Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Western 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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Player Story
Devon Key built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Lexington, KY wearing No. 2, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Devon Key's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Devon Key, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Devon Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 330
- TFL
- 10
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Devon Key quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DB
- Career Tackles
- 330
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Florida International
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bryan Station · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Bryan Station · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 78 tackles · DB 6th (top 1%) · Conference USA 8th (top 2%) · National 57th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 82 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 53.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 68 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 60 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 63.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 85 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 2 | 63.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10 | 72 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 31 |
Related Context
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Devon Key played DB for Western Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Devon Key recorded 73 receiving yards, 330 tackles, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Western Kentucky.
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.
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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. Chattanooga: 0. BYU: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Charlotte: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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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. Chattanooga: 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
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
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 State | L 21-39 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | @ Charlotte | W 37-19 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Southern Miss | W 10-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Florida Atlantic10+ tackles | L 6-10 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ BYU | L 10-41 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Chattanooga10+ tackles | W 13-10 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Marshall10+ tackles | L 14-38 | 10 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 20-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Liberty10+ tackles | L 24-30 | 14 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Louisville | L 21-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Devon Key story
Devon Key built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from Lexington, KY wearing No. 2, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Devon Key's career was his defensive production: 330 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 17 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Western Kentucky. 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 Devon Key's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 73 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Devon 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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Western Kentucky
2017-2020
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Season Value Progression
2017201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 8.5 | 38.7 | 7.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8.5 | 38.7 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 33.6 | 6.8 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11.5 | 38.6 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11.5 | 38.6 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 3 | 34.7 | 6.4 | -8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | 34.7 | 6.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida International
Week 2 · W 20-14 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia State
Week 1 · L 17-27 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 11 · L 23-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Louisville
Week 3 · L 17-20
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Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 9 · L 28-42 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
11.5 primary output · 38.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
63.1
11.5 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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11 primary · 33.6 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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