Auburn football's most valuable players in 2023: No. 21 Austin Keys

We continue our countdown towards Auburn's 2023 season with a ranking of their most valuable players.

Linebacker Austin Keys ranks No. 21 in our top 25.

Austin Keys' Bio

- 6-foot-2

- 233 pounds

- Junior

Previous school: Ole Miss

Austin Keys played two seasons with the Ole Miss Rebels, making appearances in 19 games posting 51 tackles - 19 of which were solo tackles (32 assisted). He also picked up 2.0 sacks, 5 QB hurries, and a forced fumble.

Keys comes to Auburn from his hometown of Taylorsville, Mississippi. Before committing to Ole Miss on March 24, of 2019, Keys played high school football at Seminary High School, in Seminary, MS. The 6-foot-2, 233-pound inside linebacker has NFL size and the profile of what one would call a traditional thumper style linebacker.

Could Keys be higher on this list? Possibly. His production will likely speak volumes this fall.

Our Joshua Collins recently wrote about how he believes Keys will breakout for the Tigers this upcoming season.

"Despite being injured in the 2021 season, Keys returned in 2022 and tripled his production across his defensive stat line," Collins wrote. "Austin Keys has arrived in Auburn with an open door to make a name for himself amongst the faithful fan base of the Auburn Tigers.

I believe he is hungry to play and equally hungry to help this defense get back to being one of the best in the nation, and for that reason I feel he will be the breakout defensive player this 2023 season."

Auburn football's most valuable players in 2023:

22. Zion Puckett, S

23. Camden Brown, WR

24. Marcus Harris, DL

25. Robby Ashford, QB

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