Craig Keith
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Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | April 27, 1971 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Millbrook (Raleigh) | ||||||||
| College | Lenoir–Rhyne (1989–1992) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 7th round, 189th overall pick | ||||||||
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Craig Carlton Keith (born April 27, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars. He was selected by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL draft after playing college football for the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears.
Craig Carlton Keith was born on April 27, 1971, in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] He attended Millbrook High School in Raleigh.[1]
College career
Keith was a member of the Bears of Lenoir–Rhyne College from 1989 to 1992.[1] He caught 62 passes for 723 yards and four touchdowns during his college career.[2] He earned All-South Atlantic Conference honors in 1991 and 1992 and was also an NAIA Division I honorable mention All-American in 1992.[2] Keith graduated from Lenoir–Rhyne with a bachelor's in 1995 and an MBA in 2000.[2] He was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 2016.[2]