Defensive back, Arizona State, 2023–25
Keith Abney II
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Waxahachie, TX
- Born
- Jan 11, 2005
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Keith Abney II played defensive back at Arizona State (2023–25). The Detroit Lions took Abney in round 5, No. 157 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2024
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 52 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 44 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Career | 98 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arizona State | 1 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Arizona State | 1 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Arizona State | 1 | DB | Jr. | 6′0″ | 190 |
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 Arizona State 11 games, 44 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Northern Arizona | W 38–19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Mississippi State | L 20–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Texas State | W 34–15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | at Baylor | W 27–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. TCU | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Texas Tech | W 26–22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Houston | L 16–24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Iowa State | W 24–19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs. West Virginia | W 25–23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | at Colorado | W 42–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Arizona | L 7–23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Arizona State 14 games, 52 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Wyoming | W 48–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Mississippi State | W 30–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | atTexas State | W 31–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | atTexas Tech | L 22–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Kansas | W 35–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Utah | W 27–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at Cincinnati | L 14–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Oklahoma State | W 42–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. UCF | W 35–31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Kansas State | W 24–14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. BYU | W 28–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atArizona | W 49–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Iowa State | W 45–19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 31–39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2023 Arizona State 3 games, 2 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | at Washington | L 7–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atUtah | L 3–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Oregon | L 13–49 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅞″ | |
| Weight | 187 lb | |
| Arm length | 30″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 73⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.91 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 sW |
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).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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