Montez Kelley: DE · App State · #95.
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Montez Kelley
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the App State defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Georgia Southern — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
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 · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-66@ No. 25 Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-19@ East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48vs South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-52@ Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-34@ Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-26vs Georgia State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-20vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-20vs James Madison | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 20-29@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 11 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2024
W 21-19
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%1 sackTFL rate
6%2 TFL26 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Shawn Clark, all balanced offenses — 14-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shawn Clark
Pass share
51.1%
392 pass / 375 run
Plays / game
69.7
11 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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
Two seasons at App State, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
