Keith Brigham

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 292
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Normal, Ill.
Prev School:
Pima CC

Career
Joined the Memphis program in January 2018 ... Transferred to Memphis from Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz. … Saw action in 25 games ... Had eight total tackles (7 solo) ... Had two multi-tackle games.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Tiger 3.0 Club for 2018 spring and 2018 fall semesters ... 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2019 (Senior)
Appeared in 12 games, including the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic ... Primarily a member of the special teams unit ... Member of the 2019 team that finished 12-2, won the American Athletic Conference Championship Game and earned a berth to the Cotton Bowl.

2018 (Junior)
Saw action in his first season at Memphis ... Played in 13 of the 14 games, including two starts ... Collected eight total stops (7 solo) ... Posted two multi-tackle performances ... Made his Memphis debut in the season opener vs Mercer ... Logged his first tackle as a Tiger in the win over the Bears ... Posted first multi-tackle game in a home win over Georgia State with a career-high four total stops (3 solo) ... The three solo stops also were a career-best ... Had one solo hit in a home win over Connecticut ... Saw game action vs UCF in The American Championship Game and Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl ... Registered two solo stops vs the Demon Deacons.

2017 (Pima CC)
Played one season for head coach Jim Monaco ... Earned All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) second team accolades at his defensive line position as a freshman ... Third on the team with 79 total tackles (33 solo) ... Led the Aztecs with six sacks and sack yardage (45 yards) and tied for the team lead in TFL yardage (55 yards) ... Second on the squad with 11 TFL ... Also recorded a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Logged 12 total tackles four times vs Arizona Western College, Air Force Prep Academy, Eastern Arizona College and Mesa Community College ... Had season bests for sacks (2) and TFL (5) vs Scottsdale Community College.

2016 (Illinois State)
Redshirted ... Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year ... Member of the 2016 Redbirds squad that went 6-6 and earned an FCS Playoffs berth.

High School
Two-year varsity performer (2013, 2014) for head coach Darren Hess at Normal Community West High School ... Helped lead the Wildcats to consecutive eight-win seasons (8-2 in 2013; 8-3 in 2014) and back-to-back Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 6A playoffs appearances.

Personal
Son of Keith and Monica Brigham ... Birthday is June 8 ... Graduated in May of 2019 ... Pursuing a master’s degree at Memphis.