Keaton Taylor

Height:
5-11
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Diego, CA
High School:
Mt. Carmel HS

Expected to back up Kennith Jackson at Mike linebacker this fall ... team captain for special teams.

2010 -- Recorded nine tackles as a backup to Marty Mohamed at Mike linebacker a year ago as well as on special teams ... seven solo stops ... two tackles against both Old Dominion and North Dakota ... recovered a fumble in South Dakota contest ... named Special Teams player of the year.

2009 -- Played in the last five games of the season as a backup inside linebacker ... notched seven total tackles (five solo), including four tackles against Dixie State ... one tackle for lost yardage against Dixie State ... two tackles in 2010 Spring Game.

2008 -- Squad member but did not play in any games as a redshirt freshman.

2007 -- Redshirt.

High School – A linebacker and running back for three seasons under head coach Darren Spence at Mt. Carmel High School ... earned All-Palomar League honors three times and team MVP as a senior ... also selected to the All-CIF-San Diego Section first team ... recorded 396 total tackles in varsity career, including 206 as a senior, the most in the state in 2006 ... averaged 18.7 tackles per game in 2006 ... Sundevils finished 5-6 and earned a playoff berth in 2006 ... named San Diego High Schools athlete of the year in 2007 ... selected to play in Alex Spanos All-Star Game ... a three-time honoree on the San Diego Union Tribune and All-North County Times All-Academic Team ... also earned a state wrestling title and was a CIF-San Diego Section medalist in track and field ... also visited Fordham and the University of San Diego before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal – Son of Curtis and Vicki Hveem ... one brother, Brendon Hawley, and one sister, Laura Hveem ... has worked as a bellman at Doubletree Inn .. wants to be a project manager ... lists football and music as hobbies ... owns a 2-0 mark as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter ... member of Associated Students of Construction Management and is club president of Building Information Modeling ... served internship as a project engineer for PCL, Construction Professionals ... born April 19, 1989, in San Diego, Calif. … majors in construction management.