Defensive back, Alabama (from UAB), 2019–23
Jaylen Key
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tallahassee, FL
- Born
- Feb 29, 2000
Jaylen Key played defensive back at UAB (2019–22) and Alabama (2023). The New York Jets took Key in round 7, No. 257 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highat LSU, 2022Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2020; SEC champions, 2023
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UAB | 22 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | UAB | 22 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | UAB | 22 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | UAB | 22 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Alabama | 22 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 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.
Game by game
2023 Alabama 12 games, 60 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 56–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Texas | L 24–34 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at South Florida | W 17–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Ole Miss | W 24–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Mississippi State | W 40–17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Texas A&M | W 26–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Arkansas | W 24–21 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Tennessee | W 34–20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. LSU | W 42–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Auburn | W 27–24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Georgia | W 27–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan | L 20–27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UAB 13 games, 60 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 59–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Liberty | L 14–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 35–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Rice | L 24–28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 41–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Charlotte | W 34–20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Western Kentucky | L 17–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Florida Atlantic | L 17–24 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. UTSA | L 38–44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. North Texas | W 41–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atLSU | L 10–41 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Louisiana Tech | W 37–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Miami (OH) | W 24–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UAB 2 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Tulane | W 28–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | at Southern Miss | W 34–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UAB 5 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 45–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at South Alabama | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 37–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Louisiana | L 20–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atLouisiana Tech | L 34–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 UAB 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Akron | W 31–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.South Alabama | W 35–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atUTSA | W 33–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ | |
| Weight | 208 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 78½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.20 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.09 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. 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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