Keon Sabb
Michigan Wolverines – No. 3
PositionSafety
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Born: (2002-09-18) September 18, 2002
Glassboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolIMG Academy
Career highlights and awards

Keon Sabb (born September 18, 2002) is an American football safety for the Michigan Wolverines.

Early life and high school

Sabb attended multiple high school's starting at Glassboro High School, then transferring to Williamstown High School for his junior year then finishing at IMG Academy for his senior season.[1] In Sabb's freshman season he totaled 46 tackles, seven pass deflections, and six interceptions.[2] In his sophomore season, Sabb defensively had 31 tackles and five interceptions. Offensively he had 29 receptions for 376 yards, and six touchdowns, while also throwing a touchdown pass.[3] In Sabb's junior season, he played both ways making 19 catches for 358 yards and three touchdowns, while also notching 19 tackles.[4] Coming out of high school, Sabb was rated as a four-star prospect and held offers from schools such as Georgia, Clemson, Texas A&M, Penn State, Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Michigan.[5] Sabb initially decided to commit to play college football for the Clemson Tigers.[6][7] However on December 6, 2021, he decided to de-commit from the Tigers and flip his commitment to play for the Michigan Wolverines.[8][9][10][11]

College career

In Sabb's first season, he appeared in four games but did not record any statistics.[12] Sabb made his first career start in week one of the 2023 season.[13] In his first start he notched five tackles and two pass deflections, as he helped Michigan beat East Carolina.[14] In week six, Sabb recorded his first career interception off quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, which he returned 28 yards for a touchdown, as he helped the Wolverines beat Minnesota.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Bernstein, Jason. "National Signing Day, 2021: N.J. native Keon Sabb makes B1G decision, commits to Michigan". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Evans, Bill. "Meet Keon Sabb, Glassboro's next great athlete". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Minnick, Kevin. "A three-sport athlete on the rise, Sabb transfers to Williamstown". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Friedman, Josh. "Glassboro native Keon Sabb commits to play football at Clemson". Courier Post Online. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Cohen, Michael. "Michigan football flips DB Keon Sabb (Clemson) and WR Amorion Walker (Notre Dame)". Detriot Free Press. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Raynor, Grace. "Clemson football recruiting: 4-star commit Keon Sabb talks trip to Michigan, call from Brent Venables". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Priester, JP. "Elite 2022 ATH Keon Sabb Commits to Clemson". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Cubit, Alexis. "Clemson football recruiting. Keon Sabb of IMG decommits". The State. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Zuke, Ryan. "Michigan target Keon Sabb, a top-100 recruit, decommits from Clemson". MLive.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Verghese, Tim. "BREAKING: Four-star safety Keon Sabb commits to Michigan". On3.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Breiler, Christopher. "Michigan Lands Commitment From Elite Safety Prospect". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Keon Sabb 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Earegood, Connor. "Michigan safety Keon Sabb grows from first career start". The Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Zuke, Ryan. "Michigan safety takes advantage of first start". MLive.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  15. ↑ Brown, Brandon. "WATCH: Young, Stud Michigan DBs Making Big Time Plays". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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