Temple University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Keyvone Bruton
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Norfolk, Va.
- High School:
- Lake Taylor
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Sees game action mostly on special teams ... missed games vs. #23 Memphis and #19 SMU due to injury ... played in games 8-10 but was limited before being sidelined again ... lettered.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action on special teams and at safety ... made first career start at Houston and defended two passes ... had a career-high five tackles vs. USF ... recorded first career TFL vs. Duke in Independence Bowl ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Houston, USF) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Maryland) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first action with special teams on the road at Tulsa ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (UConn, Tulane).
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at defensive back and wide receiver under head coach Hank Sawyer at Lake Taylor High in Norfolk, Va. ... #37 recruit in Virginia ... all-state, all-region, and all-conference as a senior and led his team to a 14-0 mark en route to the state championship (lost in double OT) ... second team all-state and first team all-conference as a junior ... 216 tackles, 13 interceptions and 18 touchdowns in his career ... played in 757 Nike All-Star game ... earned all-conference in track.
Personal: Born Keyvone (pronounced: KEY-vonn) Curtis Bruton in New York City ... mother is Evelyn Daniels ... guardians are Dena and Charles Basile ... has a dog named Rambo ... favorite class is English and favorite book is Hunger Games ... liberal arts major.
