Player Dossier

2020-2025

Western Kentucky

Aaron Key

LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Tucker, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Aaron Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

11.1

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

7.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · UConn

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Western Kentucky • UConn
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

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.

Aaron Key, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · UConn. Aaron Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

UConn paired 9 primary output with 15.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 11.1 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: North Carolina

Win with 2 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.

2024 Postseason · UConn

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

11.1

Usage

3

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 2. Maryland: 0.5. Unknown: 0. Duke: 0. Buffalo: 0. Syracuse: 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. North Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Maryland: 1 by 9.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=2 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=3 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=3 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs North Carolina

Result
Sat 12/28@ North CarolinaW 27-1443110
Sat 11/23@ SyracuseL 24-3110000
Sat 9/28vs BuffaloW 47-311000
Sat 9/14@ DukeL 21-2610000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown20000
Sat 8/31@ MarylandL 7-50100.5000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Western Kentucky

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UConn

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky132.14.5
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0-1
2022 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky613.86.26
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky2.515.73.6-3.5
2024 PostseasonUConn2.511.130
2024 Regular SeasonUConn2.511.130
2025 PostseasonUConn915.95.46.5
2025 Regular SeasonUConn915.95.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Boston College

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#2

Middle Tennessee

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

North Carolina

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.

#4

South Florida

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#5

Jacksonville State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · UConn

9 primary output · 15.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage

23.6

#2

2025 Regular Season · UConn

23.6

9 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

22.3

1 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8226

Tucker · Tucker, GA

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

91

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 38 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Aaron Key quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
91