Keon Sabb Explained

Keon Sabb
School:Alabama Crimson Tide
Currentnumber:3
Currentposition:Safety
Class: Sophomore
Birth Date:18 September 2002
Bowlgames:
Heightft:6
Heightin:1
Weight:200
Highlights:
Highschool:IMG Academy
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Espn:4685507

Keon Sabb (born September 18, 2002) is an American football safety for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines, winning a national championship in 2023.

Early life and high school

Sabb attended multiple high schools 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 recruit 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

Michigan

In 2022, Sabb enrolled at the University of Michigan, and in his first season he appeared in four games, but did not record any statistics.[12] As a sophomore in 2023, Sabb started five games for the Wolverines. Including his first career start week one versus East Carolina, and a start in the National Championship Game. In total, Sabb recorded 28 tackles, a shared sack and two interceptions. One interception was returned for a touchdown versus Minnesota on October 7, both career firsts. [13] [14]

After starting in five of 29 games in his first two seasons behind Rod Moore and Makari Paige, Sabb entered the NCAA transfer portal after both Moore and Paige returned to Michigan for their senior seasons in 2024.[15]

Alabama

On February 19, 2024, Sabb transferred to Alabama, becoming one of the first recruits to join the football program following the hire of Kalen Deboer, and retirement of Nick Saban.[16] He played both Alabama and Deboer in the 2023–24 College Football Playoff, the Crimson Tide in the 2024 Rose Bowl, and Deboer as head coach at Washington in the national championship.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernstein . Jason . National Signing Day, 2021: N.J. native Keon Sabb makes B1G decision, commits to Michigan . NJ.com . January 7, 2024 . December 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211216151639/https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2021/12/national-signing-day-2021-nj-native-keon-sabb-makes-b1g-decision-commits-to-michigan.html . live .
  2. Web site: Evans . Bill . Meet Keon Sabb, Glassboro’s next great athlete . NJ.com . January 7, 2024 . January 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108111629/https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2019/08/meet-keon-sabb-glassboros-next-great-athlete.html . live .
  3. Web site: Minnick . Kevin . A three-sport athlete on the rise, Sabb transfers to Williamstown . NJ.com . January 7, 2024 . December 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207215040/https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2019/12/a-three-sport-athlete-on-the-rise-sabb-transfers-to-williamstown.html . live .
  4. Web site: Friedman . Josh . Glassboro native Keon Sabb commits to play football at Clemson . Courier Post Online . January 7, 2024 . January 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108111606/https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2021/07/17/glassboro-native-keon-sabb-commits-clemson-football/8002741002/ . live .
  5. Web site: Cohen . Michael . Michigan football flips DB Keon Sabb (Clemson) and WR Amorion Walker (Notre Dame) . Detroit Free Press . January 7, 2024 . January 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106195415/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2021/12/15/michigan-football-recruiting-keon-sabb-amorion-walker-flip/8908482002/ . live .
  6. Web site: Raynor . Grace . Clemson football recruiting: 4-star commit Keon Sabb talks trip to Michigan, call from Brent Venables . The Athletic . January 7, 2024 . January 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130051054/https://theathletic.com/2990226/2021/12/01/clemson-football-recruiting-4-star-commit-keon-sabb-talks-trip-to-michigan-call-from-brent-venables/ . live .
  7. Web site: Priester . JP . Elite 2022 ATH Keon Sabb Commits to Clemson . Sports Illustrated . January 7, 2024 . July 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707171053/https://www.si.com/college/clemson/recruiting/2022-ath-keon-sabb-commits-to-clemson-tigers . live .
  8. Web site: Cubit . Alexis . Clemson football recruiting. Keon Sabb of IMG decommits . The State . January 7, 2024 . December 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207075048/https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article256383427.html . live .
  9. Web site: Zuke . Ryan . Michigan target Keon Sabb, a top-100 recruit, decommits from Clemson . MLive.com . January 7, 2024 . May 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202421/https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2021/12/michigan-target-keon-sabb-a-top-100-recruit-decommits-from-clemson.html . live .
  10. Web site: Verghese . Tim . BREAKING: Four-star safety Keon Sabb commits to Michigan . On3.com . January 7, 2024 . January 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108111633/https://buy.tinypass.com/checkout/offer/show?displayMode=inline&containerSelector=%23pianoLeft&templateId=OT7X7HEL6YFQ&offerId=OFEQVWF5AMIO&formNameByTermId=%7B%7D&hideCompletedFields=true&showCloseButton=false&experienceActionId=showOfferKLCE32LAL34651&experienceId=EX3MU1A199RN&activeMeters=%5B%7B%22meterName%22%3A%22Free%20Count%20Meter%20Desktop%22%2C%22views%22%3A1%2C%22viewsLeft%22%3A1%2C%22maxViews%22%3A2%2C%22totalViews%22%3A1%7D%5D&widget=offer&iframeId=offer-2-cNe1D&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.on3.com%2Fteams%2Fmichigan-wolverines%2Fnews%2Fman-of-faith-top-100-michigan-wr-target-gatlin-bair-ready-to-embark-on-two-year-mission%2F&parentDualScreenLeft=0&parentDualScreenTop=0&parentWidth=1400&parentHeight=900&parentOuterHeight=900&gaAccount=UA-193678100-1&aid=HTa7sve2pu&zone=Web&browserId=lr4tu1ppd7y0cuwz&pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.on3.com%2Fid%2F&pianoIdStage=&lang=en_US&userProvider=piano_id&userToken=&customCookies=%7B%7D&hasLoginRequiredCallback=true&initMode=context&requestUserAuthForLinkedTerm=true&initTime=52154.97500030324&logType=offerShow&width=325&_qh=48dd04d82e . live .
  11. Web site: Breiler . Christopher . Michigan Lands Commitment From Elite Safety Prospect . Sports Illustrated . January 7, 2024 . December 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215160120/https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/michigan-football-jim-harbaugh-keon-sabb-big-ten-recruiting-college-playoff . live .
  12. Web site: Keon Sabb 2022 Game Logs . Sports Reference . January 7, 2024 . January 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108111652/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/keon-sabb-1/gamelog/2022/ . live .
  13. Web site: Earegood . Connor . Michigan safety Keon Sabb grows from first career start . The Michigan Daily . January 7, 2024 . September 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924090121/https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/football/michigan-safety-keon-sabb-grows-from-first-career-start/#google_vignette . live .
  14. Web site: Keon Sabb. University of Michigan.
  15. Web site: Likely Starter Keon Sabb Hits The Transfer Portal. Sports Illustrated (Wolverines Digest).
  16. Web site: Michigan safety Keon Sabb transferring to Alabama football. Tuscaloosa News. February 19, 2024.

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