Usage Score
9.8
Player Dossier
2022-2025Miami
Nyjalik Kelly
EDGE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nyjalik Kelly shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
31.7
Consistency
32.6
Season Value
25.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Miami • UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Nyjalik Kelly, EDGE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UCF. Nyjalik Kelly shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
UCF paired 13.5 primary output with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, UCF.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · UCF
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
9.8
Consistency
32.6
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Sam Houston: 3. TCU: 0. Colorado: 2. Florida: 0. Cincinnati: 1.5. Iowa State: 0. BYU: 0.5. Arizona: 1. Arizona State: 0.5. West Virginia: 3. Utah: 4.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Sam Houston: 6 by 55. TCU: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 3 by 32.5. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 7 by 44.2. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 7 by 34.2. Arizona: 3 by 22.5. Arizona State: 6 by 30. West Virginia: 9 by 67.5. Utah: 5 by 65.8
Split Comparison
Wins1.3 · n=3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · n=8 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Utah2+ sacks · Splash game | L 14-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 21-31 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Arizona State | L 31-35 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Arizona | W 56-12 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs BYU | L 24-37 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Iowa State | L 35-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Cincinnati | L 13-19 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Florida | L 13-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Colorado | L 21-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ TCU | W 35-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Sam Houston | W 45-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Miami
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
UCF
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 8.5 | 16.4 | 5.4 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami | 2 | 15 | 3.1 | -6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCF | 16 | 31.7 | 9.8 | 14 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UCF | 13.5 | 26.9 | 9 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Utah
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Primary metric
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#2
West Virginia
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.
#3
West Virginia
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#4
Florida State
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#5
Jacksonville State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · UCF
13.5 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 9 usage
28.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · UCF
25.9
16 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Miami
23.3
8.5 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.9609
Dillard · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
115
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.