-plus pancakes and a 10-2 record in the fall as an offensive tackle… That stretch included going 6-0 in Alabama’s Class 3A Region 8 … After the season, helped Alabama defeat Mississippi in the 36th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game in December … Two-time first-team All-State selection and Lineman of the Year finalist … First football player in Mars Hill Bible history to commit to a Power 5 program … Coached by Darrell Higgins … Also played varsity baseball, helping the Panthers win the 2019 state championship … Chose Kentucky over Mississippi State, Penn State, North Carolina and Louisville.
Personal
Born in Huntsville, Ala. … Son of Carl and Natalie Keenum … Has one sister, Julia … Father, Carl, was a long snapper at North Alabama … Left-handed … Nickname is “Bighurt” … After football, his dream job is to own his own hunting lodge.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @keenum_koby
Instagram – thekobykeenum
Played in 11 career games with zero starts.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Kentucky)
Played in 11 games with zero starts … Played one game on the offensive line (30 snaps at center) … Played entirely on special teams in 10 of 11 games.
2023 (True Freshman Season – Kentucky)
Did not play in any games … Earned a redshirt.
High School
Four-star prospect by Rivals … The second-ranked center in the nation by Rivals and the 21st-ranked prospect in Alabama by the same service … Finalist for the 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 2A Lineman of the Year honor … Helped Mars Hill Bible to the 2022 AHSAA Class 3A Playoffs with 80-plus pancakes and a 10-2 record in the fall as an offensive tackle… That stretch included going 6-0 in Alabama’s Class 3A Region 8 … After the season, helped Alabama defeat Mississippi in the 36th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game in December … Two-time first-team All-State selection and Lineman of the Year finalist … First football player in Mars Hill Bible history to commit to a Power 5 program … Coached by Darrell Higgins … Also played varsity baseball, helping the Panthers win the 2019 state championship … Chose Kentucky over Mississippi State, Penn State, North Carolina and Louisville.
Personal
Born in Huntsville, Ala. … Son of Carl and Natalie Keenum … Has one sister, Julia … Father, Carl, was a long snapper at North Alabama … Left-handed … Nickname is “Bighurt” … After football, his dream job is to own his own hunting lodge.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @keenum_koby
Instagram – thekobykeenum
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