Player Dossier

2022-2025

South Florida

Eddie Kelly Jr.

DL • 6'5" • 288 lbs • Orlando, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Eddie Kelly Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

14.4

Consistency

15.2

Season Value

11.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
4
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
South Florida • Georgia Tech • Missouri • West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

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.

Eddie Kelly Jr., DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Eddie Kelly Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Georgia Tech paired 8.5 primary output with 23.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14.4 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 4 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Florida, Georgia Tech, Missouri, West Virginia.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · West Virginia

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

14.4

Usage

3

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

Texas Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Ohio: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 2. Kansas: 0. Utah: 0. BYU: 0.5. UCF: 0. TCU: 0. Colorado: 1. Arizona State: 0. Texas Tech: 0

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: 2 by 18.3. Ohio: 2 by 13.3. Pittsburgh: 4 by 36.7. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 5 by 25.8. UCF: 3 by 12.5. TCU: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 1 by 14.2. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=2 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=8 · -1.4 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Pittsburgh

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Pittsburgh

Result
Sat 11/29vs Texas TechL 0-4911000
Sat 11/15@ Arizona StateL 23-2520000
Sat 11/8vs ColoradoW 29-2210001
Sat 10/25vs TCUL 17-2330000
Sat 10/18@ UCFL 13-4532000
Sat 10/4@ BYUL 24-38510.5000
Sat 9/27vs UtahL 14-4820000
Sat 9/20@ KansasL 10-4111000
Sat 9/13vs PittsburghW 31-24410.500.501
Sat 9/6@ OhioL 10-17200.5000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown21001

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    South Florida

    2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia Tech

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Missouri

    2024

    Peak year stop

  4. 4

    West Virginia

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Florida2.511.64
2023 PostseasonGeorgia Tech8.523.97.66
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech8.523.97.60
2024 Regular SeasonMissouri7.515.95.3-1
2025 Regular SeasonWest Virginia514.43-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arkansas

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#2

Bowling Green

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#3

Ole Miss

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#4

Houston

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#5

Virginia

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech

8.5 primary output · 23.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage

22.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

22.7

8.5 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Missouri

12.8

7.5 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.83

Somerset Academy Canyons · Boynton Beach, FL

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

4

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

102

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 40 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Eddie Kelly Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
4
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
102