Devon Key: DB · Western Kentucky · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Devon Key
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Western Kentucky. First career honor, 2020: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 14 tackles against Liberty — Week 3, 2020.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
72 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 78 | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 93 | 47 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 68 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 91 | 48 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 330 | 179 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-35@ Louisville | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Liberty | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Marshall | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs Chattanooga | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-41@ No. 11 BYU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-10@ Florida Atlantic | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 10-7vs Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-19@ Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL78 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
49.3%
369 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
68.0
11 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Kentucky, 330 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
