Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-56@ Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-31@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#48
Kyle Kelly
Junior linebacker for Ohio. 2022: 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Newport, KY
CFB Index 26 · #461 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceOhio 2022 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
OLB recruit
No. 2404 nationally · Signed with Ohio
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Ohio. 2022: 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2019.
Kyle Kelly
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Kyle Kelly has been at Ohio through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio, 44 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2019
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Newport Central Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Ohio
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coaches2019–2020
Ohio
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Ohio7-6HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy
2020Ohio2-1HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2021Ohio3-9HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022Ohio10-4HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
26 · #461 of 548 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #461 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jeslord Boateng’s 2022 season.
64%match
Matches Jeslord on
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Jeslord on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Makai Williams's senior season at Tulane (2025).
Matches Makai on
Weight
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Makai on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kyle Kelly
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology