Player Dossier

2019-2023

Marshall

Talik Keaton

WR • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Sarasota, FL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Talik Keaton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

15

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

22

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Navy

Player Story

Talik Keaton built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Talik Keaton's career was his receiving role: 83...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8323

Booker · Sarasota, FL

Committed To
Marshall
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Talik Keaton, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Marshall. Talik Keaton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
952
Receptions
83
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Talik Keaton quick answers

Latest team and position
Marshall · WR
Career Receiving Yards
952
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 42 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Marshall
Top game
Navy
Recruit profile
3-star · Booker · Marshall
High school pipeline
Booker · 24 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2023 Receiving yards rank
143 receiving yards · WR 573rd (top 56%) · Sun Belt 90th (top 42%) · National 819th (top 40%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2019 PostseasonMarshall11-0043.1
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall119140343.1
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall617175153.9
2021 PostseasonMarshall7-0067.1
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall719268267.1
2022 Regular SeasonMarshall824226059.4
2023 PostseasonMarshall10210051.6
2023 Regular SeasonMarshall1012133051.6

Related Context

Talik Keaton played WR for Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Talik Keaton recorded 20 rushing yards, 952 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Marshall.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Marshall paired 268 primary output with 70.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Marshall

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

14.3

Efficiency

66.7

Usage

10.1

Consistency

52.6

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 10. UAlbany: 6. East Carolina: 29. Virginia Tech: 0. NC State: 0. James Madison: 6. Coastal Carolina: 18. App State: 25. Georgia Southern: 15. Arkansas State: 34

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 2 by 33.3. UAlbany: 1 by 40. East Carolina: 2 by 96.7. James Madison: 1 by 40. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 40. App State: 2 by 83.3. Georgia Southern: 1 by 100. Arkansas State: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins16.8 · Games = 5 · +5 vs Losses
Losses11.8 · Games = 5 · -5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arkansas State

Result
Wed 12/20vs UTSAL 17-352104.3507
Sat 11/25vs Arkansas StateW 35-212341717025
Sun 11/12vs Georgia SouthernW 38-331151515015
Sat 11/4@ App StateL 9-3122512.512.50021
Sat 10/28@ Coastal CarolinaL 6-343186607
Thu 10/19vs James MadisonL 9-20166606
Sat 10/7@ NC StateL 41-48
Sat 9/23vs Virginia TechW 24-17
Sat 9/9@ East CarolinaW 31-1322914.514.50020
Sat 9/2vs UAlbanyW 21-17166606

Player Story

Talik Keaton story

Talik Keaton built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Sarasota, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Talik Keaton's career was his receiving role: 83 catches, 952 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 20 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 20 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 488 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.

The arc is straightforward: Talik Keaton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Marshall

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonMarshall14070.68.8
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall14070.68.80
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall17553.916.235
2021 PostseasonMarshall26870.613.393
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall26870.613.30
2022 Regular SeasonMarshall22656.715.9-42
2023 PostseasonMarshall14366.710.1-83
2023 Regular SeasonMarshall14366.710.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Navy

Week 1 · W 49-7

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

93.1 takeover

100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Norfolk State

Week 1 · W 55-3

71

Receiving Yards

86.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 59.2 efficiency score.

#3

vs Arkansas State

Week 13 · W 35-21 · Conference game

34

Receiving Yards

80.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 6 · L 13-24 · Conference game

60

Receiving Yards

79.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Eastern Kentucky

Week 1 · W 59-0

68

Receiving Yards

76.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Marshall

268 primary output · 70.6 efficiency · 13.3 usage

67.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · Marshall

67.1

268 primary · 70.6 efficiency · 13.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Marshall

59.4

226 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 15.9 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games