Player Dossier

2020-2025

Minnesota

Gage Keys

DL • 6'4" • 285 lbs • Hilliard, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Gage Keys shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.1

Efficiency

9.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

28.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Kansas

202122232425

Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Minnesota • Kansas • Auburn
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State

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.

Gage Keys, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Kansas. Gage Keys shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Kansas paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Minnesota, Kansas, Auburn.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State

Loss with 0.5 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

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2025 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

1

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

9.2

Usage

3.1

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa State

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

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

1 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa State

Best efficiency game

9.2 vs Iowa State

Result
Sat 11/22@ Iowa StateL 14-38100.5000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2023-2025

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Auburn

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMinnesota0
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota00
2022 Regular SeasonMinnesota05.21.20
2023 Regular SeasonKansas08.31.90
2024 Regular SeasonAuburn00
2025 Regular SeasonKansas0.59.23.10.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa State

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5

Primary metric

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.8 takeover score.

#2

Cincinnati

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.2 takeover score.

#3

Purdue

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Kansas

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.9 usage

36.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · Minnesota

35.5

0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 1.2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Kansas

28.7

0.5 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 3.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8641

Hilliard Davidson · Hilliard, OH

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

26

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Gage Keys quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
26