Keaton Kristick Keaton Kristick ( born April 25 , 1988 ) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2010 . He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers at Oregon State University . Early life . He was born in Naperville , Illinois to parents Kevin and Karie Kristick . His father played free safety at Northern Illinois in 1977 and 1978 . His uncle , Dave Kristick , played linebacker for Army during the 1970s . The Kristick ' s originally resided in the Chicago area before returning to their roots in the East Bay ( Martinez , Clayton & Danville ) , and eventually Arizona . Keaton attended St . Mary ' s High School in Phoenix , Arizona . He served as the president of the St . Mary ' s Young Republicans . Kristick played football there for three years as a running back and linebacker , and was the team ' s leading rusher and tackler each year . As a junior , he set an Arizona state record with a 99 - yard touchdown run . As a senior , he scored 18 rushing touchdown s and one receiving touchdown , which made him the leading scorer in the Desert Valley Conference . That season , he was named a first - team All - " Arizona Republic " player , 5A All - State player , first - team all - region linebacker , and first - team all - region running back . He was also honored as the team ' s most valuable player and the region ' s defensive player of the year . Rivals . com named him the seventh - best prospect in the state of Arizona . He was evaluated as a three - star prospect by Rivals . com and a two - star prospect by Scout . com . College career . Keaton chose to attend Oregon State University for the family atmosphere , his " relationships with the coaches and the chance to play in the Pac - 10 Conference " , where he majored in business . As a true freshman in 2006 , he saw some action as a back - up linebacker and in a special teams role and recorded 17 tackles . He forced a fumble against Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan , and recovered a fumble from Stanford quarterback T . C . Ostrander , which set up an Oregon State touchdown . In 2007 , he saw action in all 13 games and recorded 15 tackles . In 2008 , he started in all 13 games and finished the season as the team ' s second - leading tackler with 85 tackles including 14 for loss and 3 . 5 quarterback sack s , and four passes broken up . He ranked second on the team and eighth in the Pacific - 10 Conference in terms of tackles for loss . In the upset win against USC , Kristick compiled a career - high of ten tackles including two for losses of yardage and one quarterback sack . He was named to the All - Pac 10 second team . Keaton was named a consensus 1st team All - Pac 10 linebacker in 2009 and led his team in tackles with 95 including 8 . 5 for loss , two INT ' s and seven passes broken up as a strongside LB . Prior to the 2009 season , he was added to the Lott Trophy and Bednarik Award watch lists . ESPN analyst Ted Miller rated him the 19th - ranked player in the Pac 10 . " College Football News " named him to their " 120 Players To Know " . Professional career . San Francisco 49ers . Kristick was not selected in the 2010 NFL Draft , but was signed by the San Francisco 49ers shortly after as a free agent . On September 4 , 2011 , he was waived by the 49ers .