Keonte Schad

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-2
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Madison, Wis.
High School:
Madison East

2021 (SENIOR)
• Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts. Tallied 46 tackles with 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two pass deflections
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Fourth Team
• Ended the season with eight tackles against Utah State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, and picked up 1.5 sacks with one pass breakup
• Recorded six tackles including a tackle for loss in the win over Utah
• Tallied six tackles with one tackle for loss - including half a sack - in the win over Arizona State
• Recorded five tackles with half a tackle for loss in the regular season finale at Oregon
• Totaled five tackles with half a tackle at California
• Recovered a fumble and made three tackles against Stanford
• Finished with three tackles apiece versus USC and Washington. Recorded half a sack in the win over the Huskies
• Picked up four tackles and a pass breakup at Colorado
• Totaled a tackle for loss in the win over Hawai’i in week two

MINNESOTA
• Played in 17 games over two seasons at Minnesota
• Played in four games as a senior in 2020. Collected eight tackles
• Saw action in 13 games as a junior in 2019, totaling 21 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss
• Posted a season and career best five tackles in the third game of the 2019 season against Georgia Southern

ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• Four-star recruit coming out of Ellsworth Community College by ESPN
• Ranked No. 20 in the ESPN JUCO top-50 and No. 2 at defensive tackle
• Recorded 23 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore
• Named ICCAC All-Conference and first-team all-region as a freshman in 2017. Totaled 48 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, with one sack and two fumble recoveries

MADISON EAST HIGH SCHOOL
• Finished his high school career with 46 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss, three sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and a rushing touchdown
• Saw action at quarterback, offensive line and outside linebacker
• Earned WFCA All-Region honors
• Named First-Team All-Big Eight Conference
• Two-time co-captain
• Also lettered three seasons in baseball

PERSONAL
• Son of Teresa Schad
• Has one brother, Deonte, and one sister, Shonta
• Intends to go into coaching after his playing career
• Enjoys fishing in his spare time