Dierre Kelly is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Bowling Green.
Kelly wins the gap play after play. The five seasons at Bowling Green span two head coaches: Scot Loeffler and Eddie George. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Central Michigan — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 25 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 20 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 22 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 76 | 30 | 11.0 | 5.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-7vs Lafayette | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-34@ Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-13vs Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-40@ Louisville | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-35@ Ohio | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 3-28vs Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27@ Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-19vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
12%3 hurries25 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
37.7%
281 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #264 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #15 of 16 Mid-American DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,329 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a senior.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
