| Keith Kirkwood | |
| Current Team: | Baltimore Ravens |
| Number: | 87 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | December 26, 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 210 |
| High School: | Neptune |
| College: | Hawaii (2013) Temple (2014–2017) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2018 |
| Pastteams: |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 24 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 294 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 3 |
| Pfr: | KirkKe00 |
Keith Kurtis Kirkwood (born December 26, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hawaii and Temple.
Kirkwood was born and raised in Neptune Township, New Jersey.[1] Kirkwood played both basketball and football at Neptune High School.[2]
Kirkwood attended and played for Temple University after transferring from the University of Hawaii.[3]
On May 1, 2018, the New Orleans Saints signed Kirkwood as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, $1.72 million contract that includes $42,000 guaranteed and a signing bonus of $17,000.[4]
Throughout training camp, Kirkwood competed for a roster spot as a backup wide receiver against Austin Carr, Tommylee Lewis, Brandon Coleman, Josh Huff, Travin Dural, and Eldridge Massington.[5] On September 1, 2018, the Saints waived Kirkwood as part of their final roster cuts, but signed him to their practice squad the following day after clearing waivers.[6] [7]
On November 10, 2018, the Saints promoted Kirkwood from their practice squad to their active roster after newly acquired free agent Dez Bryant tore his Achilles tendon during practice.[8] The Saints placed multiple wide receivers on injured reserve after sustaining injuries, including Ted Ginn Jr., Tommylee Lewis, Travin Dural, and Cameron Meredith.[9] Kirkwood became the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart upon joining the active roster, behind Michael Thomas, Tre'Quan Smith, and Austin Carr.[10]
On November 11, 2018, Kirkwood made his professional regular season debut and caught two passes for 45 yards and made one tackle on special teams during a 51–14 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10.[11]
On September 17, 2019, Kirkwood was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[12] He was designated for return from injured reserve on November 13, 2019, and began practicing with the team again.[13] However, he was not activated by the end of the three-week practice window on December 4, 2019, and remained on injured reserve for the rest of the season.[14]
On April 1, 2020, Kirkwood signed with the Carolina Panthers reuniting him with former Temple head coach Matt Rhule and former college teammates Robby Anderson, P. J. Walker, and Colin Thompson.[15] Kirkwood was placed on injured reserve on September 7, due to a shoulder injury.[16] He was designated for return from injured reserve on September 30, 2020, and began practicing with the team again.[17] He was activated on October 17, but re-injured his left clavicle in the next game and was placed back on injured reserve on October 20.[18] [19]
On February 22, 2021, Kirkwood signed a one-year contract extension with the Panthers.[20] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[21] [22] Ahead of the Week 8 game against the Atlanta Falcons, Kirkwood was promoted to the active roster.[23]
On June 6, 2022, Kirkwood re-signed with the Panthers.[24] He was released on August 30, 2022.[25]
On September 28, 2022, Kirkwood was signed to the Saints' practice squad.[26] On October 15, 2022, Kirkwood was promoted to the active roster.[27] He was released on October 29 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted on January 4, 2023.
Kirkwood re-signed with the Saints on February 17, 2023.[28]
On June 28, 2024, Kirkwood signed with the Baltimore Ravens.[29]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |||
| 2018 | NO | 8 | 1 | 13 | 209 | 16.1 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | NO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | CAR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | NO | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | NO | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 31 | 6 | 24 | 294 | 12.3 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||