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
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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.
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- 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%)
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.
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