Western Carolina University

2019 (Redshirt Freshman): Suffered a season-ending hip injury during non-contact drills in the off-season and was forced to miss the 2019 season.

2018 (Freshman*): Was active for just two of the team’s seasonal games before was sidelined by injury for a second consecutive season … Did not record any statistics, playing on special teams against Newberry (Sept. 1) and at Gardner-Webb (Sept. 14) … Was limited during WCU’s annual Spring Games.

2017 (Freshman): Only saw action in two games before being sidelined by an injury … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at Hawai’i … Did not record any statistics ... Received a medical hardship over the summer to reclaim his freshman season.

Prior to Western Carolina: Was listed as a three-star athlete by Scout.com ... High school head coach was Mike Palmieri ... Also ran track as a prep where he was a part of the MCHS 4x100-meter relay team that ran the second-best best time (1:27.22) to win MECKA 4A title; finished ninth at states ... Also ran on the 4x400-meter relay team.

Personal: Full name is Keshaun Demonte' Abel ... Is the son of Krystal Abel and Larry Wilson.