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.