2023 Football Roster
Roster
Keys Jr., Chris

Jersey Number 27
Chris Keys Jr.
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Collins, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Collins HS (Indiana)
Bio
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 34 career games with three career starts … At Mississippi State he played in 19 games with one start … He ended his time at Mississippi State with 41 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass breakup … Entered the transfer portal following the 2024 season.
2024 (Junior Season)
Played in eight games with one start … Recorded 16 tackles ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles with two assists … Made his season debut ... Toledo (9/14): Made his first start as a Bulldog ... Recorded six tackles, three solo and three assisted ... at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one solo tackle … Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Arkansas (10/26): Recorded two total tackles, one solo and one assisted ... UMass (11/2): Recorded two assisted tackles ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted.
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 11 games … Recorded 10 tackles, four of which were solo ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Recorded a tackle in his Bulldog debut … Arizona (9/9): Notched a career-high four tackles … Also broke up a pass … LSU (9/16): Had one tackle. … at Texas A&M (11/11): Tied his career-high with four tackles including a tackle for loss.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Indiana)
Appeared in 10 games with two starts ... made two tackles against Idaho (9/10) ... made two tackles against Western Kentucky (9/17) ... recorded two stops at Nebraska (10/1) ... made first career start against No. 4 Michigan (10/8) ... recorded three tackles ... had one pass breakup against the Wolverines ... logged three stops against Maryland (10/15) ... recorded two tackles at Rutgers (10/22) ... tallied one tackle against No. 16 Penn State (11/5).
2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Indiana)
Appeared in the first two games before suffering a season-ending injury.
2020 (True Freshman Season - Indiana)
Redshirted the 2020 season … Saw action at No. 3 Ohio State (11/21), in a win over Maryland (11/28) and in the Outback Bowl vs. Ole Miss (1/2).
High School
Prepped at Collins High School under head coach Eric Booth ... Ranked as the No. 15 prospect in Mississippi and the No. 46 cornerback nationally by 247Sports … Played in the 2019 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Picked off six passes and returned both a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns … Selected to the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Region Super 22 Team as a junior and senior … Also lettered in track and field during his prep days.
Personal
Born on July 24, 2002 ... Son to Latoya Owens … Major in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @ChrisKeys7_
Instagram – n/a
Career-Highs
Tackles: 6, vs. Toledo (09/14/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 1 at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
Pass Breakups: 1, 2x, last vs Arizona (9/9/2023)
SEC Graduate
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 34 career games with three career starts … At Mississippi State he played in 19 games with one start … He ended his time at Mississippi State with 41 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass breakup … Entered the transfer portal following the 2024 season.
2024 (Junior Season)
Played in eight games with one start … Recorded 16 tackles ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles with two assists … Made his season debut ... Toledo (9/14): Made his first start as a Bulldog ... Recorded six tackles, three solo and three assisted ... at Georgia (10/12): Recorded one solo tackle … Texas A&M (10/19): Recorded one assisted tackle ... Arkansas (10/26): Recorded two total tackles, one solo and one assisted ... UMass (11/2): Recorded two assisted tackles ... at Tennessee (11/9): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted.
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in 11 games … Recorded 10 tackles, four of which were solo ... SE Louisiana (9/2): Recorded a tackle in his Bulldog debut … Arizona (9/9): Notched a career-high four tackles … Also broke up a pass … LSU (9/16): Had one tackle. … at Texas A&M (11/11): Tied his career-high with four tackles including a tackle for loss.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Indiana)
Appeared in 10 games with two starts ... made two tackles against Idaho (9/10) ... made two tackles against Western Kentucky (9/17) ... recorded two stops at Nebraska (10/1) ... made first career start against No. 4 Michigan (10/8) ... recorded three tackles ... had one pass breakup against the Wolverines ... logged three stops against Maryland (10/15) ... recorded two tackles at Rutgers (10/22) ... tallied one tackle against No. 16 Penn State (11/5).
2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Indiana)
Appeared in the first two games before suffering a season-ending injury.
2020 (True Freshman Season - Indiana)
Redshirted the 2020 season … Saw action at No. 3 Ohio State (11/21), in a win over Maryland (11/28) and in the Outback Bowl vs. Ole Miss (1/2).
High School
Prepped at Collins High School under head coach Eric Booth ... Ranked as the No. 15 prospect in Mississippi and the No. 46 cornerback nationally by 247Sports … Played in the 2019 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Picked off six passes and returned both a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns … Selected to the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Region Super 22 Team as a junior and senior … Also lettered in track and field during his prep days.
Personal
Born on July 24, 2002 ... Son to Latoya Owens … Major in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @ChrisKeys7_
Instagram – n/a
Career-Highs
Tackles: 6, vs. Toledo (09/14/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 1 at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
Pass Breakups: 1, 2x, last vs Arizona (9/9/2023)
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Brylan Lanier INT
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
Saturday, August 30