Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | L 14-38@ Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Gage Keys
Senior defensive lineman on Kansas's 2025 roster.
6′4″ · 285 lb · Hilliard, OH
CFB Index 31 · #233 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Kansas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 1 tackles
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, at Iowa State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Kansas's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2020.
- Transferred from Auburn to Kansas in 2025.
Gage Keys
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Gage Keys has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Iowa State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Hilliard Davidson
202310 games
- Entered the portal
2024
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022–2023
Kansas
2025
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
31 · #233 of 302 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #233 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kansas
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Andre Landry’s 2022 season.
Matches Andre on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Andre Landry's sophomore season at Louisiana (2022).
Matches Andre on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Gage Keys
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology