Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 12 | W 42-35@ Akron | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#4
Jared Kelley
Junior wide receiver on Kent State's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 190 lb · North Olmsted, OH · North Olmstead HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1113 nationally · Signed with Kent State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver on Kent State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2023.
Jared Kelley
Jared Kelley has been at Kent State through two head coaches in two seasons.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
His career
2023
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of North Olmsted
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Kenni Burns
Kent State
2025era →
Mark Carney
Kent State
Coaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kent State1-11HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kent State | -- | -- | 17 | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 17 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2025 (R-Sophomore) Saw action in 3 games Recorded 1 solo tackle at Akron 2024 (R-Freshman) Competed in 3 games for the Flashes in the 2024 season 2023 (Freshman) Saw action in two games One kick return for 17 yards vs. Central Connecticut State PRIOR TO KENT STATE: An all-purpose offensive weapon...
The receiver room · Kent State
- #6Wayne Harris383 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Ardell Banks205 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Da'Realyst Clark108 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Jay Jay Etheridge30 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Jared Kelley1 game · 2025
11 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology