UCF Knights WR Ryan O'Keefe Profile
Ryan O’Keefe
Position: Wide Receiver
Class: Senior
Size: 5’10”, 175 pounds
High School: Austin (Texas) Round Rock
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2022 Statistics
Sep. 24 vs Georgia Tech
Two receptions for six yards, plus a reverse for 10 yards. Look for UCF to make O'Keefe a bigger priority moving forward.
Sep. 17 @ FAU
Despite the touchdown drop, O’Keefe’s fingerprints were all over the FAU win. He was very involved with the screen game, intermediate passes and trying to go deep, as well as being involved with reverses.
He helps other players be effective just by his presence on the field via the fear his speed provides to the defense. The FAU game is evidence of O’Keefe’s overall value.
Against Louisville, remember back to how crowded the line of scrimmage was without O’Keefe in the lineup. That changed against FAU. UCF’s offensive balance is much better now that he’s making plays once again.
Rushing: Two carries for 25 yards, a 12.5 average.
Receiving: Six receptions for 74 yards, a 12.3 average.
Sep. 9 vs. Louisville:
Receiving: four catches for eight yards, a 2.0 average.
Rushing: One carry for 27 yards from a jet sweep, 27.0 average.
O'Keefe was mostly ineffective within the passing game versus a Louisville defense that rallied to the football to tackle him. His burst around right end from his one run was a big boost for the Knights, but he did not get many more chances.
Then, he was out of the game and standing on the sidelines. His injury status is not yet known (as of 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Sep. 10).
Two-Game Statistics:
Receiving: seven receptions for 56 yards, an 8.0 average.
Rushing: three carries for 60 yards, a 20.0 average.
Sep. 1 vs. South Carolina State:
Three receptions for 48 yards, a 16.0 average. Also ran the football twice for 33 yards, a 16.5 average.
O'Keefe's biggest play of the night came when he caught a deep pass in between two defenders. Great concentration to bring that pass from John Rhys Plumlee in.
Two-Game Statistics:
Receiving: seven receptions for 56 yards, an 8.0 average.
Rushing: three carries for 60 yards, a 20.0 average.
2021 Statistics
Receiving: 84 receptions, 812 yards, 9.7 average, and seven touchdowns
Rushing: 16 carries, 274 yards, 17.1, and one touchdown
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