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2023 Football Roster

Ruben R. Ramirez

54 Keenan Stewart

  • Position Defensive Tackle
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 294
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Highschool Jefferson HS

Biography

Honorable Mention All-Conference USA (2021, 2022)

2022 (RS JUNIOR)
  • Started all 11 games played at defensive tackle.
  • Earned Conference USA Honorable Mention.
  • Tallied 23 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss (seven yards), 0.5 sack (three yards), fumble recovery, seven QB hurries and a blocked kick.
  • Posted a season-high seven tackles against Middle Tennessee. 
  • Record .5 sack and two stops versus FIU.
  • Totaled five tackles and a TFL at New Mexico.
  • Credited with three QB hurries in an upset win over Boise State on national tv.
  • Tallied three tackles and two hurries at LA Tech.

2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
  • Honorable Mention All-Conference USA.
  • Started every game at defensive tackle.
  • Totaled 35 tackles, 7.0 tackles for losses, 2.0 sacks and a quarterback hurry.
  • Season-high five tackles against Rice.
  • Had four stops and a sack versus Bethune-Cookman.
  • Sacked the QB while tallying three tackles at Boise State.
  • Added three stops apiece against NM State, Old Dominion, UTSA and North Texas.
  • Two tackles for losses versus NM State, and 1.5 each against Boise State and Rice. 

2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
  • Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference USA accolades.
  • Played in all eight games, making seven starts at defensive tackle.
  • Led all defensive linemen with 34 tackles.
  • Registered seven tackles for loss, second-most on the squad.
  • Added five quarterback hurries, a pass breakup and forced fumble.
  • Had four tackles, a half tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry versus Abilene Christian.
  • Posted a half tackle for loss, pass breakup and quarterback hurry at ULM.
  • Registered a career-high 12 tackles (eight solo) and two tackles for losses at LA Tech.
  • Had five stops, all solo, with three tackles for loss, a forced fumble and quarterback hurry at Charlotte.
  • Tallied two quarterback hurries and a tackle for loss at UTSA.

2018-19 (IOWA WESTERN CC)
  • Spent two seasons (2018-19) at Iowa Western Community College.
  • Played in 12 games for the Reivers in 2019.
  • Registered 43 total tackles (19 solo) with 10.5 TFL (42 yards) in 2019.
  • Also totaled 5 sacks for 28 yards to go along with 3 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
  • Redshirted the 2018 season after seeing action in just one game and registering one tackle.

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Graduated from Jefferson High School in 2018.
  • Named Class 4A District 5 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Jefferson.

PERSONAL: Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... son of Iris Williams ... has one sister Keairra ... multidisciplinary studies major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 54

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Tackle
    6'2" 305 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Tackle
    6'2" 305 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'1" 294 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'1" 294 lbs
    54