Player Dossier

2020-2025

Indiana

Chris Keys Jr.

S • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Collins, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chris Keys Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.1

Efficiency

20.5

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

10

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Indiana • Mississippi State • Florida Atlantic
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

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.

Chris Keys Jr., S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Chris Keys Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 0 primary output with 9.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Indiana, Mississippi State, Florida Atlantic.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

Loss with 1 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.

2025 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

20.5

Usage

4.1

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

East Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. Unknown: 0. Florida International: 1. Memphis: 0. Rice: 1. South Florida: 0. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 1. Tulane: 0. UConn: 0. East Carolina: 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. Maryland: 6 by 25. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Florida International: 5 by 30.8. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. Rice: 3 by 22.5. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. Navy: 8 by 33.3. Tulsa: 1 by 14.2. Tulane: 6 by 25. UConn: 3 by 12.5. East Carolina: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=2 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=8 · -0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida International

Best efficiency game

33.3 vs Navy

Result
Sat 11/29vs East CarolinaL 3-4242000
Sat 11/22vs UConnL 45-4832000
Sat 11/15@ TulaneL 24-3564000
Sat 11/8vs TulsaW 40-21110010
Sat 10/25@ NavyL 32-4286000
Sat 10/18@ South FloridaL 13-4842000
Sat 10/4@ RiceW 27-2130001
Sat 9/27vs MemphisL 26-5522000
Sat 9/13@ Florida InternationalL 28-3852100
Sat 9/6vs Unknown54000
Sat 8/30@ MarylandL 7-3964000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Indiana

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Mississippi State

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Florida Atlantic

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonIndiana0
2021 Regular SeasonIndiana00
2022 Regular SeasonIndiana19.81.31
2023 Regular SeasonMississippi State215.53.31
2024 Regular SeasonMississippi State09.51.3-2
2025 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic320.54.13

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida International

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#2

Texas A&M

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.4 takeover score.

#3

Arizona

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.

#4

Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

#5

Rice

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State

0 primary output · 9.5 efficiency · 1.3 usage

36.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State

18.2

2 primary · 15.5 efficiency · 3.3 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

10

3 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9012

Newberry · Newberry, SC

Committed To
App State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

87

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chris Keys Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
87