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Alabama DC Kane Wommack details plan for Keon Keeley as a DE

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Keon Keeley is making the transition from being an outside linebacker/edge rusher to being a true defensive end.

The 6 foot 5, 277-pounder and former five-star returns to Tuscaloosa physically improved.

Alabama’s defensive coordinator Kane Womack was asked about Keeley’s transformation by media members Tuesday after practice.

“I mean, Keon has a very special skill set,” Wommack said. “He’s very strong at the point of attack. He’s very twitchy to be that big. We made that transition from him being an outside linebacker to a defensive end, which when you see his frame at this level and the next level he most certainly rightfully is going to be more that rush defensive end.”

Wommack went on to express the Tide staff’s ability to still be able to play Keeley within the middle ground of the Crimson Tide defense with his position change.

“Now, we’ll still drop those guys from time to time, we’ll do different things with them,” Wommack said. “But at the same time, I think he’s been really impressive being able to put his hand in the dirt, something that he hasn’t really done much. And I think he’s taken to that role and he’s learning a ton. He’s taking some steps. In fact, I thought I met another guy from the great steps he’s made from the spring to the summer.”

Keeley’s emergence now has the Alabama defensive staff excited to unleash this physical specimen on opposing offenses in the future as he continues to develop.

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Personal: Trevion Ware is from Dallas, Tx, born February 16th. He is a 2018 High school graduate from Dallas Carter High School. He attended 3 colleges, Texas A&M University Commerce, Butler Community College, and The University of Louisiana at Monroe. Trevion is a former collegiate track athlete as well. D.W. CARTER HS Was a four-time letterwinner at D.W. Carter HS, helping his team to a Class 4A UIL state championship before graduating in 2018…As a senior in 2017-18, was part of the 4x400 meter relay champions at Texas Relays and 4x200 Class 4A State Championship relay…As a junior in 2016-17, was part of the Texas Class 4A 4x400 relay state championship and won the 4A regional championship…As a sophomore in 2015-16, was a DISD 4A District Champion and a regional qualifier…As a freshman in 2014-15, was a DISD 4A District Champion and a regional qualifier…Also lettered in football. TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE As a freshman in 2018-19, posted a season-best time of 50.16 in the 400 meters at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/8/18)…Qualified for the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championship… BUTLER CC Competed in outdoor track & field at Butler CC in El Dorado, Kansas, in 2021…Part of the NJCAA national qualifying 4x800 meter relay team, running a season-best time of 8:23.39 in the NJCAA Region VI Championships (4/29-5/1/21) …Had his best 800 time, 1:59.08, at the 2021 Tabor College Open (4/24/21)…Also competed in the 4x400 relay. Trevion Ware is also 2 time college graduate. He college graduate from Butler Community College in 2021, with his associates degree in liberal arts. He then continued his education at The University of Louisiana at Monroe. He began working in talk radio at ULM during his college career before transitioning to sports media. Trevion later went on to graduate from ULM with his Bachelors degree in mass communications in the spring of 2024. Trevion has a strong passion and drive for sports journalism. This sentiment has taken this young man far. Trevion Ware is now the newest journalist reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He will begin covering the Crimson Tide in the upcoming 2024 season! The best is truly yet to come for this young man and he will be a great asset to the TDA family/franchise.

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