Grady Kelly is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Michigan State.
Kelly wins the gap play after play. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Penn State, Week 12, 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. 2 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 | Michigan State | 25 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 15 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 35 | 10 | 6.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 43 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 119 | 35 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-6vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-40vs Boston College | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-24vs Youngstown State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-45@ No. 25 USC | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-38vs UCLA | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-31vs No. 25 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-23@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-28vs Penn State | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 17-20@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-28vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
4%1 hurry25 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
49.7%
378 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
63.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #112 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #27 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,855 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Steve Addazio, Jay Norvell, Mike Norvell and Jonathan Smith.
