Henderson State University Athletics

A three-time First Team All-GAC linebacker, Keaton Stigger put together one of the greatest individual seasons in school history in 2013 when he dominated the Great American Conference playing on both sides of the ball. Stigger was the GAC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league with 136 tackles and also rushed for 15 touchdowns as a short-yardage back on the offensive side of the ball. A Second-Team All-American that season, Stigger was named a CoSIDA All-Academic Super Region 3 selection and earned national and conference Defensive Player of the Week honors three times. Stigger’s 136 tackles in 2013 are the most in a single season all-time at Henderson State and his 15 rushing touchdowns that year are the second-most in program history. A finalist for the inaugural Cliff Harris Small College Defensive Player of the Year Award, Stigger recorded 303 tackles and 26 tackles for loss in his three-year career and helped lead the Reddies to their first two GAC titles in 2012 and 2013.