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Jersey Number 8
Keenan Wilson
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Eagan, Minn.
- High School:
- Eagan HS
* 2025 FCS Football Central All-America Second Team
* 2025 Phil Steele FCS All-America Third Team
* 2025 Associated Press FCS All-America Honorable Mention
* 2025 All-MVFC First Team
* 2024 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2023 MVFC Honor Roll
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started all 13 games at defensive tackle for the Bison...Selected to the FCS Football Central All-America second team, the Phil Steele FCS All-America third team, and was an Associated Press FCS All-America honorable mention...All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first team...NDSU's fourth leading tackler with 37 total tackles on the season...Had 8.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks...Career-high 1.5 sacks against both The Citadel and Southern Illinois...Career-high 2.0 tackles for loss at Indiana State...Had a career-high seven tackles at Illinois State in October, also recording a sack and a quarterback hurry...Forced a fumble against Southern Illinois...Caught his first career interception off a deflection against North Dakota...Had six tackles against Illinois State in the FCS playoffs.
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Sat out the season-opener at Colorado but played in the final 15 games at defensive tackle for the NCAA Division I FCS national champions...Made 15 total tackles with 5.0 tackles for loss...Had 2.5 sacks, including a sack-fumble in his collegiate debut against Tennessee State...Season-high three tackles in the NCAA second round playoff game against Abilene Christian...Earned the Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Did not participate in any games during his redshirt season with the Bison...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2023 graduate of Eagan High School...Two-year starter and four-year letterwinner for coach Nick Johnson...Team captain his senior year...All-state honoree...Two-time all-district first team...Conference defensive lineman of the year as a senior...Had 32 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and three recoveries...Helped his team to its first winning record in more than a decade and a No. 10 state ranking...Finished his varsity career with 78 tackles, 21 TFLs and seven sacks...Also participated in lacrosse.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business...Son of Eric and Erin Wilson...Has a sister, Kai, and a brother, Kameron.
* 2025 Phil Steele FCS All-America Third Team
* 2025 Associated Press FCS All-America Honorable Mention
* 2025 All-MVFC First Team
* 2024 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2023 MVFC Honor Roll
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started all 13 games at defensive tackle for the Bison...Selected to the FCS Football Central All-America second team, the Phil Steele FCS All-America third team, and was an Associated Press FCS All-America honorable mention...All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first team...NDSU's fourth leading tackler with 37 total tackles on the season...Had 8.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks...Career-high 1.5 sacks against both The Citadel and Southern Illinois...Career-high 2.0 tackles for loss at Indiana State...Had a career-high seven tackles at Illinois State in October, also recording a sack and a quarterback hurry...Forced a fumble against Southern Illinois...Caught his first career interception off a deflection against North Dakota...Had six tackles against Illinois State in the FCS playoffs.
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Sat out the season-opener at Colorado but played in the final 15 games at defensive tackle for the NCAA Division I FCS national champions...Made 15 total tackles with 5.0 tackles for loss...Had 2.5 sacks, including a sack-fumble in his collegiate debut against Tennessee State...Season-high three tackles in the NCAA second round playoff game against Abilene Christian...Earned the Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Did not participate in any games during his redshirt season with the Bison...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2023 graduate of Eagan High School...Two-year starter and four-year letterwinner for coach Nick Johnson...Team captain his senior year...All-state honoree...Two-time all-district first team...Conference defensive lineman of the year as a senior...Had 32 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and three recoveries...Helped his team to its first winning record in more than a decade and a No. 10 state ranking...Finished his varsity career with 78 tackles, 21 TFLs and seven sacks...Also participated in lacrosse.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business...Son of Eric and Erin Wilson...Has a sister, Kai, and a brother, Kameron.
NDSU Football Mountain West Press Conference - February 9, 2026
Monday, February 09
The Bison Football Show - December 7, 2025
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