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86 DAYS TO 2019 KICKOFF: Keenan Garber

In which BracketCat counts down the 86th day until the 2019 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State wide receiver Keenan Garber.

By BracketCat

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#86 Tramaine Thompson
Keenan Garber is a fast, speedy talent at wide receiver who brings a little more height to the table than his numerical predecessor, Tramaine Thompson (86).
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Keenan Garber

True Freshman | 6-0 | 175 lbs. | Lawrence, Kansas
Keenan Garber
Keenan Garber
Courtesy Kansas State Athletics
  • Position: Wide Receiver
  • Previous College: None
  • Projection: Third-String
  • Status: On Scholarship

Keenan Jae Garber (b. July 22, 2000) is a very promising young wide receiver prospect who brings speed, but also a little height to the position. He was one of our top 2019 recruits.

A three-year letter-winner for Free State High School in Lawrence under coach Bob Lisher, Garber helped the Firebirds to earn a 10-1 record and league championship each season.

He was named an ESPN 300 recruit, the 23rd-best athlete in the nation and the third-best player in the state of Kansas in the Class of 2019 by ESPN. Rivals and 247Sports each ranked him as the fourth-best player in the state.

Garber was named a first-team all-state performer by The Topeka Capital-Journal, The Wichita Eagle and Kansas Football Coaches Association in 2018, and also was named to the USA TODAY Sports/American Family Insurance All-USA Kansas team as a defensive back.

USA Today described Garber as a “Swiss Army knife player — play him anywhere on offense, just get him the ball” and indicated he has a chance to play early with his athleticism.

He earned honorable mention accolades from The Wichita Eagle in 2017 and was a 2018 Otis Taylor Award finalist as the most outstanding wide receiver in the Kansas City area.

Garber also was named a 2018 first-team All-Simone performer as one of the top prep players in the Kansas City area after he carded 814 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior, while also recording four interceptions, including two he returned for touchdowns.

He was selected to play in the 2019 Kansas Shrine Bowl on June 8.

Garber selected K-State over offers from Illinois State, Indiana State, Kansas, Missouri State, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Tulane, Western Illinois and Wyoming, plus interest from Wisconsin.

His primary recruiter was former offensive coordinator Andre Coleman. Ironically, much of his current coaching staff came here from North Dakota State and Wyoming, two schools Garber also was considering.