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 Price withWashington in 2013 | |||||||||||
| Idaho State Bengals | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receivers coach | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | (1991-06-28)June 28, 1991 (age 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | Washington (2009–2013) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |||||||||||
Keith Price (born June 28, 1991) is an Americancollege football coach and formerquarterback. He is thewide receivers coach forIdaho State University, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football atWashington, where he was the starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013. He signed with theSeattle Seahawks of theNational Football League (NFL) as anundrafted free agent following the2014 NFL draft. He had stints with theSaskatchewan Roughriders andBC Lions of theCanadian Football League (CFL) and theSan Diego Fleet andBirmingham Iron of theAlliance of American Football (AAF).
Price grew up inCompton, California, and attendedSt. John Bosco High School inBellflower, California.[1] As a senior at St. John Bosco, he completed 143 of 200 passes for 2,260 yards and 24 touchdowns, while also rushing for 579 yards and 10 touchdowns.[2] Price's performance in high school was overshadowed byMatt Barkley who became the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year while playing for Bosco rivalMater Dei High School inSanta Ana, California.[3] Price was co-MVP of the Trinity League.
In July 2008, Price announced that he had accepted a football scholarship to attend theUniversity of Washington.[4]
After serving on the scout team whileredshirting in 2009, Price became the Huskies' backup quarterback in 2010. He appeared in eight games and was the starting quarterback against the No. 1 rankedOregon Ducks. He completed 14 of 28 passes against Oregon for 127 yards, no interceptions, and a touchdown.[5] He also replacedJake Locker againstUSC, and threw a touchdown pass on his first play in the game.[2]
Price became Washington's starting quarterback as a redshirt sophomore in 2011.[6] In the second game of the season, he completed 18 of 25 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-32 victory overHawaii. The following week, he threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns, while taking a hard hit on a sack from defensive lineman Jared Crick in the second quarter, in a 38-51 loss against theNebraska Cornhuskers.[7]
During the 2011 regular season, Price completed 219 of 325 passes for 2,625 yards and a school record 29 touchdowns.[7] His 161.9 quarterback rating ranked 13th among allNCAA Division I FBS players, and his 29 touchdown passes ranked seventh.[8][9] Despite posting impressive statistics, Price had not garnered the nationwide media attention received by other leading quarterbacks.[10][11][12] Price acknowledged feeling ignored but added, "I kind of like flying under the radar."[3] In the Alamo Bowl that season against the Baylor Bears, Price threw for over 400 yards, four touchdown passes and three touchdown runs. Despite Price's effort, Washington lost 67-56. Price then began receiving a lot more attention as a futureHeisman Trophy candidate. In 2011 as more attention grew, he was given the nickname "Teeth" Price for his charismatic smile during his interviews.[13]
During the 2012 season, Price completed 263 of 432 passes for 2,728 yards with 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
During the 2013 season, Price completed 233 of 352 passes for 2,966 yards with 21 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. His final collegiate game came in the team's 31-16 victory in the2013 Fight Hunger Bowl.[14] He finished his career with 8,921 passing yards and 75 touchdowns.
Following the2014 NFL draft, Price signed as an undrafted free agent with theSeattle Seahawks. On June 16, 2014, the Seattle Seahawks released Price.[15]
On September 9, 2014, Price was signed by theSaskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.[16] On November 8, 2015, Price made his first career CFL start.[17] His contract was not renewed in 2016 and he became a free agent. On March 23, 2016, theBC Lions signed Price to a contract.[18] On June 10, 2017, he was released by theBC Lions.[19]
On September 5, 2018, Price was announced as a new signing for theSan Diego Fleet of theAlliance of American Football.[20] After going undrafted in the2019 AAF QB Draft, he was signed by theBirmingham Iron on January 16, 2019,[21] and made the final roster on January 30.[22] In the fifth game against theOrlando Apollos, Price replaced struggling starterLuis Perez in the 31–14 defeat. Price completed 18 of 29 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown, with the 30-yard score to running backBrandon Ross being Birmingham's first passing touchdown of the2019 AAF season.[23] However, the following week the Iron turned back to Perez, when Price went down early in the game with an injury. Price could have returned but head coachTim Lewis elected to keep Perez in; Price's stat line read 3 completions on 4 attempts for 18 yards, and one rush for 9 yards.[24] Price relieved Perez again in week 8, coming off the bench to complete both of his pass attempts for 31 yards in a victory over theAtlanta Legends.[25] It would have been a playoff clinching win, but the league suspended operations several days later.[26]
In 2021, Price was hired as thequarterbacks coach forLos Angeles Pierce College.[citation needed]
In 2022, Price joinedBoise State as agraduate assistant.[27]
In 2023, Price was hired as thewide receivers coach forIdaho State.[28][29]
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2014 | SSK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | SSK | 13 | 1 | 32 | 50 | 64.0 | 407 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | BC | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career[30] | 35 | 2 | 33 | 51 | 64.7 | 413 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2019 | BIR | 3 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 283 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career[31] | 3 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 67.6 | 283 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
