Jaylen Key
Career Summary
College defensive back drafted by the Jets.
Jaylen Key played at UAB and Alabama before the New York Jets selected him with the final pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Early Life
A Florida native.
Key is a native of Quincy, Florida.
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College Career
Moved to safety and transferred to Alabama.
Key began at UAB as a cornerback before moving to safety during his 2018 redshirt season. He recorded 60 tackles and three interceptions in 2022, then transferred to Alabama for 2023 and recorded another 60 tackles.
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Path to the NFL
The final selection in the 2024 draft.
The Jets selected Key with the 257th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft, giving him that year's Mr. Irrelevant designation.
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30662, 00-0039802, 2000-02-29, Jaylen Key, Jaylen, Key
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