John Kelly

Former running back at Tennessee. 2017: 778 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 37 catches.

RB · Tennessee · #4

5′9″ · 205 lb · Detroit, MI

Los Angeles — drafted 2018, Rd 6, Pick 2, #176 overall

The story

Former running back at Tennessee. 2017: 778 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 37 catches.

Drafted round 6 by the Los Angeles in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Tennessee, 1,573 rushing yards — drafted at #176 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Drafted by Los Angelesround 6, pick 176

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Tennessee

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #176

Los Angeles · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Butch Jones

Tennessee

Played his entire career under Butch Jones.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 9th NFL season

#176Rd 6 · Pick 2

Los AngelesEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Butch Jones — 22-16 over that span.

2015Tennessee9-4HC: Butch Jones · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2016Tennessee9-4HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

2017Tennessee4-8HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (96th percentile). Strength: rec yards (95th percentile). Concern: yards / carry (17th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#12 / 315 · 96th pct

Rec yards#17 / 315 · 95th pct

299

Carries#41 / 328 · 88th pct

189

Rush TDs#48 / 328 · 84th pct

Rush yards#77 / 328 · 77th pct

778

Fumbles lost#44 / 221 · 53rd pct

Long run#203 / 328 · 38th pct

Yards / carry#268 / 328 · 17th pct

4.1

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	61.3	3.2	0.6
Road4g	87.2	5.3	1.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	92.0	4.8	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	45.2	3.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Tennessee	189	778	4.1	9	--
2016	Tennessee	98	630	6.4	5	--
2015	Tennessee	40	165	4.1	1	--
Career		327	1,573	4.8	15	--

Season	Team
2017	Tennessee	37	299	8.1	0	--
2016	Tennessee	6	51	8.5	0	--
2015	Tennessee	--	--	--	--	--
Career		43	350	8.1	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 42–41

at Georgia Tech

128 rush yds (19 car) · 4 TD

Edged out Georgia Tech on the road in a shootout.

With T. Daniel — 47 AVG · 70 LONG · 6 NO · Q. Dormady — 221 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.3 · 13 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-41@ Georgia Tech	19	128	6.7	4	30	4 rushing TDs
Wk 2	W 42-7vs Indiana State	18	80	4.4	0	11
Wk 3	L 20-26@ Florida	19	141	7.4	1	38	Season-high 141 yds
Wk 4	W 17-13vs Massachusetts	25	101	4.0	1	27
Wk 5	L 0-41vs Georgia	16	44	2.8	0	8
Wk 7	L 9-15vs South Carolina	16	58	3.6	0	24
Wk 8	L 7-45@ Alabama	12	63	5.3	0	18
Wk 10	W 24-10vs Southern Miss	20	79	4.0	2	20
Wk 11	L 17-50@ Missouri	9	17	1.9	0	8
Wk 12	L 10-30vs LSU	25	47	1.9	0	9
Wk 13	L 24-42vs Vanderbilt	10	20	2.0	1	9
Total		189	778	4.0	9	38

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology