Last confirmed: LSU, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 238 lb · Atlanta, GA · Hapeville Charter
Arden Key: LB · LSU · #49.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Arden Key
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Second year in the LSU linebacker corps. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Alabama — Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 7-37@ Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-26vs Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24vs Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16@ No. 21 Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-23vs No. 10 Auburn | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-24@ Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ No. 1 Alabama | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 33-10vs Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | 5.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups33 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
2 seasons under Ed Orgeron, all run-heavy offenses — 17-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
35.2%
300 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at LSU, 88 tackles — drafted at #87 overall by the Oakland Raiders.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Oakland RaidersEntering 9th NFL season
Oakland RaidersEntering 9th NFL season
