2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

SHILOH KEOFREE SAFETYHeight: 5-11 | Weight: 212 | College: Idaho |Hometown: Everett, Wash. | 2nd NFL Season |2nd with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 24 |Acquired: D5a, 2011 (144th overall) | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 |Career GP/GS: 10/0 | Teams: Houston, 2011-12 |HEADERTEXANS BIOS31TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans in the fifth round (144th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on July 31, 2011...released by Texans on Sept. 3, 2011...signed by Texans to the practicesquad on Sept. 4, 2011...signed from practice squad to active roster by Texans on Oct. 19, 2011.2011 (Houston 10/0):• Signed to the active roster from the practice squad (10/19)• Made his NFL debut on special teams while also appearing at safety at Tennessee (10/23)• Was named the Special Teams Player of the Game after making two special teams tackles atJackonville (11/27)• Saw his first career action as a punt returner and finished the game with one return for 11 yards vs.Tennessee (1/1/12)• Made one special teams tackle in his postseason debut in AFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Cincinnati(1/7/12)COLLEGE:• Started 50-of-55 games at strong safety and recorded 358 tackles (237 solo), one sack and 20 stopsfor loss totaling 67 yards and gained 168 yards on 11 interceptions and deflected 20 pass attemptsand forced three fumbles and recovered six others• Averaged 11.0 yards on 53 punt returns and 20.3 yards on eight kickoff returns• Also rushed three times for 98 yards• Ranks first in Idaho history in career punt return yards (585) and single-season punt return yards(319 in 2007)• Set a school record after returning a punt 100 yards for a touchdown vs. Northern Illinois and one ofjust 11 players in Idaho history with over 300 career tackles• All-Western Athletic Conference second-team selection in 2010, won Jim Thorpe Award (top collegedefensive back) and recipient of Idaho’s John Friesz Most Valuable Player Award• Started 12-of-13 games in 2010 and finished fifth among Vandals defenders with 61 tackles (40solos), including one sack, 6.5 stops for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and tied forseventh in the conference in interceptions (0.23 per game), gaining 63 yards on three interceptions• Gained 74 yards on 17 returns, as his average of 4.35 yards per punt return ranked fifth in the WACand 63rd in the nation and gained 144 yards on seven kickoff returns• Sport science majorPERSONAL:• Rushed for 2,946 yards and 37 yards in his two seasons at Archbishop Murphy (Everett, Wash.)• Had eight receptions for 162 yards (20.25 ypc) and a score and completed 7-of-13 pass attempts for184 yards and four more touchdowns• Named the Cascade Conference Defensive Player of the Year and 2A All-State at defensive back bythe Associated Press and All-Conference selection at running back as a senior• Led the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats to a 14-1 overall record in his final season, gaining 1,675 yardswith 22 touchdownsKeo’s 2011 Season StatisticsTackles Interceptions FumblesDate, Opp G GS Tot Solo Asst Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds TD9/11 vs. IND PRACTICE SQUAD9/18 @ MIA PRACTICE SQUAD9/25 @ NO PRACTICE SQUAD10/2 vs. PIT PRACTICE SQUAD10/9 vs. OAK PRACTICE SQUAD10/16 @ BAL PRACTICE SQUAD10/23 @ TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/30 vs. JAX 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/6 vs. CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/13 @ TB 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/27 @ JAX 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/4 vs. ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/11 @ CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/18 vs. CAR 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/22 @ IND 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01/1 vs. TEN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02011 Totals 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR