Usage Score
6.8
Player Dossier
2020-2024Ole Miss
LB • 6'2" • 247 lbs • Collins, MS, USA
Austin Keys shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.
Usage Score
6.8
Efficiency
24.4
Consistency
35.7
Season Value
21.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Snapshot
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.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Ole Miss paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 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: Vanderbilt
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
6.8
Consistency
35.7
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 2. Massachusetts: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Vanderbilt: 3. Arkansas: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Alabama: 1
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. Maryland: 3 by 32.5. Massachusetts: 2 by 8.3. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 3 by 42.5. Arkansas: 4 by 26.7. New Mexico State: 6 by 25. Alabama: 6 by 35
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Maryland | L 13-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Alabama | L 24-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs New Mexico State | L 10-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Arkansas | W 48-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Vanderbilt | W 31-15 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Mississippi State | W 27-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Ole Miss | L 21-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Massachusetts | W 59-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Ole Miss
2020-2022
Opening stop
Auburn
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 5.5 | 21.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 7 | 24.4 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 7 | 24.4 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Auburn | 4 | 18.4 | 3.9 | -3 |
#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.
#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
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2026 · Rating 0.9401
Duncanville · Duncanville, TX
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.
Austin Keys quick answers
Recruiting profile
4-star recruit