Player Career

Jaylen Key Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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. 1

    UAB

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Alabama

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonUAB04.20.9
2020 Regular SeasonUAB19.52.31
2021 Regular SeasonUAB111.71.70
2022 PostseasonUAB9.526.588.5
2022 Regular SeasonUAB9.526.580
2023 PostseasonAlabama3.523.84.5-6
2023 Regular SeasonAlabama3.523.84.50

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

1

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