Derek Kief

Position:
WR
Height:
6-4
Weight:
204
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
La Salle

Senior (2018)

Special teams stalwart who provided veteran experience at wideout as well ... saw time in all 15 games as a senior. Arkansas State: Caught a 14-yard touchdown against the Red Wolves for his first catch of the year. Louisiana: Blocked a Ragin’ Cajuns punt, returning the ball 17 yards. Missouri: Contributed a pair of receptions for 16 yards against the Tigers. Tennessee: Hauled in one pass for a gain of nine yards. Oklahoma: Made one tackle on kickoff coverage to help prevent a big play in the Orange Bowl.

Junior (2017)

Played in every game during his junior season on special teams and worked in the wide receiver rotation ... hauled in his first pass of the year against Ole Miss for a 21-yard gain ... made his first tackle of the season on special teams against LSU and one more against Clemson. Mercer: Caught his first career touchdown pass, extending himself for the grab in the corner of the end zone from 13 yards out.

Sophomore (2016)

Saw time in 12 games (USC, Western Kentucky, Kent State, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Chattanooga, Auburn, Florida, Washington and Clemson) as a sophomore. Kent State: Hauled in three receptions for 17 yards with a long of eight, all career-high marks, against the Golden Flashes. Texas A&M: Made one tackle against the Aggies on special teams. Mississippi State: Caught one pass for a career-long 14 yards against the Bulldogs. Florida: Totaled a career-high two tackles on kickoff coverage.

Redshirt Freshman (2015)

A part of one of the SEC's top receiving corps ... gained playing time against Middle Tennessee in his first collegiate game and also got work in against ULM, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Charleston Southern, Auburn, Florida, Michigan State and Clemson ... collected his first career catch against the Aggies.

Freshman (2014)

Redshirted during his first season at the Capstone.

High School and Personal Data

A tall and athletic wide receiver out of Cincinnati's La Salle High School ... a four-star prospect who was ranked the No. 26 wide receiver nationally and sixth-best prospect in the state of Ohio by ESPN ... No. 199 in the ESPN300 and the No. 23 player in the Midwest Region ... ranked 157th in the 247Sports Top247 and listed as the No. 24 wide receiver prospect and the No. 7 player in the state ... the 247Composite rated him as the No. 32 wide receiver, No. 8 in Ohio and No. 221 overall ... No. 41 wide receiver by Scout.com and No. 223 in the Scout300 ... the No. 74 wide receiver by Rivals.com and No. 33 player in Ohio ... four-star member of the PrepStar Top 300 All-America Team, ranking as the No. 38 wide receiver in the class of 2014 and No. 234 overall ... finished his career at La Salle ranked first in career receptions (155), receiving yards (2,105) and receiving touchdowns (23) while his 65 receptions in 2012 and 12 catches in 2012 vs. rival Moeller also are school records ... hauled in 46 catches for 586 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior at LHS ... produced his best numbers as a junior in 2012, with 65 catches for 907 yards and nine scores after snagging 44 balls for 612 yards and seven touchdowns in 2011 ... earned special mention on the 2012 and 2013 Associated Press All-Ohio Division II Football Team as well as All-District honors ... coached by Nate Moore at La Salle ... chose Alabama over Kentucky and Ohio State.