Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 20-26@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-7vs NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 34-17@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Nick Kelly
Junior defensive back on Miami's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 189 lb · Santa Rosa, CA
Returning to Miami for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on Miami's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesBuzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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3.3national conversation
Nick Kelly
He has spent two seasons in the Miami secondary. The receipt: 2 tackles against NC State — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
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College
Miami
NFL
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mario Cristobal, all balanced offenses — 23-6 over that span.
2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Miami
Returning around him
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology