Aden Kelley is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Oklahoma State.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at Oklahoma State: Mike Gundy and Doug Meacham. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Houston — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 17 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 24 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-7vs UT Martin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-69@ No. 6 Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-19vs Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-45vs Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-39vs Houston | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 0-42@ No. 14 Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-14vs Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-17@ UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-20vs Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
12%2 hurries17 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doug Meacham
Pass share
47.5%
365 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #204 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #15 of 22 Big 12 DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Gundy → Doug Meacham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
