Austin Keys holds the WLB · Depth spot in Arizona Cardinals’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Austin Keys played 11 games in 2025 with a 1% snap share.

Austin Keys is a 24-year-old weak-side linebacker standing 6'2" and weighing 247 pounds. Originally signed by Minnesota as an undrafted free agent, Keys appeared in 11 games during the 2025 season, recording one sack, one tackle for loss, and six special teams tackles before the Vikings released him on 12/31/25. Arizona claimed him off waivers on 1/1/25 for the final week. Keys played five seasons at Auburn and Ole Miss, appearing in 43 games with 120 tackles, 4.0 sacks, and 8.5 tackles for loss. He is in the first year of a three-year contract with the Cardinals.

CollegeAuburn; MississippiAcquiredAcquired from Minnesota Vikings · drafted thereHometownTaylorsville, MS