Senior defensive back on Louisiana Tech's 2023 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Miami, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 defensive back on Louisiana Tech's roster.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 2415 nationally · Signed with UConn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonKeyshawn Paul
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Sam Houston — Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Louisiana Tech, 78 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #389 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Temple | 24 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | UConn | 36 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | UConn | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 53 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ SMU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-28@ Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-56@ Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-42vs Sam Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Fentrell Cypress’s 2021 season.
Matches Fentrell on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Zach Farris's junior season at Massachusetts (2025).
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Player DNA