College career · 2022–2025
Dane Key
WR · Nebraska → Kentucky. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Nebraska#61 · 7-6 | 11 | 71% | 39 | 452 | 5 | 18.6% |
| 2024 |  Kentucky#60 · 4-8 | 11 | 68% | 47 | 715 | 2 | 20.9% |
| 2023 | Kentucky#41 · 7-6 | 11 | 68% | 42 | 636 | 6 | 12.8% |
| 2022 | Kentucky#51 · 7-6 | 13 | 63% | 37 | 519 | 6 | 12.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Dane Key's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Dane Key's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 vs Houston Christian (Week 3)1 of 11 games at 8.0+
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | vs Cincinnati | W 20–17 | 7.2 | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 |  Akron | W 68–0 | 6.7 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 |  Houston Christian | W 59–7 | 8.3 | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 1 | 40 |
| 4 |  Michigan | L 27–30 | 6.1 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 |  Michigan State | W 38–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 7 | @ Maryland | W 34–31 | 6.9 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | @ Minnesota | L 6–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 9 |  Northwestern | W 28–21 | 5.6 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 |  USC | L 17–21 | 6.3 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | @ UCLA | W 28–21 | 6.4 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | @ Penn State | L 10–37 | 6.5 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 |  Iowa | L 16–40 | 5.3 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Bowls | vs Utah | L 22–44 | 5.9 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 · 11 games | 6.5 | 39 | 452 | 11.6 | 5 | 40 | ||
2025 charting · Nebraska
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Key’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Charted targets
32
19 caught (59%)Avg. depth of target
10.5
air yards per targetYAC per catch
3.6
69 yds after the catchAir yards caught
114
of 183 yds on charted catchesDeep targets
19%
20+ air yardsWhere he's targeted32 targets charted
60% comp10.5 avg. depth3.6 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.