Keith Abney

Former defensive back at Arizona State. 2025: 2 interceptions, 12 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

DB · Arizona State · Jr. · #1

6′0″ · 190 lb · Waxahachie, TX

CFB Index 84 · #29 of 364 cornersLow confidenceDrafted by Detroit — Rd 5, Pick 17, #157 overall

How he plays

Erases the deep middle of the field.

Passes defended: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

12 PBU · 44 tackles · 1 TFL

Best game: 2 PBU, 6 tackles, vs Texas Tech

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Arizona State. 2025: 2 interceptions, 12 pass breakups, 44 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona State in 2023.
Drafted round 5 by the Detroit in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Arizona State, 98 tackles — drafted at #157 overall by Detroit.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20233 games

Signed with Arizona State3-star out of Waxahachie

2026

Drafted by Detroitround 5, pick 157

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1260 national

CFB

College

Arizona State

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #157

Detroit · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Kenny Dillingham

Arizona State

Played his entire career under Kenny Dillingham.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Detroit2026 NFL rookie season

#157Rd 5 · Pick 17

Detroit2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kenny Dillingham — 22-17 over that span.

2023Arizona State3-9HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced

2024Arizona State11-3HC: Kenny Dillingham · Run-leaning

2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

84All-Conference level #29 of 364?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (89th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#8 / 2975 · 100th pct

Solo tackles#322 / 2975 · 89th pct

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

Tackles#756 / 2975 · 74th pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.6	0.1	0.1	1.1
Road4g	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	0.2	0.2	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	0.0	0.0	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kenny Dillingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #29 of 364 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Arizona State	44	36	1.0	1.0	12	2	--
2024	Arizona State	52	34	0.0	0.0	9	3	--
2023	Arizona State	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	1	--
Career		98	71	1.0	1.0	21	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 26–22

vs Texas Tech

6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 2 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.

With S. Leavitt — 319 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.6 · 3 rush yds (12 car) · K. Floyd — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 39 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week