Austin Keys: LB · Auburn · #6.
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Austin Keys
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Hugh Freeze. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Alabama — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs Alabama A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21vs California | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-24vs Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-27vs No. 21 Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31@ No. 5 Georgia | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-21@ No. 19 Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10@ Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-17vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-14vs UL Monroe | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 43-41vs No. 15 Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28@ No. 13 Alabama | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 39 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups39 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
48.0%
368 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
63.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #429 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Ole Miss and Auburn, 120 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 33 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lane Kiffin and Hugh Freeze.
