Keith Brown: 2025 athlete profile

Linebacker transferred from Oregon to Louisville to WSU

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen Editor-in-Chief

May 29, 2025

WSU Linebackers Keith Brown (21) and Wesley Steiner (54) communicating with the defense.

Keith Brown is a redshirt senior linebacker at WSU who transferred from Louisville in 2024.

Brown began his football journey at Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Oregon. He was a consensus four-star recruit who was ranked as the top prospect in the state of Oregon. He starred on both sides of the ball as a running back and linebacker. His status as Oregon’s top recruit helped him earn a spot with the Oregon Ducks in 2021.

Brown played seven games with the Ducks in his freshman season and made two starts as a linebacker. He finished his freshman campaign with 15 tackles.

The next season, Brown played in 12 games and made one start. He accumulated 21 tackles and one sack.

Upon transferring to Louisville in 2023, Brown played just two games for the Cardinals and earned one tackle. He transferred again to WSU in 2024.

In Brown’s lone season at WSU, he appeared in 13 games and totalled 26 tackles, including one sack.

About the Contributors

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen Editor-in-Chief

Levi is a sophomore studying Multimedia Journalism, Broadcast News, and Advertising at Washington State University. He serves as sports co-editor, and is the beat writer for the men’s basketball team and both men’s and women’s golf teams. He loves the Mariners, Seahawks, Kraken, and Cougars!

SYDNEY REID, Photographer

Sydney Reid is a photographer and life reporter for The Daily Evergreen, beginning in the Fall 2024. She is a second-year broadcast production major from Happy Valley, Oregon. Sydney also directs CougZone at Cable 8 productions and is a student announcer and social media coordinator at NWPB.