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Austin Keys Washington Commanders · #53

Linebacker · 6' 2", 244 lbs · Taylorsville, MS · Age 24

Austin Keys is a Linebacker for the Washington Commanders, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 7 tackles, 1 sacks.

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Austin Keys
◆ Rated
Washington Commanders · #53 · Linebacker
Austin Keys
Season avg7 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Career avg7 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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1sacks
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Scouting report

Austin Keys — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Austin Keys is a Linebacker for the Washington Commanders, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 7 tackles, 1 sacks.
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Tackling
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Coverage
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Tackling
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Pass rush
Strong · defense
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C+
Coverage
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Austin Keys stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1129 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
12Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Austin Keys — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
7 TKL
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Pass rush
1.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Austin Keys

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
7
tackles
7–8
1.0
sacks
1.0–1.1
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int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
11
games
10–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 7 → projected 7 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.1 tackles
Everything it reads
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1 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 11
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Austin Keys career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
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Career1171.0000
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Context

Are the Washington Commanders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
99def index
+57net
95%playoff odds
56roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 88, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Austin Keys

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-04-03

The beginning

Austin Keys is a Linebacker for the Washington Commanders, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Austin Keys is a Washington Commanders linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 7 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 7 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Keys goes from here.

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Keys's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
244 lbs
Born
Taylorsville, MS
Age
24
Jersey
#53
Background

Austin Keys is from Taylorsville, MS and is 24 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 244 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 7 tackles, 1 sacks and 0 interceptions. Keys is currently on the Washington Commanders roster.

The person

Austin Keys is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 7 tackles with 1 sacks and 0 interceptions across his 2025 rookie season.

Tackle volume7 career tackles over 1 season.
Pass rush1 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Verified profiles & sources
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FAQ

Austin Keys — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Austin Keys, answered.

What position does Austin Keys play?
Austin Keys is a Linebacker for the Washington Commanders.
When was Austin Keys drafted?
Austin Keys entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Austin Keys played?
1 (2025).
What are Austin Keys's career stats?
He has recorded 7 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.
Austin Keys career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2025
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk17 · Ankle2025 Wk16 · Ankle2025 Wk3 · Groin (Questionable)2025 Wk2 · Groin (Questionable)

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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