Former tight end at East Carolina. 2024: 15 catches, 122 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Niagara Falls, NY
Recruiting
DUAL recruit
No. 1625 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at East Carolina. 2024: 15 catches, 122 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Casey Kelly
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 39 rec yds, 4 receptions against App State, Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at East Carolina, 441 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Houston.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (10th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 21.2 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 16.3 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 15 | 122 | 8.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Ole Miss | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Ole Miss | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 48 | 441 | 9.2 | 6 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2024
W 26–21
at NC State
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Norfolk State | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14@ Old Dominion | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-21vs App State | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ Liberty | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-20vs UTSA | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-55@ Charlotte | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-34vs Navy | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bowl | W 26-21@ NC State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 122 | 7.4 | 1 | 23 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Alec Holler’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dominick Mazotti's graduate season at Massachusetts (2024).
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Player DNA