Pro Career:
Drafted by the Cardinals in the seventh-round (225th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. After starting the first nine games of the 2010 season, his first as a starter, placed on injured reserve (hamstring) on 11/16/10.
2010: Started all of a career-best nine games played at RT before a hamstring injury ended his season in mid-November … recorded first career start at RT in season opener @ StL (9/12); part of line that cleared the way for 112 yards rushing on 21 carries (5.3 avg.) with one TD … helped the Cardinals rush for over 100 yards (118 on 13 carries) @ Atl (9/19) … for the third straight week helped block for a rushing attack that eclipsed 100 yards (119 yds. on 26 car.) vs. Oak (9/26); marked the first time since 1988 that Arizona rushed for over 100 yards in each of their first three regular season games … started at RT @ Sea (10/24) and helped AZ rush for over 100 yards (113 yds. on 20 car.) against the league’s second-ranked rushing defense at the time … started ninth consecutive game at RT vs. Sea (11/14) … placed on injured reserve (hamstring) on 11/16.
2009: After being inactive for the first 11 games of the season, saw action as a backup down the stretch after Mike Gandy was injured (pelvis) … in first career NFL game, saw time on the kickoff return team and filled in for Deuce Lutui at RG for one play in the first quarter vs. Min (12/6) … inactive @ SF (12/14) … saw action on special teams in the final three games of the season … DNP in either postseason contest.
2008: Inactive for all 16 regular season games and four postseason contests.
College:
The biggest player ever to compete at Northern Iowa, Keith enrolled at the University of Oklahoma in 2003, but left before the season … enrolled at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College after leaving Oklahoma and played football his second year, earning NJCAA All-American second-team honors … returned to Oklahoma in 2005 but left without ever suiting up for the team … after transferring to Division I-AA Northern Iowa, played in 18 games in the next two years, earning All-Gateway Conference first-team and Associated Press third-team All-American honors in 2007 … started 11 of 13 games at RT as a senior … helped lead the Panthers to a perfect 11-0 regular season as the team was ranked No. 1 in the nation for six weeks during the season … appeared in seven games (two starts) and missed four games with a bone bruise in his knee as a junior.
Personal:
Full name Brandon Latrel Keith … attended McAlester (OK) High School where he was rated the second-best player in the state of Oklahoma by Rivals.com in 2002 … earned first-team All-State recognition from the Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa World … helped lead the team to an 11-1 record and a state semifinal appearance as a senior.
