Keith Abney: DB · Arizona State · #1.
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Keith Abney
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the same secondary at Arizona State. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Houston — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 12 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-19vs Northern Arizona | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-24@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-15vs Texas State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Baylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs No. 24 TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-22vs No. 7 Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-24vs Houston | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 24-19@ Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 25-23vs West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-17@ Colorado | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-23vs Arizona | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 36 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 12 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 26-22
vs Texas Tech
6 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL44 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 12 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kenny Dillingham — 22-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Pass share
47.1%
429 pass / 482 run
Plays / game
70.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.
The No. 1,260 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a junior.
How it ended
Three seasons at Arizona State, 98 tackles — drafted at #157 overall by the Detroit Lions.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kenny Dillingham.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit Lions2026 NFL rookie season
Detroit Lions2026 NFL rookie season
