Player Career

Grady Kelly Career Story

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Player Story

Grady Kelly story

Grady Kelly built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Navarre, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with Colorado State, Florida State, and Michigan State. The clearest part of Grady Kelly's career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Grady Kelly's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Colorado State

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Florida State

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Michigan State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonColorado State04.20.7—
2022 Regular SeasonColorado State7.521.25.87.5
2023 Regular SeasonColorado State820.55.20.5
2024 Regular SeasonFlorida State4.5123.2-3.5
2025 Regular SeasonMichigan State7.517.95.23

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Florida State to Michigan StateP4 to P481.4Dec 20, 2024
2024Colorado State to Florida StateG5/FCS to P482.1Dec 16, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Hawai'i

Week 8 · W 17-13 · Conference game

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

79.2 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs Utah Tech

Week 5 · W 41-20

2.5

Havoc Plays

72.5 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

@ SMU

Week 5 · L 16-42 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs No. 78 Western Michigan

Week 1 · W 23-6

2.5

Havoc Plays

58 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs No. 98 UCLA

Week 7 · L 13-38 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

55.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Colorado State

8 primary output · 20.5 efficiency · 5.2 usage

53.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · Colorado State

51.7

7.5 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 5.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Michigan State

51.3

7.5 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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