Linebacker, UConn (from Western Kentucky), 2020–25
Aaron Key
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tucker, GA
Aaron Key played linebacker at Western Kentucky (2020–23) and UConn (2024–25).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Florida International, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 28 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | UConn | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | UConn | 28 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 91 | 58 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 5 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 5 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 5 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 5 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | UConn | 5 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | UConn | 5 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 UConn 13 games, 28 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 59–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Syracuse | L 20–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Delaware | L 41–44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Ball State | W 31–25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Buffalo | W 20–17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Florida International | W 51–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Boston College | W 38–23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Rice | L 34–37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. UAB | W 38–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Duke | W 37–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Air Force | W 26–16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Florida Atlantic | W 48–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Army | L 16–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 UConn 6 games, 10 tackles, 1 sack
2023 Western Kentucky 9 games, 28 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Florida | W 41–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Houston Christian | W 52–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Ohio State | L 10–63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Troy | L 24–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 31–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Louisiana Tech | W 35–28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Jacksonville State | L 17–20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at UTEP | W 21–13 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. New Mexico State | L 29–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Western Kentucky 8 games, 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Austin Peay | W 38–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Hawai’i | W 49–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Florida International | W 73–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Troy | L 27–34 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at UTSA | L 28–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 35–17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. North Texas | L 13–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Charlotte | W 59–7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Western Kentucky 2 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | atUAB | L 14–37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Florida International | W 38–21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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