Nebraska Football Spring Spotlight: Dane Key

The veteran wide receiver was a crucial addition for the Huskers in the transfer portal.

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TJ Birkel
April 05, 2025

Spring practice is well underway for the Nebraska football team. The Big Red begins spring ball with different offensive, defensive, and special teams coordinators than the ones they had a year ago at this time, in addition to having dozens of new players on the roster. Even amidst all the change, optimism is high heading into year three for Head Coach Matt Rhule. 

It’s wide receiver week on the Common Fan Podcast. On Monday, we dedicated an entire episode to a deep dive into Nebraska’s wide receiver room. Later in the week, we posted an article listing three reasons to believe the hype about the Huskers’ wide receivers going into the 2025 season. 

Today we continue with our spring spotlight series by looking at perhaps the biggest name transfer and most exciting receiver on the roster: Dane Key. 

Today’s Spotlight: Wide Receiver Dane Key

From huskers.com: “Dane Key played three seasons at Kentucky before transferring to Nebraska. In his three years as a Wildcat, Key played in 38 games with 35 starts, catching 126 passes for 1,870 yards and 14 touchdowns. At the conclusion of his career, Key ranked fifth on Kentucky’s all-time receptions list and 13th in career receiving yards.”

View from the Common Fans: After losing Jahmal Banks and Isaiah Neyor–both of whom transferred to Nebraska before the 2024 season–the Huskers were lacking in proven production. And they had no one like Key…