Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
Rhyland Kelly is a defensive back at Minnesota who has played in 1 of Minnesota's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 3.
Minnesota is 5-3.
Third year in the same secondary at Minnesota. One game to point at: 1 tackle against Eastern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
1 tackle · 0 sacks
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 59-7
1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 21-13 over that span.
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Minnesota5-3HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
1 tackle in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Minnesota
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Minnesota FleckYear 5 · 1 game
- 2025 Minnesota FleckYear 4 · 1 game
- 2024 Minnesota FleckYear 3 · 3 games
- 2023 Minnesota FleckYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2022 Minnesota FleckYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Clearwater Academy InternationalClearwater, FL · Class of 2022Three-star, No. 1,090 in the 2022 class. Signed with Minnesota.Also from Clearwater Academy International: Lucas Simmons (Wisconsin), Jason Zandamela (Florida), Isaiah Hastings (Syracuse) and 7 more.
2022
- Signed with MinnesotaThree-star, out of Clearwater Academy International
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Minnesota
Played every college season under P.J. Fleck.
Where it started
From Winnipeg, MB — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.