Qualin Keaton joined the Averett University football coaching staff as an assistant defensive backs coach in July 2021.
Keaton was a four-year member of the Averett program as a player from 2016-19 as a defensive back and was a part of the team's leadership council. Keaton played 22 varsity games and made 19 total tackles with one pass deflection at safety. He also interned with the program as an assistant coach.
A native of Statesville, North Carolina, Keaton also has coached local Pop Warner youth football and volunteered at his alma mater, Statesville High School. Keaton has also been active in the Danville and Statesville communities through service activities with God's Storehouse, the Danville Cropwalk, mentoring at Bonner Middle School and mentoring with Power Cross Ministries.
Keaton earned his bachelor of science in sport management from Averett in May 2021.
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