Tight end, Purdue, 2003–07
Dustin Keller
- Born
- Sep 25, 1984
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Dustin Keller played tight end at Purdue (2003–07). The New York Jets took Keller in the first round, No. 30 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
7catches, best game on filefour times; last vs. Central Michigan, 2007150receiving yards, best game on filevs. Central Michigan, 20072receiving touchdowns, best game on filethree times; last vs. Eastern Illinois, 2007Honors
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2007 Purdue 13 games, 68 catches, 881 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 52–24 | 3 | 107 | 1 | 80 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 52–6 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 45–22 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 37 | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 45–31 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 33–19 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 7–23 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 13 | at | L 21–48 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 31–6 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 35–17 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 19–26 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 31–48 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 24–27 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 51–48 | 7 | 150 | 1 | 62 | – |
2006 Purdue 14 games, 56 catches, 771 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 60–35 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 38–31 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 38–28 | 4 | 148 | 1 | 69 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 27–21 | 6 | 119 | 0 | 55 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 21–35 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 17–47 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | W 31–10 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 3–24 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 0–12 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 17–15 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 42–31 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 28–19 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 35–42 | 6 | 69 | 2 | 23 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 7–24 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | – |
2005 Purdue 7 games, 13 catches, 128 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 49–24 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 34 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 17–34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 29–34 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 20–31 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 28–21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 37–3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 41–14 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9 | – |
2004 Purdue 3 games, 5 catches, 102 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 51–0 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 47 | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 59–7 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 | Combine or pro day 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ | |
| Weight | 242 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′11″ | |
| Bench press | 26 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.88 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.14 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 71 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New York Jets | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | New York Jets | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | New York Jets | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | New York Jets | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | New York Jets | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 71 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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