Cougar Football Archive
Home |
Seasons |
Players |
Coaches |
All-Time Opponents |
Records |
Yearly Leaders |
Lists |
Data Query |
Blog
Brett Keisel
Brett C. Keisel
Defensive End
6-5, 269 lbs
Greybull, Wyoming
Born: September 19, 1978 in Provo, Utah (47-231)
High School: Greybull HS
Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers in Round 7 of the 2002 NFL Draft
Pronunciation: KEE-sul
93
83
93
93
Defense
| Season | Tkl | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | Blk | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 39 | 29 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Participation
| Season | Class | No | Pos | Games | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R-FR | 83 | TE | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | R-JR | 93 | DE | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | R-SR | 93 | DE | 14 | 13 |
| Total | 28 | 13 | |||
Roster History
| Season | Class | No | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | RS (FR) | 93 | TE |
| 1998 | R-FR | 83 | TE |
| 1999 | R-SO | 93 | DL |
| 2000 | R-JR | 93 | DE |
| 2001 | R-SR | 93 | DE |
Defense
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS | Tkl | Sk | TFL | QBH | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 1998 | H | UNM | W 46-21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14, 1998 | A | UTEP | W 31-14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 2000 | N | FSU | L 3-29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2000 | A | UVA | W 38-35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2000 | H | MSST | L 28-44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2000 | H | UNLV | W 10-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2000 | A | SYR | L 14-42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 2000 | H | USU | W 38-14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2000 | H | SDSU | L 15-16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 2000 | H | WYO | W 19-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | A | CSU | L 21-45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2000 | H | UNM | W 37-13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2000 | A | UTAH | W 34-27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 2001 | H | TULN | W 70-35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2001 | H | NEV | W 52-7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2001 | A | CAL | W 44-16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2001 | A | UNLV | W 35-31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2001 | H | USU | W 54-34 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2001 | A | UNM | W 24-20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2001 | H | AFA | W 63-33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2001 | H | CSU | W 56-34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2001 | A | WYO | W 41-34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 2001 | H | UTAH | W 24-21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1, 2001 | A | MSST | W 41-38 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 2001 | A | HAW | L 45-72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2001 | B | LOU | L 10-28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Participation
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 1998 | H | UNM | W 46-21 | 0 |
| Nov 14, 1998 | A | UTEP | W 31-14 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 2000 | N | FSU | L 3-29 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2000 | A | UVA | W 38-35 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2000 | A | AFA | L 23-31 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2000 | H | MSST | L 28-44 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2000 | H | UNLV | W 10-7 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2000 | A | SYR | L 14-42 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 2000 | H | USU | W 38-14 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2000 | H | SDSU | L 15-16 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 2000 | H | WYO | W 19-7 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | A | CSU | L 21-45 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2000 | H | UNM | W 37-13 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 2000 | A | UTAH | W 34-27 | 0 |
| Aug 25, 2001 | H | TULN | W 70-35 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2001 | H | NEV | W 52-7 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2001 | A | CAL | W 44-16 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2001 | A | UNLV | W 35-31 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2001 | H | USU | W 54-34 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2001 | A | UNM | W 24-20 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2001 | H | AFA | W 63-33 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2001 | A | SDSU | W 59-21 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2001 | H | CSU | W 56-34 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2001 | A | WYO | W 41-34 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2001 | H | UTAH | W 24-21 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2001 | A | MSST | W 41-38 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2001 | A | HAW | L 45-72 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2001 | B | LOU | L 10-28 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Season | Team | Lg | No | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 56 | 5.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 38 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 41 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 54 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 33 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 48 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 46 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 497 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 95 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 497 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 95 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Season | Team | Lg | No | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| NFL | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 497 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 2 | 95 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Date | Team | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2002 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Signed three-year, $932k contract |
| Apr 12, 2005 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Re-signed to 1-year contract |
| Mar 14, 2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Signed four-year, $14 million contract |
| Aug 31, 2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Signed five-year, $18.885 million contract |
| Mar 11, 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Became free agent |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Signed two-year, $3 million contract |
| Dec 1, 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Placed on injured reserve |
| Feb 2, 2015 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Activated from injured reserve |
| Mar 9, 2015 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | Released |
Combine
| Year | Event | Ht | Wt | 40-Yd | Vert | Bench | Broad | 3-Cone | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | NFL Combine | 605 | 279 | 4.89 | 33.50 | 26 | 107 | 7.28 | 4.51 |
- 1999 - Spent season at Snow College