Silas Kelly: LB · Coastal Carolina · #29.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Silas Kelly
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Coastal Carolina. All-Sun Belt in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Georgia State — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
95 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 8 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coastal Carolina | 109 | 43 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina | 80 | 39 | 6.5 | 4.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina | 15 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina | 60 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Coastal Carolina | 75 | 39 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 339 | 163 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs The Citadel | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-22vs Kansas | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-25@ Buffalo | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 53-3vs Massachusetts | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-6vs UL Monroe | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-20@ Arkansas State | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ App State | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-28vs Troy | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-8@ Georgia Southern | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 40-42vs Georgia State | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 35-21vs Texas State | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-21@ South Alabama | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 40 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 27-21
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
109tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%9 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups109 tackles · 9 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
39.0%
321 pass / 503 run
Plays / game
68.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #40 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Coastal Carolina, 339 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jamey Chadwell → Joe Moglia. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
