Aaron Key is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UConn.
Key carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Boston College — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UConn | 28 | 18 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | UConn | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 28 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 91 | 58 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44@ Delaware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-25vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-10vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-23@ Boston College | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37@ Rice | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-19vs UAB | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-16vs Air Force | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-45@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-41vs Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 18 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%5 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
7%2 pass breakups28 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gordon Sammis
Pass share
53.5%
451 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #308 at the position.
The No. 2,080 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the FBS Independents as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tyson Helton and Jim Mora.
