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March 28, 2024

UNLV

44 Kenny Keys

  • Defensive back
  • Grade: Senior
  • Height: 6′4″
  • Weight: 190 lbs

Player Bio: UNLV: A talented, intriguingly sized athlete who will look to peak as a senior … Listed No. 2 at free safety heading into fall … Older brother of sophomore Rebel WR Kendal Keys … Earned a spot on the UNLV Dean’s Honor List for the spring 2012 semester.

2014: Played in all 13 games … Finished fifth on the team with a career-high 53 total tackles, including three for loss … Broke up two passes and returned one fumble.

2013: Played in three games and totaled five tackles.

2012: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in all 13 games, including starting five at FS … Tied for ninth on the squad with 45 total tackles … Tied for the team lead with two interceptions … Grabbed his picks in back-to-back games at San Diego State and vs. New Mexico … He returned the INT vs. the Lobos 32 yards … Joined the squad in January and competed in his first spring practice.

2011: Grayshirted season after signing with the program in February.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Helix Charter HS In La Mesa, CA … A two-sport standout who helped the Highlander football team to an 11-1 record and appearance in the CIF San Diego Section semifinals as a senior under coach Troy Starr … Had two key interceptions in his team’s Grossmont Hills League championship-clinching victory over Steele Canyon … Also a starter on the Helix basketball team and was named first team all-league as a forward as a senior.