Usage / Role
2%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2014-2018Iowa
FB • 5'11" • 245 lbs • Hickory Hills, IL, USA
Austin Kelly leans balanced backfield option traits and 20.9 efficiency.
Usage / Role
2%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
11
Developing production for a back
Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Iowa
Snapshot
Austin Kelly, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Iowa. Austin Kelly leans balanced backfield option traits and 20.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 44.9 |
Related Context
Austin Kelly played FB for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Austin Kelly recorded 9 rushing yards, 9 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Iowa paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 20.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 7 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
4
Scrimmage Yards / G
3.3
Efficiency
20.9
Usage
3.1
Consistency
50.1
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 4. Maryland: 7. Purdue: 1. Northwestern: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 1 by 33.3. Maryland: 2 by 36.5. Purdue: 3 by 3.5. Northwestern: 1 by 10.4
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Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
36.5 vs Maryland
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Iowa
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 41.7 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | 0 | -5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 20.9 | 3.1 | 13 |
#1 Featured game
@ Purdue
Week 7 · W 49-35 · Conference game
Win with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
5
Scrimmage Yards
48.7 takeover
5 scrimmage yards and 1.5 usage.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 8 · W 23-0 · Conference game
7
Scrimmage Yards
48.5 takeover
Win with 7 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
7 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.
#3
@ Indiana
Week 7 · W 42-16 · Conference game
4
Scrimmage Yards
31.9 takeover
Win with 4 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
4 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 10 · L 36-38 · Conference game
1
Scrimmage Yards
10.8 takeover
Loss with 1 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
1 scrimmage yards and 5.1 usage.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 11 · L 10-14 · Conference game
1
Scrimmage Yards
10.1 takeover
Loss with 1 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
1 scrimmage yards and 2 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Iowa
0 primary output · — efficiency · 0 usage
50
#2
2018 Regular Season · Iowa
44.9
13 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Iowa
33.1
5 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 0.8 usage
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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