Player Career

Ivory Kelly-Martin Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ivory Kelly-Martin story

Ivory Kelly-Martin built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Plainfield, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Ivory Kelly-Martin's career was his backfield work: 804 rushing yards, 181 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 199 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 199 receiving yards, 10 tackles, and 525 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.

The arc is straightforward: Ivory Kelly-Martin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonIowa20964.33.7
2018 PostseasonIowa41934.423.4210
2018 Regular SeasonIowa41934.423.40
2019 Regular SeasonIowa4856.74.4-371
2020 Regular SeasonIowa7640.23.928
2021 PostseasonIowa25141.59.6175
2021 Regular SeasonIowa25141.59.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Maryland

Week 8 · W 23-0 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

96

Scrimmage Yards

80.5 takeover

96 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.

#2

vs Wisconsin

Week 4 · L 17-28 · Conference game

79

Scrimmage Yards

77.9 takeover

Loss with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79 scrimmage yards and 34.1 usage.

#3

@ Nebraska

Week 13 · W 56-14 · Conference game

90

Scrimmage Yards

76.2 takeover

Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 10 usage.

#4

@ Maryland

Week 5 · W 51-14 · Conference game

74

Scrimmage Yards

74.4 takeover

Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

74 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.

#5

@ Minnesota

Week 6 · W 48-31 · Conference game

87

Scrimmage Yards

73.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

87 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Iowa

419 primary output · 34.4 efficiency · 23.4 usage

66.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Iowa

66.8

419 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 23.4 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Iowa

46.5

251 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 9.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games