Cam'Ron Kelly: DB · Louisville · #11.
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Cam'Ron Kelly
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week in 2023. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Miami — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisville | 64 | 27 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 49 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 68 | 40 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 55 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 243 | 134 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-34vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Murray State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs Indiana | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 56-28vs Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ NC State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-20vs No. 10 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-0vs No. 20 Duke | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24vs Virginia | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-31@ Miami | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 6-16vs No. 4 Florida State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 28-42vs USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 27 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 21-14
vs Indiana · neutral site
1 interception · 2 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFL64 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
44.0%
408 pass / 519 run
Plays / game
66.2
14 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
64 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at North Carolina and Louisville, 243 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2021)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2023)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown and Jeff Brohm.
