Receiver, Nebraska (from Kentucky), 2022–25
Dane Key
Lettered 2022–24 at Kentucky (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lexington, KY
- Born
- Jul 1, 2003, in Lexington, Kentucky
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Dane Key played receiver at Kentucky (2022–24) and Nebraska (2025).
Career highs
8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Vanderbilt, 2024145receiving yards, career highvs. Ohio, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highat Missouri, 2022Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kentucky | 18 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 18 | WR | So. | ||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 18 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Nebraska | 18 | WR | Sr. | 6′3″ | 210 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kentucky | 45 | 1.19 | 95th (n=683) | 0.71 | 53.4 | 6% |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 45 | 1.35 | 96th (n=681) | 0.80 | 60.7 | 8% |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 56 | 1.28 | 89th (n=581) | 0.92 | 71.7 | 8% |
| 2025 | Nebraska | 66 | 0.35 | 34th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 23.4 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Nebraska 11 games, 39 catches, 452 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 20–17 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 68–0 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 59–7 | 4 | 104 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | L 27–30 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 34–31 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 28–21 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 17–21 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 28–21 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 10–37 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 16–40 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 22–44 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9 | – |
2024 Kentucky 11 games, 47 catches, 715 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 31–0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 6–31 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 12–13 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 41–6 | 7 | 145 | 0 | 42 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | W 20–17 | 8 | 105 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 13–20 | 8 | 83 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 20–48 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 10–24 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 18–28 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 48–6 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 14–31 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 19 | – |
2023 Kentucky 11 games, 42 catches, 636 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 44–14 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 28–17 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 45–28 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 13–51 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 36 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 21–38 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 27–33 | 7 | 113 | 1 | 34 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 24–3 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 13 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 21–49 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 14–17 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 38–31 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 35–38 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 58 | – |
2022 Kentucky 13 games, 37 catches, 519 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 37–13 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | W 26–16 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 55 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–0 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 31–23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 19–22 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 14–24 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 27–17 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 6–44 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 21–17 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 22 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 21–24 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 6–16 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 26–13 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 0–21 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 15 | −2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″W |
| Weight | 203 lbW |
| Arm length | 32⅛″W |
| Hand size | 9⅝″W |
| Wingspan | 79″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34½″W |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.01 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.66 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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