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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025UConn
Aaron Key
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Tucker, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Aaron Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Aaron Key built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Tucker, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with UConn and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Aaron Key's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Aaron Key, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · UConn. Aaron Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 91
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Aaron Key quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 91
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · UConn
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Tucker · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- Georgetown · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · LB 490th (top 39%) · FBS Independents 20th (top 22%) · National 1,474th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 Postseason | UConn | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | UConn | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 13 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51.6 |
Related Context
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Aaron Key played LB for Western Kentucky and UConn. Across 6 tracked seasons, Aaron Key recorded 12 receiving yards and 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
UConn paired 10 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Kentucky, UConn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
32.1
Usage
4.5
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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Game by game trend chart. UAB: 1. Florida International: 0
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Wins
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Florida International
Player Story
Aaron Key story
Aaron Key built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Tucker, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with UConn and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Aaron Key's career was his defensive production: 91 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Aaron Key's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Western Kentucky
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
UConn
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 32.1 | 4.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 15 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2.5 | 15.7 | 3.4 | -4.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | UConn | 2.5 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 2.5 | 11.1 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | UConn | 10 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 10 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 97 Boston College
Week 8 · W 38-23
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 7 · W 35-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · W 27-14 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Jacksonville State
Week 8 · L 17-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
vs South Florida
Week 1 · W 41-24
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Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · UConn
10 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage
51.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · UConn
51.6
10 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
40.7
7 primary · 15 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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