Jaylen Key
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Experience: 1 year
Height: 6-2
Age: 25
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Alabama
Recent Games
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Career Stats
Defense Career
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Biography
Cincinnati signed Key to its practice squad in December of 2024 ... Key was a seventh-round draft pick of the N.Y. Jets in 2024, and spent six games on the Jets' practice squad early in the '24 campaign ... Spent final collegiate season in 2023 at the University of Alabama, starting 13 of 14 games and helping team earn berth in College Football Playoff ... Transferred to Alabama following four seasons (2019-22) at the University of Alabama-Birmingham ... Posted 60 tackles and three INTs in final season at UAB, earning All-Conference USA Honorable Mention.
Career transactions:
Selected by N.Y. Jets in seventh round of NFL Draft on 4-27-24 (257th overall) ... Signed with Jets on 5-14-24 ... Waived by Jets on 8-27-24 ... Signed to Jets practice squad on 8-28-24 ... Released by Jets from practice squad on 9-25-24 ... Signed to Jets practice squad on 10-9-24 ... Released by Jets from practice squad on 10-30-24 ... Signed to Cincinnati practice squad on 12-17-24 ... Signed to Bengals roster (Reserve/Future) on 1-7-25.
Pro career:
2024—Spent six games on the N.Y. Jets' practice squad, before being released from the practice squad on Oct. 30 ... Signed on Dec. 17 to Cincinnati's practice squad, where he spent final three games of regular season.
College:
Spent four seasons (2019-22) at Alabama-Birmingham and one ('23) at Alabama ... Played in 14 games with 13 starts in lone season with the Crimson Tide, totaling 60 tackles, one INT and one pass breakup ... In 43 games played at UAB, recorded 74 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, one sack, three INTs, five PBUs, two FFs and one FR ... Earned honorable mention All-Conference USA in 2022, when he ranked third on team with 60 tackles and notched three INTs.
High school/personal:
Hometown is Quincy, Fla. ... Attended Amos P. Godby High School in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Played defensive back and wide receiver in high school ... Helped lead team to 11-2 record as a senior in 2017 ... Majored in biology at Alabama-Birmingham.
NOTE ABOUT NFL EXPERIENCE: Key did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2024.
Last Updated July 2025