Usage Score
5.4
Player Dossier
2020-2025Western Kentucky
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Tucker, GA, USA
Aaron Key shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.
Usage Score
5.4
Efficiency
15.9
Consistency
51.3
Season Value
23.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · UConn
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.
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.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
UConn paired 9 primary output with 15.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.9 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: Boston College
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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Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
15.9
Usage
5.4
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Army
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 0. Unknown: 0. Syracuse: 1. Delaware: 0. Ball State: 0. Buffalo: 1. Florida International: 1. Boston College: 3. Rice: 1. UAB: 0. Duke: 1. Air Force: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0
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. Army: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 1 by 14.2. Delaware: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 2 by 18.3. Florida International: 2 by 18.3. Boston College: 6 by 55. Rice: 3 by 22.5. UAB: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 1 by 14.2. Air Force: 3 by 22.5. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 8.3
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
55 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ Army | L 16-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 48-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Air Force | W 26-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Duke | W 37-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs UAB | W 38-19 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Rice | L 34-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 38-23 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Florida International | W 51-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Buffalo | W 20-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Ball State | W 31-25 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Delaware | L 41-44 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Syracuse | L 20-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Western Kentucky
2020-2023
Opening stop
UConn
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
| 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 | 6 | 13.8 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2.5 | 15.7 | 3.6 | -3.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | UConn | 2.5 | 11.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 2.5 | 11.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | UConn | 9 | 15.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 9 | 15.9 | 5.4 | 0 |
#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.
#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
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Recruit Profile
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8226
Tucker · Tucker, GA
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.
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