Tavares Kelly: WR · Virginia · #88.
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Tavares Kelly
Moves the chains on third down. Third year in the same receiving corps at Virginia. A game that shows it: 26 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Wake Forest — Week 7, 2020.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 38-20vs Duke | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-40@ Wake Forest | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 14-19@ No. 11 Miami | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-41vs No. 15 North Carolina | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-17vs Louisville | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
Week 7 · 2020
L 23-40
at Wake Forest
5 rec · 26 yds · -1 rush yds (1 car)
With N. Griffin — 45 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · B. Kemp — 9 rec · 68 yds · 12 rush yds (2 car)
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 22-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 9.5 | -0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
51.3%
378 pass / 359 run
Plays / game
73.7
10 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia, 311 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bronco Mendenhall.
