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Player Dossier
2015-2017Tennessee
John Kelly
RB • 5'9" • 205 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
John Kelly leans workhorse runner traits and 44 efficiency.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
71
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
John Kelly built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of John Kelly's career was his backfield work: 1,573...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 176
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
John Kelly, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee. John Kelly leans workhorse runner traits and 44 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,923
- Rushing yards
- 1,573
- Receiving yards
- 350
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
John Kelly quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,923
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lanier · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Lanier · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 2 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,077 scrimmage yards · RB 53rd (top 9%) · SEC 13th (top 6%) · National 91st (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 5 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 611 | 560 | 51 | 4 | 59 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 1,077 | 778 | 299 | 9 | 75.6 |
Related Context
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John Kelly played RB for Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, John Kelly recorded 10 passing yards, 1,573 rushing yards, and 350 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 1,077 primary output with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Loss with 237 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
97.9
Efficiency
44
Usage
43.3
Consistency
58.5
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 163. Indiana State: 140. Florida: 237. Massachusetts: 92. Georgia: 91. South Carolina: 79. Alabama: 68. Southern Miss: 74. Missouri: 30. LSU: 78. Vanderbilt: 25
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 24 by 70.4. Indiana State: 23 by 53.1. Florida: 25 by 85.9. Massachusetts: 27 by 39.4. Georgia: 20 by 36.1. South Carolina: 18 by 40.9. Alabama: 14 by 53.1. Southern Miss: 21 by 39.4. Missouri: 15 by 20.1. LSU: 28 by 23.4. Vanderbilt: 11 by 22
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins117.3 · Games = 4 · +30.4 vs Losses
Losses86.9 · Games = 7 · -30.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
85.9 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Vanderbilt | L 24-42 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Sun 11/19 | vs LSU | L 10-30 | 25 | 47 | 1.90 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 2.8 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Missouri | L 17-50 | 9 | 17 | 1.90 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Southern Miss2+ TD | W 24-10 | 20 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Alabama | L 7-45 | 12 | 63 | 5.30 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs South Carolina | L 9-15 | 16 | 58 | 3.60 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Georgia | L 0-41 | 16 | 44 | 2.80 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Massachusetts100 rush yards | W 17-13 | 25 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Florida100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 20-26 | 19 | 141 | 7.40 | 1 | 6 | 96 | 9.5 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Indiana State | W 42-7 | 18 | 80 | 4.40 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 6.1 |
| Tue 9/5 | @ Georgia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-41 | 19 | 128 | 6.70 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 6.8 |
Player Story
John Kelly story
John Kelly built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Detroit, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of John Kelly's career was his backfield work: 1,573 rushing yards, 327 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 350 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 passing yards and 350 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Kelly's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Tennessee | 165 | 37.4 | 11.9 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 165 | 37.4 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 681 | 61.2 | 16.5 | 516 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 681 | 61.2 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1,077 | 44 | 43.3 | 396 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida
Week 3 · L 20-26 · Conference game
Loss with 237 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
237
Scrimmage Yards
95.3 takeover
237 scrimmage yards and 46.3 usage.
#2
@ South Carolina
Week 9 · L 21-24 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
85.6 takeover
Loss with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 30.6 usage.
#3
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 10 · W 55-0
115
Scrimmage Yards
82.9 takeover
Win with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
115 scrimmage yards and 17 usage.
#4
@ Georgia Tech
Week 1 · W 42-41
163
Scrimmage Yards
79.7 takeover
Win with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
163 scrimmage yards and 57.1 usage.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 12 · W 63-37 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
77.3 takeover
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
1,077 primary output · 44 efficiency · 43.3 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Tennessee
59
681 primary · 61.2 efficiency · 16.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Tennessee
59
681 primary · 61.2 efficiency · 16.5 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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