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Jersey Number 88
Keenan Arcega-Whiteside
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- High School:
- Dorman
Pronunciation Guide
2025
True freshman who moved into the playing rotation late in the season and played in three games while preserving his redshirt… Made his debut vs. UAB and converted a key third down with his first career reception for eight yards.
Dorman HS
Two-sport star at Dorman and a three-year letterman in football for coach Jake Morris at Dorman… Ranked as the 30th-best prospect in South Carolina by 247Sports after his senior year… Caught 20 passes over seven games for 265 yards as a senior… Also, a standout in basketball, earning All-Region 2 honors as a junior on a team that reached the AAAA quarterfinals after winning the state title as a sophomore.
Personal
Full name: Keenan Arcega-Whiteside… Born: November 11… Parents: Joaquin Arcega and Valorie Whiteside… One brothers… Both parents played basketball: Joaquin Arcega played professionally in Spain from 1988-96 ; the late Valorie Whiteside set 42 school records at Appalachian State from 1984-88 and was a two-time SoCon Player of the Year before playing professionally in Spain before retiring and coaching at Dorman HS where she won a pair of state titles… Brother, JJ Arcega-Whiteside was a standout receiver at Stanford, who went on to play in the NFL for Philadelphia, Seattle and Atlanta… Rice College: McMurtry
McMurtry College
2025
True freshman who moved into the playing rotation late in the season and played in three games while preserving his redshirt… Made his debut vs. UAB and converted a key third down with his first career reception for eight yards.
Dorman HS
Two-sport star at Dorman and a three-year letterman in football for coach Jake Morris at Dorman… Ranked as the 30th-best prospect in South Carolina by 247Sports after his senior year… Caught 20 passes over seven games for 265 yards as a senior… Also, a standout in basketball, earning All-Region 2 honors as a junior on a team that reached the AAAA quarterfinals after winning the state title as a sophomore.
Personal
Full name: Keenan Arcega-Whiteside… Born: November 11… Parents: Joaquin Arcega and Valorie Whiteside… One brothers… Both parents played basketball: Joaquin Arcega played professionally in Spain from 1988-96 ; the late Valorie Whiteside set 42 school records at Appalachian State from 1984-88 and was a two-time SoCon Player of the Year before playing professionally in Spain before retiring and coaching at Dorman HS where she won a pair of state titles… Brother, JJ Arcega-Whiteside was a standout receiver at Stanford, who went on to play in the NFL for Philadelphia, Seattle and Atlanta… Rice College: McMurtry
McMurtry College
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