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COACHING

Chuckie Keeton enters his second season with the Patriots as an offensive assistant after spending the 2024 season as an offensive assistant for the Seattle Seahawks.

In 2025, Keeton worked closely with the quarterbacks and running backs in addition to serving as punt and kickoff returners coach. He helped QB Drake Maye set the franchise record for completion percentage (72.0), and his 4,394 passing yards were fourth in the NFL and eighth best all-time by a Patriots quarterback. Maye also ranked first in the league in yards per pass (8.93) en route to being named to the Associated Press All-Pro Second Team, Pro Bowl and PFWA All-AFC Team. Maye also finished second in voting for the Associated Press Most Valuable Player award and was given the PFWA's Most Improved Player award and the Bert Bell award. Rookie RB TreVeyon Henderson became only the second player in NFL history to have multiple games with two 50-plus yard touchdowns in a single season. His total of four touchdown runs of 50-plus yards tied the NFL rookie record and tied for the third most in a season in league history. Additionally, RB Rhamondre Stevenson surged into the top five on the franchise's all-time list for rushing yards as he also extended his streak of at least 700 scrimmage yards in his first five seasons, the first player in New England history to do so.

With Keeton's key contributions, the special teams unit led the NFL in punt return average (17.3) and had two punts returned for a touchdown, as well as one kickoff returned for a touchdown. Cornerback Marcus Jones earned Second-Team All-Pro honors at punt returner.

In Seattle, Keeton worked closely with the quarterbacks, most notably Geno Smith. Smith broke four franchise records in 2024, setting new single-season marks for highest completion percentage (70.4), passing yards (4,320), pass attempts (578) and completions (407).

Prior to Seattle, Keeton spent eight years in the college ranks. He was an offensive analyst at Marshall in 2023 after two years as running backs coach at Utah State (2021-22), his second stint with the Aggies after working as a quality control coach in 2018. Keeton's first coaching job was as a quality control coach at Oregon State from 2016-17, and he was also a graduate assistant at Texas Tech from 2019-20.

PLAYING

Keeton played quarterback for Utah State University from 2011-15, setting school records in career completion percentage (65.4 percent), interception percentage (2.0 percent) and passing efficiency (145.2). His career marks in touchdown passes (58), completions (568), total offense (7,621 yards), passing yards (6,387) and passing attempts (869) all rank inside the top five on the program's all-time lists. Keeton set or matched five single-season and eight single-game records throughout his career. He earned First-Team All-WAC honors as a sophomore in 2012 as he led Utah State to an 11-2 finish and a top-25 national ranking.

PERSONAL

A native of Houston, Texas, Keeton attended Cypress Creek High School, where he was a two-time All-District 15 5A selection. He graduated from Utah State in the fall of 2015 with a degree in business administration.