Keegan Shoemaker Explained

Keegan Shoemaker (born February 26, 2001) is a former American football quarterback. He previously played for the Lafayette Leopards and the Sam Houston Bearkats.

Early life and high school

Shoemaker grew up in Prosper, Texas and attended Prosper High School.^[1] He was rated a two-star recruit and committed to play college football at Lafayette College over offers from Abilene Christian, Georgetown and Stephen F. Austin.^{[2] [3]}

College career

Lafayette

During Shoemaker's true freshman season in 2019, he played 12 games and started 11 of them. He finished the season with 216 out of 360 passing attempts for 2,545 yards, 14 touchdowns and 14 interceptions and he was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year,^[4] the Patriot League Freshman of the Year and earned Hero Sports Freshman All-American Status and was named the team's offensive MVP.^{[5] [6]}

On December 14, 2020, Shoemaker announced that he would be transferring to Sam Houston.^[7]

Sam Houston

Shoemaker sat out for the 2020-21 season due to NCAA transfer regulations. During the 2021 season, he played in eight games and started two of them, finishing the season with 23 out of 42 passing attempts for 294 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. During the Week 4 game against Stephen F. Austin, he led the team by completing 16 out of 29 passing attempts for 222 yards and two touchdowns to a comeback win of 21–20. Because of his performance, he was named as the WAC Offensive Player of the Week.^{[8] [9]} During the 2022 season, he was named as the starting quarterback^[10] and played in seven games and started six of them, finishing the season with 95 out of 204 passing attempts for 1,122 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions.^[11] During the 2023 season, he played in and started 11 games, finishing the season with completing 264 out of 419 passing attempts for 2,507 yards, 15 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.^[12]

College statistics

Season	Games		Passing								Rushing
	GP	GS	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Lafayette
2019	12	11	216	360	60.0	2,540	7.1	14	14	124.3	141	347	2.46	3
Sam Houston
2020	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2021	8	2	23	42	54.8	294	7.0	3	1	132.4	16	46	2.88	0
2022	7	6	95	204	46.6	1,122	5.5	6	5	97.6	48	254	5.29	2
2023	11	10	264	419	63.0	2,507	6.0	15	11	119.8	93	254	2.73	1
Career	38	29	598	1,025	58.3	6,463	6.3	38	31	117.5	298	901	3.0	6

External links

• Lafayette Leopards bio
• Sam Houston Bearkats bio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keegan Shoemaker's High School Football Stats. MaxPreps.com. May 6, 2017. April 13, 2024.
2. Web site: Keegan Shoemaker, Prosper, Pro-Style Quarterback. 247sports.com. October 5, 2023.
3. Web site: Keegan Shoemaker, 2019 Pro Style Quarterback. Rivals.com. October 5, 2023.
4. Web site: Lafayette's Keegan Shoemaker, Malik Hamm win Patriot League player of year honors. The Morning Call. Andy. Schwartz. November 26, 2019. October 5, 2023.
5. Web site: Keegan Shoemaker. Lafayette Leopards.
6. Web site: Lafayette's Shoemaker Named STATS FCS National Rookie of the Week. Patriot League. September 17, 2019. October 5, 2023.
7. Web site: Former Lafayette QB Shoemaker commits to Sam Houston State. WFMZ-TV. Tyler. Trumbauer. December 14, 2020. October 5, 2023.
8. Web site: Keegan Shoemaker. Sam Houston Bearkats.
9. Web site: Shoemaker, Kay named WAC Players of the Week. Sam Houston Bearkats. October 4, 2021. October 5, 2023.
10. Web site: Sam Houston to start Keegan Shoemaker at quarterback against SFA. Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Mike. Craven. September 27, 2022. October 5, 2023.
11. Web site: Keegan Shoemaker Stats. The Football Database. October 5, 2023.
12. Web site: Keegan Shoemaker 2023 Gamelog. Sports Reference. April 13, 2024.