Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Alabama
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.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UAB • Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Jaylen Key built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Alabama and UAB. The clearest part of Jaylen Key's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 37
- Overall
- No. 257
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Jaylen Key, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UAB. Jaylen Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 138
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jaylen Key quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · DB
- Career Tackles
- 138
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · UAB
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Amos P. Godby · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Amos P. Godby · 48 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 7 · Pick 37 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 75th (top 8%) · SEC 38th (top 7%) · National 362nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UAB | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UAB | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2022 Postseason | UAB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 57.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UAB | 13 | 59 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 57.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Alabama | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Alabama | 12 | 56 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26.6 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Key played DB for UAB and Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaylen Key recorded 138 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
UAB paired 9.5 primary output with 26.5 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.
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2023 Postseason · Alabama
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
23.8
Usage
4.5
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 10 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Wins
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 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen Key story
Jaylen Key built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Alabama and UAB. The clearest part of Jaylen Key's career was his defensive production: 138 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with UAB. 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 Jaylen Key's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama and UAB.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylen 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UAB
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Alabama
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UAB | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 1 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | UAB | 9.5 | 26.5 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UAB | 9.5 | 26.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Alabama | 3.5 | 23.8 | 4.5 | -6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Alabama | 3.5 | 23.8 | 4.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · W 37-27 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Arkansas
Week 7 · W 24-21 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#3
@ LSU
Week 12 · L 10-41
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 24-20 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 9 · L 34-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · UAB
9.5 primary output · 26.5 efficiency · 8 usage
57.8
#2
2022 Regular Season · UAB
57.8
9.5 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · UAB
37.3
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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