Christopher Keys
Christopher Keys
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Christopher Keys has played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Navy — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 47 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Indiana | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 49 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 56–14
vs Florida A&M
4 SOLO · 5 TOT
Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to AJ Williams’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah McElvane's senior season at Louisiana Tech (2024).
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