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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017LSU
Arden Key
LB • 6'6" • 238 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Arden Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Arden Key built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 49, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Arden Key's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 20...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 87
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Arden Key, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · LSU. Arden Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 20
- Sacks
- 16
- QB hurries
- 18
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Arden Key quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · LB
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hapeville Charter · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Hapeville Charter · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 3 · Pick 23 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · LB 406th (top 37%) · SEC 142nd (top 24%) · National 1,258th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 83.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 49 | 12.5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 83.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 8 | 33 | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | 60.4 |
Related Context
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Arden Key played LB for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Arden Key recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
LSU paired 40.5 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · LSU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
3.7
Efficiency
56.3
Usage
18
Consistency
78.8
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 5. Wisconsin: 4. Jacksonville State: 4. Mississippi State: 5.5. Auburn: 6. Missouri: 1. Southern Miss: 3. Ole Miss: 3.5. Alabama: 0.5. Arkansas: 3. Florida: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 6 by 75. Wisconsin: 6 by 65. Jacksonville State: 3 by 52.5. Mississippi State: 5 by 70.8. Auburn: 6 by 75. Missouri: 3 by 22.5. Southern Miss: 5 by 50.8. Ole Miss: 5 by 55.8. Alabama: 5 by 25.8. Arkansas: 3 by 42.5. Florida: 8 by 83.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.6 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses3.9 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | @ Louisville2+ sacks · Splash game | W 29-9 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs FloridaSplash game | L 10-16 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 38-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Alabama | L 0-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Ole MissSplash game | W 38-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Southern MissSplash game | W 45-10 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Missouri | W 42-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ AuburnSplash game | L 13-18 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Mississippi State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 23-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Jacksonville StateSplash game | W 34-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Wisconsin2+ sacks · Splash game | L 14-16 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Arden Key story
Arden Key built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 49, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Arden Key's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Arden Key's production has multiple signals. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Arden Key moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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LSU
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 40.5 | 56.3 | 18 | 40.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 40.5 | 56.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 16.5 | 37.8 | 12.5 | -24 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Auburn
Week 4 · L 13-18 · Conference game
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Alabama
Week 10 · L 10-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida
Week 12 · L 10-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Ole Miss
Week 8 · W 40-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Mississippi State
Week 3 · W 23-20 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · LSU
40.5 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 18 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · LSU
83.8
40.5 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 18 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · LSU
60.4
16.5 primary · 37.8 efficiency · 12.5 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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