Player Profile: Keshawn Stancil, 2026 DL, Clayton

Player Profile: Keshawn Stancil, 2026 DL, Clayton

Keshawn Stancil is defensive lineman prospect from Clatyon High School in Johnston County.

  • Positions: DT/DE
  • Height: 6’3
  • Weight: 260
  • Graduating Class: 2026

Latest Update

Aug. 28, 1:15 p.m. – Within the past week, Stancil received verbal offers from the University of Georgia, East Carolina University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Career Timeline

  • 2022-23: Stancil played in the final three games of Clayton’s 2022 football season as a freshman. He was credited with four total tackles and two sacks. Clayton finished the 2022-23 season with a 6-5 overall record. The Comets made the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s 4A East playoffs but lost to Millbrook 27-10 in the first round.
  • 2023-24: As a rising sophomore, Stancil was moved up to varsity full time. He played in 12 games for Clayton in the fall of 2023, totaling 39 total tackles, eight tackles for a loss, five sacks, one interception, and one forced fumble.
  • 2023-24: Selected to the 2023 Greater Neuse 4A All-Conference team.
  • 2023-24: HighSchoolOT became the first outlet to interview Stancil during the spring of his sophomore year:
  • 2024-25: Stancil is serving as one of the most important players on the Clayton defense.

Recruiting Timeline

  • Oct. 30, 2023: Received first verbal scholarship offer from Temple University
  • Jan. 24, 2024: Verbally offered by Troy University
  • Jan. 29, 2024: Received first in-state offer from Appalachian State & an offer from Arkansas State University
  • Feb. 3, 2024: Verbally offered by Liberty University
  • Apr. 29, 2024: Received first Power 4 offer and first in-state ACC offer from Wake Forest University
  • May 8, 2024: Verbally offered by Old Dominion University
  • May 16, 2024: Verbally offered by NC State University
  • May 23, 2024: Verbally offered by Florida State University
  • Jun. 6, 2024: Verbally offered by Virginia Tech
  • Jun. 17, 2024: Verbally offered by the University of Florida, his first SEC offer
  • Jul. 26, 2024: Verbally offered by Penn State University
  • Jul. 29, 2024: Verbally offered by the University of Kentucky
  • Aug. 3, 2024: Ranked as the No. 201 class of 2026 prospect in the country by 247Sports
  • Aug. 9, 2024: Verbally offered by the University of Miami
  • Aug. 22, 2024: Verbally offered by the University of Georgia
  • Aug. 28, 2024: Verbally offered by East Carolina University & the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Source: highschoolot.com