Player Dossier

2016-2017

San José State

Jermaine Kelly

CB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jermaine Kelly shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

63%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

65

Solid production for a corner

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Reliability

68

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

75

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · San José State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
San José State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Player Story

Jermaine Kelly built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a cornerback from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jermaine Kelly's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9099

Salesian · Los Angeles, CA

Committed To
Washington
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2018
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 4
Overall
No. 222
NFL Team
Houston Texans

Jermaine Kelly, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · San José State. Jermaine Kelly shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
79
TFL
2
Passes defended
17
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Jermaine Kelly quick answers

Latest team and position
San José State · CB
Career Tackles
79
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 22 games
Best season
2017 Regular Season · San José State
Top game
UNLV
Recruit profile
4-star · Salesian · Washington
High school pipeline
Salesian · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2018 · Round 7 · Pick 4 · Houston Texans
Latest roster
No. 3 · Class 2017
2017 Tackles rank
53 tackles · CB 26th (top 7%) · Mountain West 61st (top 12%) · National 634th (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonSan José State92610-5023.6
2017 Regular SeasonSan José State135310-12254.2

Related Context

Jermaine Kelly played CB for San José State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jermaine Kelly recorded 79 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with San José State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

San José State paired 14 primary output with 27.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 27.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

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

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2017 Regular Season · San José State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

27.7

Usage

3.3

Consistency

61.7

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Cal Poly: 0. South Florida: 2. Texas: 2. Utah: 1. Utah State: 1. UNLV: 0. Fresno State: 1. Hawai'i: 2. BYU: 0. San Diego State: 0. Nevada: 1. Colorado State: 2. Wyoming: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cal Poly: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 3 by 32.5. Texas: 3 by 32.5. Utah: 4 by 26.7. Utah State: 5 by 30.8. UNLV: 5 by 20.8. Fresno State: 8 by 43.3. Hawai'i: 3 by 32.5. BYU: 2 by 8.3. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 6 by 35. Colorado State: 6 by 45. Wyoming: 4 by 36.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 11 · +0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

45 vs Colorado State

Result
Sat 11/25vs WyomingSplash gameW 20-1742002
Sat 11/18@ Colorado StateSplash gameL 14-4265002
Sat 11/11@ NevadaL 14-5965001
Sun 11/5vs San Diego StateL 7-5222000
Sat 10/28@ BYUL 20-4122000
Sun 10/15@ Hawai'iSplash gameL 26-3733002
Sat 10/7vs Fresno StateL 10-2787001
Sun 10/1@ UNLVL 13-4154000
Sat 9/23vs Utah StateL 10-61550010
Sun 9/17@ UtahL 16-5444001
Sat 9/9@ TexasSplash gameL 0-5633002
Sat 9/2vs Cal PolyW 34-1321000
Sat 8/26vs South FloridaSplash gameL 22-4233101

Player Story

Jermaine Kelly story

Jermaine Kelly built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a cornerback from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jermaine Kelly's career was his defensive production: 79 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 17 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Jermaine Kelly's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    San José State

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonSan José State618.72.6
2017 Regular SeasonSan José State1427.73.38

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 9 · W 30-24 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Colorado State

Week 12 · L 14-42 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

58.9 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

#3

vs South Florida

Week 1 · L 22-42

2

Havoc Plays

58.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Wyoming

Week 13 · W 20-17 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

53.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Hawai'i

Week 7 · L 26-37 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

51.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · San José State

14 primary output · 27.7 efficiency · 3.3 usage

54.2

#2

2016 Regular Season · San José State

23.6

6 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 2.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games