Player Dossier

2020-2024

Ole Miss

Austin Keys

LB • 6'2" • 247 lbs • Collins, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Austin Keys shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.7

Efficiency

12.5

Consistency

100

Season Value

38.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ole Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Ole Miss • Auburn
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky

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.

Austin Keys, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ole Miss. Austin Keys shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Ole Miss paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ole Miss, Auburn.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Win with 0 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.

2021 Regular Season · Ole Miss

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

12.5

Usage

1.7

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

1234

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 0. Tulane: 0. Alabama: 0. Arkansas: 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. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 4 by 16.7. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulane

Best efficiency game

16.7 vs Alabama

Result
Sat 10/9vs ArkansasW 52-5121000
Sat 10/2@ AlabamaL 21-4242000
Sun 9/19vs TulaneW 61-2141000
Tue 9/7vs LouisvilleW 43-2421000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ole Miss

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Auburn

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonOle Miss0
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss012.51.70
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss5.521.85.65.5
2023 PostseasonAuburn724.46.81.5
2023 Regular SeasonAuburn724.46.80
2024 Regular SeasonAuburn418.43.9-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kentucky

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.

#2

Alabama

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#3

Vanderbilt

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#4

California

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#5

Arkansas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Ole Miss

0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 1.7 usage

38.1

#2

2023 Postseason · Auburn

21.1

7 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Auburn

21.1

7 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 6.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9401

Duncanville · Duncanville, TX

Committed To
Florida
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

120

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Austin Keys quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
120