Kenton Keith

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Fifth season in Saskatchewan…signed free agent contract with Saskatchewan in August of 2002.

2005

Dressed in 13 regular season games…started 12 games at running back…missed remainder of season due to injury…had 11 rushes for 73 yards and four receptions for 34 yards in week 6…had 15 carries for 131 yards in week 8…had 17 carries for 170 yards and two touchdowns in week 10…had 13 carries for 89 yards in week 12…had 16 rushes for 125 yards in week 13…was the CFL’s Offensive Player-of-the-Week in week 10…finished season with 151 carries for 911 yards and five touchdowns…also had 25 receptions for 228 yards.

2004

Started 14 games at running back last season…also started in Western Semi-Final and Western Final…missed first two games of season attending New York Jets training camp…missed two games due to injury…had 12 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns in week 6…had 13 carries for 102 yards and a touchdown in week 7…had 18 carries for 79 yards and a touchdown and four receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown in week 9…had 16 rushes for 105 yards and a touchdown in week 10…had 19 rushes for 101 yards and two catches for 94 yards in week 13…had 16 rushes for 97 yards and a touchdown in week 14…had 17 rushes for 146 yards and two touchdowns in week 15…was named CFL Offensive Player-of-the-Week in week 15…had season high 18 rushes for 161 yards and a touchdown in week 16…surpassed the 1,000 yard mark in rushing in week 16…had a career high 70-yard rush for a touchdown in week 16 at Ottawa. Rider nominee for Most Outstanding Player…had 17 rushes for 97 yards and three catches for 28 yards and a touchdown in West Division Semi-Final…was named CFL Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the West Division Semi-Final.

2003

Starting running back for 10 games…also started in Western Semi-Final and Western Final… made CFL and Rider debut in week 5…had 11 rushes for 88 yards and a touchdown in week 5…had 10 rushes for 134 yards and a touchdown in week 7…was named CFL Offensive Player-of-the-Week in week 7…had ten rushes for 71 yards and a touchdown in week 8…had 19 carries for 167 yards and a touchdown in week 15…had six carries for 13 yards and three receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown in week 17…missed second half of week 17 with an injured hip…Rider nominee as Most Outstanding Rookie…had 14 carries for 140 yards and three touchdowns in Western Semi-Final…named CFL Offensive Player-of-the-Week in Western Semi-Final…had seven carries for 47 yards in Western Final...102 carries for 709 yards and five touchdowns…20 receptions for 142 yards and three touchdowns.

2002

Spent 11 weeks on the Roughriders practice roster..

College

Spent four seasons at New Mexico State University…appeared in 39 games for the Aggies…led team in senior year with 183 carries for 839 yards and 13 touchdowns…also had 118 yards receiving…set a New Mexico State single-season record for yards per rush at 7.8 in his junior season…racked up 2,134 yards in four seasons at NM State.

Personal

Kenton makes Nebraska his off-season home…cousins with former NFL great Roger Craig…KK has produced and performed rap music.