Player Dossier

2017-2020

Western Kentucky

Devon Key

DB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Lexington, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Devon Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.4

Efficiency

34.7

Consistency

10

Season Value

13.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Devon Key, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Devon Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Western Kentucky paired 11.5 primary output with 38.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 34.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

34.7

Usage

6.4

Consistency

10

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 1. Louisville: 0. Liberty: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Marshall: 0. Unknown: 0. BYU: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Charlotte: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 6 by 35. Louisville: 3 by 12.5. Liberty: 14 by 50. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 30.8. Marshall: 10 by 41.7. Unknown: 10 by 41.7. BYU: 7 by 29.2. Florida Atlantic: 12 by 50. Southern Miss: 6 by 25. Charlotte: 5 by 30.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia State

Best efficiency game

50 vs Florida Atlantic

Result
Sat 12/26@ Georgia StateL 21-39640010
Sun 12/6@ CharlotteW 37-1953001
Sat 11/14vs Southern MissW 10-764000
Sat 11/7@ Florida Atlantic10+ tacklesL 6-10125000
Sun 11/1@ BYUL 10-4173000
Sat 10/24vs Unknown10+ tackles105000
Sat 10/10vs Marshall10+ tacklesL 14-38109000
Sat 10/3@ Middle TennesseeW 20-1753001
Sat 9/19vs Liberty10+ tacklesL 24-30146000
Sun 9/13@ LouisvilleL 21-3533000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Western Kentucky

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201720182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonWestern Kentucky7.537.811.4
2017 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky7.537.811.40
2018 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1133.68.43.5
2019 PostseasonWestern Kentucky11.538.66.90.5
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky11.538.66.90
2020 PostseasonWestern Kentucky334.76.4-8.5
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky334.76.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida International

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#2

Marshall

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.6 takeover score.

#3

Louisville

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.

#4

Florida International

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

#5

Army

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky

11.5 primary output · 38.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage

28.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

28.2

11.5 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

25.9

11 primary · 33.6 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

11

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7885

Bryan Station · Lexington, KY

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

330

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Devon Key quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
330