Usage Score
4.8
Player Dossier
2019-2023UAB
Jaylen Key
DB • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Tallahassee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.8
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
10.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- UAB • Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
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.
Jaylen Key, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · UAB. Jaylen Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
UAB paired 0 primary output with 7.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UAB, Alabama.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 1.5 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
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2023 Postseason · Alabama
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
23.8
Usage
4.8
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Texas: 0. South Florida: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Arkansas: 1.5. Tennessee: 0. LSU: 1. Auburn: 0. Georgia: 0
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. Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 26.7. Texas: 7 by 29.2. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. Ole Miss: 5 by 20.8. Mississippi State: 9 by 37.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 7 by 44.2. Tennessee: 7 by 29.2. LSU: 1 by 14.2. Auburn: 7 by 29.2. Georgia: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=10 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
44.2 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | @ Michigan | L 20-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs Georgia | W 27-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Auburn | W 27-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs LSU | W 42-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Tennessee | W 34-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Arkansas | W 24-21 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Texas A&M | W 26-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Mississippi State | W 40-17 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Ole Miss | W 24-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ South Florida | W 17-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Texas | L 24-34 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 56-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UAB
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Alabama
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
2019202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2022 Postseason | UAB | 9.5 | 26.5 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UAB | 9.5 | 26.5 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Alabama | 3.5 | 23.8 | 4.8 | -6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Alabama | 3.5 | 23.8 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Louisiana Tech
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.
#2
Arkansas
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.
#3
Tulane
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#4
Miami (OH)
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.2 takeover score.
#5
LSU
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · UAB
0 primary output · 7.5 efficiency · 1.4 usage
36.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · UAB
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · UAB
22.5
9.5 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.8093
Amos P. Godby · Tallahassee, FL
- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
138
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.