#40

Rob Keys

Junior linebacker for Virginia. 2024: 3 tackles.

LB · Virginia · Jr. · #40

6′3″ · 224 lb · Chantilly, VA

Returning to Virginia for 2026

The story

3 linebacker for Virginia. 2024: 3 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Rob Keys

LB · Virginia · Jr · #40

The receipt: 1 tackles against SMU — Week 13, 2024.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

game log

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

Tackles for loss#2477 / 2892 · 7th pct

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Solo tackles#2862 / 2892 · 1st pct

Tackles#2893 / 2892 · 0th 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

2024 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home1g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road2g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 8+3g	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Virginia	3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week