Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-42@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Keshon Artis
Senior linebacker for Northern Illinois. 2022: 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′0″ · 246 lb · Chesapeake, VA
Virginia Tech 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
ILB recruit
No. 522 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Northern Illinois. 2022: 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2018.
Keshon Artis
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Five seasons at Northern Illinois, three different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Brent Pry. One game to point at: 2 tackles against East Carolina — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 37 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
2018
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Oscar Smith
2023
- Entered the portal
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coaches2018
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Virginia Tech6-7HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning
2019Virginia Tech8-5HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy
2020Virginia Tech5-6HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy
2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy
2022Virginia Tech3-8HC: Brent Pry · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 21 | 16 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 25 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Ashton Logan’s 2021 season.
54%match
Matches Ashton on
TFL rate
Differs from Ashton on
Hurry rate (lower)
Class year (higher)
Solo tackle rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Logan's senior season at Baylor (2021).
68%match
Matches Ashton on
TFL rate
Height
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Ashton on
Hurry rate (lower)
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Keshon Artis
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology