2025: Key played in all 17 regular-season games and two postseason games for Denver, tallying two tackles (2 solo) and one pass defensed and while leading the league with a franchise record 26 special-teams takedowns and one forced fumble... Made three tackles (3 solo), one fumble recovery and three special-team stops in the postseason... Recorded a career-high three special teams stops at Ind. (9/14)... Notched his first career pass defensed at Phi. (10/5)... Tied his career high with three special team tackles vs. NYG (10/19)... Tied his career high for the third time of the season with another three-tackle performance on special teams vs. K.C. (11/16)… Registered his first career forced fumble on special teams after stripping Commanders WR Deebo Samuel on a first half kickoff at Was. (11/30)… Tallied his 24th special teams tackle in the win at K.C. (12/25) to tie the most special-teams tackles in team history... Recorded his first two tackles of the season (2 solo) and notched a pair of special teams takedowns for his eighth game with multiple special teams tackles this season vs. LAC (1/4)... Set a new franchise record with 26 special-teams tackles in a single season... Appeared in the AFC Divisional Round Playoff vs. Buf. (1/17) and totaled three tackles on special teams in the win, tied for the most special-teams tackles by a Bronco in a postseason game in team history, while also recovering a loose fumble late in the first half.
2024: Key appeared in 17 games (2 starts) and one postseason game for Denver, recording 25 tackles (12 solo), one sack and one quarterback hit... Recorded his first career defensive tackle and sack on a takedown of Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield at T.B. (9/22)... Tallied five tackles (2 solo) vs. Car. (10/27)... Registered a team-high and career-high nine tackles (5 solo) at Bal. (11/3)... Recorded four tackles (1 solo) vs. Atl. (11/17)... Made his first postseason appearance with Denver in the AFC Wild Card Round at Buf. (1/12).
2023: Key played in one game (at L.V., 1/7) with Denver after being elevated from the team's practice squad... Spent most of the season competing on the Bronco's practice squad.
2022: Key spent time competing on practice squads for Atlanta and Denver.
2021: Key spent the entire season competing on Kansas City's practice squad.
COLLEGE: Key spent five years at Western Kentucky (2016-20), appearing in 50 games (49 starts) and compiling 350 tackles—most in the program since 2009— 10 tackles for loss, six interceptions, 25 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Named second-team All-Conference USA in 2020 after producing 92 tackles (55 solo), one interception, four passes defensed and one forced fumble in 12 games.
PERSONAL: Key attended Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Ky. and was named first-team All-State by the Associated Press and second-team All-State by USA Today in 2015 after totaling 31 receptions for 591 yards (19.1 avg.) with nine scores... Devon Key was born on Oct. 28, 1997, in Lexington, Ky.
Transactions: Signed by Kansas City as a college free agent 5/14/21; Waived by Kansas City 8/30/21; Signed by Kansas City (practice squad) 9/1/21; Signed by Kansas City to a future contract 2/2/22; Waived by Kansas City 8/30/22; Signed by Atlanta (practice squad) 11/15/22; Released by Atlanta 11/22/22; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 12/20/22; Signed by Denver to a future contract 1/9/23; Waived by Denver 8/29/23; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 8/31/29; Signed by Denver to a future contract 1/9/24; Re-signed by Denver 4/18/25.
