Tim Keenan III

● Compact frame with burly muscles in his arms, legs and neck ● Plays from a low position and has density to hold his ground ● Assignment sound and strives to maintain gap integrity ● Eager hands to create pop at contact and unload into target ● Instinctive — quickly adjusts to run flows ● Feels developing screens and dumpoffs ● Creates decent push once he gains access to blocker’s edge ● Voted one of four captains for 2025 season (he and Deontae Lawson captained the defense) ● Outstanding worker and highly respected in the program (Saban: “You can always count on him to do his job. … He gives great effort.”)

● Short-armed player and can be out-leveraged at the snap ● Struggles to regain ground once he loses it ● Average short-area quickness, which limits his pass-rush options ● Doesn’t offer much range to make stops away from his starting point ● Works hard to keep weight in check, but something to monitor (enrolled at 380 pounds) ● Underwent tightrope surgery (Aug. 2025), which sidelined him for first three games of senior season; missed second half of senior year in high school because of right MCL surgery (Oct. 2020) ● Senior-year production was underwhelming

A three-year starter at Alabama, Keenan lined up at nose tackle in defensive coordinator Kane Womack’s multiple scheme. He was a Nick Saban favorite, because of his reliability and “do your job” production — and that continued with the Tide’s new staff. He got a late start as a senior following preseason ankle surgery, which affected his production, but he played his best ball late in the season (see the SEC championship game versus Georgia). Like a tea pot, Keenan is short and stout. He is strong and technically sound with his hands to stack the point and create leverage. But he’s also often late to rid himself of blocks, mostly because of his length. Though limited as a pass rusher, he can be a bowling ball once he gets rolling downhill. Overall, Keenan lacks range and suddenness as a block shedder, but he is an instinctual player with the refined hands to clog up run lanes. He is a better football player than a toolsy athlete and could be this year’s version of Khyiris Tonga. 430 Back to table of contents -- 434 of 629 --