Michael Kelly: DL · Charlotte · #17.
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Michael Kelly
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Charlotte. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Florida Atlantic — Week 13, 2024.
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
21 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-30vs James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-26vs Gardner-Webb | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-24vs East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-51@ No. 25 Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-33@ Memphis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-34vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-27@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 29-27vs UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 3 · 2024
W 27-26
vs Gardner-Webb
1 interception · 5 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 1 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries21 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Biff Poggi
Pass share
48.1%
352 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Charlotte, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Healy, Peter Rossomando, and Biff Poggi. Multi-era developmental context.
