The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Swoopes, Keondre

Jersey Number 0
Keondre Swoopes
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hartselle, Ala.
- High School:
- Hartselle
Bio
AS A JUNIOR (2022):
Honorable Mention All-Conference USA…. Fourth on the team with 53 tackles and had 1.0 TFL, one interception, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery …Had a career-high 14 tackles vs. Middle Tennessee…Had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at No. 6 LSU…Helped UAB rank as one of the top pass defenses in the country.
AS A JUNIOR (2021):
Conference USA Honorable Mention...Appeared in all 13 games, making 12 starts...On the season, recorded 51 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, two interceptions, six pass breakups, and one QBH...Matched a career-high six tackles at No. 15 UTSA...Had a 61 yard interception returned for a touchdown at No. 2 Georgia.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020):
Played in all nine games and made his first career start at Louisiana Tech on Oct. 31... Tallied 12 tackles on the season, including a career-high fourt in the Conference USA Championship Game at Marshall... Came away with his first career interception in the first game of the season against Central Arkansas.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019):
Appeared in all 14 games...Had seven total tackles and five pass breakups...Had a career-high three PBUs against UTEP...Career-high three tackles in the C-USA Championship game at Florida Atlantic.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Named First Team All-State and First Team All-Region ... Led Hartselle to an 11-1 overall record, which included a perfect regular season record.
PERSONAL:
Son of Kiethan Swoopes and Dedra Langford ... Has one sister ... Born Aug. 27, 2001 ... Chose UAB over Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Austin Peay and Chattanooga.
Honorable Mention All-Conference USA…. Fourth on the team with 53 tackles and had 1.0 TFL, one interception, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery …Had a career-high 14 tackles vs. Middle Tennessee…Had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at No. 6 LSU…Helped UAB rank as one of the top pass defenses in the country.
AS A JUNIOR (2021):
Conference USA Honorable Mention...Appeared in all 13 games, making 12 starts...On the season, recorded 51 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, two interceptions, six pass breakups, and one QBH...Matched a career-high six tackles at No. 15 UTSA...Had a 61 yard interception returned for a touchdown at No. 2 Georgia.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020):
Played in all nine games and made his first career start at Louisiana Tech on Oct. 31... Tallied 12 tackles on the season, including a career-high fourt in the Conference USA Championship Game at Marshall... Came away with his first career interception in the first game of the season against Central Arkansas.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019):
Appeared in all 14 games...Had seven total tackles and five pass breakups...Had a career-high three PBUs against UTEP...Career-high three tackles in the C-USA Championship game at Florida Atlantic.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Named First Team All-State and First Team All-Region ... Led Hartselle to an 11-1 overall record, which included a perfect regular season record.
PERSONAL:
Son of Kiethan Swoopes and Dedra Langford ... Has one sister ... Born Aug. 27, 2001 ... Chose UAB over Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Austin Peay and Chattanooga.
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