Christopher Keys is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida Atlantic.
Keys moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Navy — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 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 | Florida Atlantic | 47 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Indiana | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 87 | 49 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-39@ Maryland | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-14vs Florida A&M | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-38@ Florida International | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-55vs Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-21@ Rice | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-48@ No. 19 South Florida | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 32-42@ Navy | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 40-21vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-35@ Tulane | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 45-48vs UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-42vs East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL47 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
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 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
62.3%
580 pass / 351 run
Plays / game
77.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
606 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #24 of 38 American Athletic Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Tom Allen, Zach Arnett, Jeff Lebby and Zach Kittley.
