Omari Kelly

#1 · WR · Sr. · Michigan State6′0″ · 188 lb · Trussville, AL · Hewitt-Trussville

Omari Kelly is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Michigan State.

Kelly wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Conference USA. On tape: 133 receiving yards and 13 passing yards against USC, Week 4, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Skyler BellUConn · 2024 · 85% season match
Jordan WatkinsOle Miss · 2023 · 84% season match
DeAndre Moore Jr.Colorado · 2026 · 84% season match
Kyri ShoelsSan José State · 2025 · 83% season match
Ronnie BellMichigan · 2022 · 82% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Michigan State	47	626	13.3	2	75
2024	Middle Tennessee	53	869	16.4	4	71
2023	Auburn	2	45	22.5	0	40
2022	Auburn	3	56	18.7	0	25
Career		105	1,596	15.2	6	75

Season	Team
2025	Michigan State	6	33	150	--
2024	Middle Tennessee	3	--	83	1
2023	Auburn	--	--	--	--
2022	Auburn	--	--	--	--
Career		9	33	233	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 23-6vs Western Michigan	7	75	10.7	0	21
Wk 2	W 42-40vs Boston College	4	60	15.0	0	30
Wk 3	W 41-24vs Youngstown State	4	49	12.3	0	20
Wk 4	L 31-45@ No. 25 USC	6	133	22.2	1	75	Season-high 133 yds
Wk 6	L 27-38@ Nebraska	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 7	L 13-38vs UCLA	2	21	10.5	0	14
Wk 8	L 13-38@ No. 3 Indiana	3	59	19.7	0	23
Wk 9	L 20-31vs No. 25 Michigan	3	29	9.7	0	15
Wk 10	L 20-23@ Minnesota	8	94	11.8	0	23
Wk 12	L 10-28vs Penn State	3	15	5.0	0	6
Wk 13	L 17-20@ Iowa	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 14	W 38-28vs Maryland	5	76	15.2	1	46
Total		47	626	13.3	2	75

Signature game

Week 4 · 2025

L 31-45

at USC

6 rec · 133 yds · 1 TD · 13 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT

With R. Eckley — 56.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20 · A. Chiles — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 31 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · USC · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +6.78Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 75 yds for a TD USC Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Anthony Lucas) to the USC 0
Week 4 · USC · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.75Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 33 yds to the USC 38 for a
Week 2 · Boston College · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.60Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 30 yds to the BC 41 for a
Week 3 · Youngstown State · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +3.44Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 20 yds to the YSU 46 for a
Week 14 · Maryland · 4th and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.33Milivojevic to Kelly: a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Week 14 · Maryland · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.08Milivojevic to Kelly: a 46-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 8 · Indiana · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA +3.06Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 16 yds to the IU 34 for a
Week 10 · Minnesota · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Milivojevic to Kelly: a 23-yard pass.
Week 8 · Indiana · 3rd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +2.68Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 20 yds to the MSU 42 for a
Week 1 · Western Michigan · 4th and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Aidan Chiles pass complete to Omari Kelly for 10 yds to the WMU 32 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

47 rec · 626 yds · 2 TD

46 of 47 receptions matched to play-by-play

31 of 75 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

7521% of team targets

Catch rate

61%46 of 75 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

13% of targets (4)

100%catch rate

Air -2.2 · YAC 7.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

45% of targets (14)

71%catch rate

Air 6.5 · YAC 0.8 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

32% of targets (10)

30%catch rate

Air 14.0 · YAC 2.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

10% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air 28.7 · YAC 13.0 avg

61% catch rate on 75 targets · 21% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

21%15 of his 73 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2022Auburn5-7HC: Bryan Harsin and Cadillac Williams · Run-heavy

2023Auburn6-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy

2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning

2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 58 (#142 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

58Quality starter #142 of 485 · 2025?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: long catch (91st percentile). Concern: catch rate (25th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#211 / 798 · 74th pct

13.7%

Yards / catch#216 / 798 · 73rd pct

13.7

EPA / target#290 / 798 · 64th pct

0.50

TD rate#489 / 798 · 39th pct

1.4%

Catch rate#599 / 798 · 25th pct

60.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct

Receptions#130 / 558 · 76th pct

Rec yards#137 / 558 · 76th pct

626

Rush yards#84 / 287 · 71st pct

Yards / catch#250 / 558 · 55th pct

13.3

Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

85th → 64th percentile

Explosive rate

94th → 74th percentile

Catch rate

91st → 25th percentile

TD rate

60th → 39th percentile

Yards / catch

88th → 73rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.8	41.5	10.5	0.0
Road5g	3.8	60.2	13.7	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	57.8	13.3	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.8	46.5	11.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jonathan Smith

Pass share

49.7%

378 pass / 382 run

Plays / game

63.3

12 games

Team sack rate

8.0%

424 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

47 catches, 6 carries and 2 pass attempts in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

58 · #142 of 485 WRs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #142 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #18 of 61 Big Ten WRs

How the All-Big Ten base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).