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Player Dossier
2022-2025Ball State
Kiael Kelly
QB • 6'2" • 186 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA
Pass-first distributorVolume operator
Kiael Kelly is a pass-first distributor with 46.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Kiael Kelly built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Tampa, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Kiael Kelly's career was his backfield work: 1,505...
Read the storyKiael Kelly, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State. Kiael Kelly is a pass-first distributor with 46.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,673
- Passing yards
- 2,168
- Rushing yards
- 1,505
- Touchdowns
- 26
Quick Answers
Kiael Kelly quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,673
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Ohio
- High school pipeline
- Catholic Central · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 2,168 total offense · QB 98th (top 24%) · Mid-American 7th (top 5%) · National 98th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 1 | 106 | 23 | 83 | 0 | 63.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 1,300 | 577 | 723 | 9 | 62.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 10 | 99 | 8 | 91 | 1 | 25.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 2,168 | 1,560 | 608 | 16 | 83.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 22.7 | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 2024 | Ball State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 25.2 | Apr 15, 2024 |
Kiael Kelly played QB for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kiael Kelly recorded 2,168 passing yards, 1,505 rushing yards, and 39 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Ball State paired 2,168 primary output with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
180.7
Efficiency
55.6
Usage
46.7
Consistency
79.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 150. Auburn: 50. New Hampshire: 206. UConn: 236. Ohio: 281. Western Michigan: 75. Akron: 179. Northern Illinois: 222. Kent State: 226. Eastern Michigan: 129. Toledo: 176. Miami (OH): 238
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 38 by 59.1. Auburn: 31 by 49.9. New Hampshire: 28 by 67.3. UConn: 36 by 62.3. Ohio: 54 by 61. Western Michigan: 34 by 47.7. Akron: 38 by 53.8. Northern Illinois: 50 by 47.5. Kent State: 50 by 58.4. Eastern Michigan: 37 by 52.3. Toledo: 48 by 42.1. Miami (OH): 39 by 65.8
Split Comparison
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Wins223 · Games = 4 · +63.5 vs Losses
Losses159.5 · Games = 8 · -63.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
67.3 vs New Hampshire
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Miami (OH)Dual-threat | L 24-45 | 14 | 23 | 177 | 60.9 | 2 | 0 | 65.8 | 16 | 61 | 3.80 | 0 | 56 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Toledo | L 9-38 | 13 | 30 | 166 | 43.3 | 0 | 2 | 42.1 | 18 | 10 | 0.60 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Eastern MichiganDual-threat | L 9-24 | 13 | 22 | 62 | 59.1 | 0 | 1 | 52.3 | 15 | 67 | 4.50 | 0 | 24 |
| Thu 11/6 | vs Kent StateDual-threat | W 17-13 | 17 | 29 | 173 | 58.6 | 2 | 0 | 58.4 | 21 | 53 | 2.50 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Northern IllinoisDual-threat | L 7-21 | 10 | 23 | 136 | 43.5 | 1 | 2 | 47.5 | 27 | 86 | 3.20 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Akron3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 42-28 | 10 | 19 | 121 | 52.6 | 1 | 1 | 53.8 | 19 | 58 | 3.10 | 3 | 33 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Western Michigan | L 0-42 | 13 | 22 | 68 | 59.1 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 12 | 7 | 0.60 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs OhioDual-threat | W 20-14 | 17 | 33 | 185 | 51.5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 21 | 96 | 4.60 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ UConn | L 25-31 | 17 | 24 | 209 | 70.8 | 1 | 1 | 62.3 | 12 | 27 | 2.30 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs New Hampshire3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 34-29 | 9 | 15 | 105 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 67.3 | 13 | 101 | 7.80 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Auburn | L 3-42 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 49.9 | 15 | -21 | -1.40 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ PurdueDual-threat | L 0-31 | 10 | 16 | 87 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 22 | 63 | 2.90 | 0 | 12 |
Player Story
Kiael Kelly story
Kiael Kelly built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Tampa, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Kiael Kelly's career was his backfield work: 1,505 rushing yards, 388 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 39 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Ball State. 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 2,168 passing yards, 39 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State.
The arc is straightforward: Kiael Kelly 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
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Ball State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Ball State | 106 | 100 | 22.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 1,300 | 62.2 | 29.3 | 1,194 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 99 | 35.2 | 12.1 | -1,201 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ball State | 2,168 | 55.6 | 46.7 | 2,069 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 84 Ohio
Week 6 · W 20-14 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
281
Total Offense
87 takeover
281 total offense with 61 efficiency.
#2
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 17-18 · Conference game
106
Total Offense
83.1 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
106 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#3
@ No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 14 · L 24-45 · Conference game
238
Total Offense
83.1 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
238 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 15-17 · Conference game
227
Total Offense
81.2 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
227 total offense with 59.9 efficiency.
#5
vs No. 130 Kent State
Week 11 · W 17-13 · Conference game
226
Total Offense
79.6 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
226 total offense with 58.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Ball State
2,168 primary output · 55.6 efficiency · 46.7 usage
83.8
#2
2022 Regular Season · Ball State
63.5
106 primary · 100 efficiency · 22.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
62.9
1,300 primary · 62.2 efficiency · 29.3 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
2
3+ TD games
12
Above avg efficiency
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