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2023 Football Roster

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2 Keyshaun Pete

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 193
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.

Biography

2022: Played in all 10 games (one of 19 Monarchs to do so), eclipsing 1,000 rushing yards in a season for the first time in his career with a team-high 1,012 yards on 164 carries. HIs totals averaged out to career-highs of 6.2 yards per rushing attempt and 101.2 rushing yards per game. He led the team with 11 rushing touchdowns, including a season-high three TDs in the win against Southern Virginia University to go along with a career-high 226-rushing-yard performance. He ripped off a season-long 63 yard rush in the season finale against Greensboro College. While leading the team in rushing, he was also the team's second leading receiver with 30 catches. He recorded at least one reception in all 10 games, tallying 313 receiving yards. He also saw time as the kick returner, taking five kickoffs back for 106 total yards, giving him 1,431 all-purpose yards on the season. He was one of two players to earn First Team All-Conference selection at the running back position.

2021: Earned USA South First Team All-Conference … selected to the D3football.com Third Team All-Region team … appeared in all nine games for MU … led the team with 123 rushing attempts for 689 yards, collecting a team-high 66 scoring points … finished the season with 11 total touchdowns for an average of 5.6 yards per carry … second in USA South for average yards per game (76.6) … third in USA South and led the team in rushing touchdowns (8) … career-high 19 rushing attempts for 97 yards in the game at Maryville … tallied a career-high three touchdowns against Southern Virginia from 15 carries for 56 yards … totaled 379 yards receiving for 29 catches to record three touchdowns … defensively added a tackle, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Huntingdon.  

2020-21: Appeared in all five games for MU ... led the team with 60 rushing attempts ... finished the season with 295 yards and five touchdowns, for an average of 4.9 yards per carry ... season-high totals of 17 carries for 89 yards and three touchdowns at Greensboro ... also recorded 72 yards rushing and a touchdown against N.C. Wesleyan and 81 yards rushing and a touchdown on 11 carries against visiting Greensboro.

2019: Appeared in two games as a freshman for MU

Personal: Born in Norfolk, Virginia … son of Cynthia Gordon ... majoring in engineering with a minor business … also runs hurdles and is a long jumper for the Methodist track & field team.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 175 lbs
  • 22

    2020Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 185 lbs
    22
  • 2

    2021Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 193 lbs
    2