Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2011-2016UNLV
Kenny Keys
DB • 6'4" • San Diego, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kenny Keys shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Kenny Keys built his college career from 2011 through 2016 as a defensive back from San Diego, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Kenny Keys' career was his defensive production: 69...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Kenny Keys, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV. Kenny Keys shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Kenny Keys quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · DB
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Helix · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Helix · 34 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 69 tackles · DB 54th (top 7%) · Mountain West 34th (top 7%) · National 345th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | UNLV | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 69 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 49.5 |
Related Context
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Kenny Keys played DB for UNLV. Across 6 tracked seasons, Kenny Keys recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
UNLV paired 7.5 primary output with 30.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
30.2
Usage
4.5
Consistency
30
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 0. UCLA: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Idaho: 1. Fresno State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Hawai'i: 1. Colorado State: 2. San José State: 2. Wyoming: 0.5. Boise State: 1. Nevada: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Idaho: 7 by 39.2. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 9 by 37.5. Hawai'i: 3 by 22.5. Colorado State: 10 by 61.7. San José State: 6 by 45. Wyoming: 6 by 30. Boise State: 7 by 39.2. Nevada: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Nevada | L 10-45 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Boise State | L 25-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wyoming | W 69-66 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ San José StateSplash game | L 24-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Colorado State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 23-42 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Hawai'i | W 41-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ San Diego State | L 7-26 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Fresno State | W 45-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Idaho | L 30-33 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Central Michigan | L 21-44 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ UCLA | L 21-42 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Jackson State | W 63-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kenny Keys story
Kenny Keys built his college career from 2011 through 2016 as a defensive back from San Diego, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Kenny Keys' career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Kenny Keys' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UNLV
2011-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | UNLV | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 7.5 | 30.2 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado State
Week 8 · L 23-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#2
vs New Mexico
Week 10 · W 35-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ San Diego State
Week 9 · L 13-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs UCLA
Week 2 · L 3-37
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ San José State
Week 9 · L 24-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · UNLV
7.5 primary output · 30.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
49.5
#2
2012 Regular Season · UNLV
48.9
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · UNLV
44.4
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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