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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Michigan State
Omari Kelly
WR • 6'0" • 188 lbs • Trussville, AL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Omari Kelly reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Auburn • Middle Tennessee • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Omari Kelly built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Trussville, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with Auburn, Michigan State, and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Omari Kelly's...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Omari Kelly, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Omari Kelly reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,596
- Receptions
- 105
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Omari Kelly quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,596
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hewitt-Trussville · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Hewitt-Trussville · 36 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 626 receiving yards · WR 137th (top 13%) · Big Ten 17th (top 7%) · National 141st (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 49.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 53 | 869 | 6 | 75.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 47 | 626 | 2 | 69.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee to Michigan State | G5/FCS to P4 | 81.9 | Dec 15, 2024 |
| 2024 | Auburn to Middle Tennessee | P4 to G5/FCS | 79.1 | Dec 5, 2023 |
Omari Kelly played WR for Auburn, Middle Tennessee, and Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Omari Kelly recorded 13 passing yards, 33 rushing yards, and 1,596 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 869 primary output with 74.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 74.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Auburn, Middle Tennessee, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
52.2
Efficiency
74.9
Usage
21
Consistency
62.5
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 75. Boston College: 60. Youngstown State: 49. USC: 133. Nebraska: 9. UCLA: 21. Indiana: 59. Michigan: 29. Minnesota: 94. Penn State: 15. Iowa: 6. Maryland: 76
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. Western Michigan: 7 by 71.4. Boston College: 4 by 100. Youngstown State: 4 by 81.7. USC: 6 by 100. Nebraska: 1 by 60. UCLA: 2 by 70. Indiana: 3 by 100. Michigan: 3 by 64.4. Minnesota: 8 by 78.3. Penn State: 3 by 33.3. Iowa: 1 by 40. Maryland: 5 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins65 · Games = 4 · +19.3 vs Losses
Losses45.8 · Games = 8 · -19.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
100 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 38-28 | — | 5 | 76 | 13.2 | 15.20 | 1 | 46 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Iowa | L 17-20 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Penn State | L 10-28 | — | 3 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ MinnesotaHigh volume | L 20-23 | — | 8 | 94 | 12.2 | 11.80 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan | L 20-31 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Indiana | L 13-38 | — | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UCLA | L 13-38 | — | 2 | 21 | 6.3 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Nebraska | L 27-38 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 9/21 | @ USC100 receiving yards | L 31-45 | — | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Youngstown State | W 41-24 | — | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Boston College | W 42-40 | — | 4 | 60 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western Michigan | W 23-6 | — | 7 | 75 | 10.4 | 10.70 | 0 | 21 |
Player Story
Omari Kelly story
Omari Kelly built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Trussville, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with Auburn, Michigan State, and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Omari Kelly's career was his receiving role: 105 catches, 1,596 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 33 rushing yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Middle Tennessee. 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 13 passing yards, 33 rushing yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Auburn, Michigan State, and Middle Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Omari 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Auburn
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Middle Tennessee
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Michigan State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 56 | 93.3 | 8.3 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 45 | 100 | 7.4 | -11 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 869 | 74.7 | 23.2 | 824 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 626 | 74.9 | 21 | -243 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Kentucky
Week 3 · L 21-49 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
239
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
239 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ No. 16 USC
Week 4 · L 31-45 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
133
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Memphis
Week 5 · L 7-24
174
Receiving Yards
89.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
174 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Jacksonville State
Week 9 · L 20-42 · Conference game
128
Receiving Yards
84.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
128 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ No. 70 Minnesota
Week 10 · L 20-23 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
83 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 78.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
869 primary output · 74.7 efficiency · 23.2 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
69.8
626 primary · 74.9 efficiency · 21 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Auburn
57.5
45 primary · 100 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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