Last confirmed: Central Michigan, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 210 lb · Upper Marlboro, MD · Woodson H.D.
Darwyn Kelly: DB · Central Michigan · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darwyn Kelly
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against Boston College — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 81 | 49 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Illinois | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 99 | 60 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-27vs Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-27@ Kansas | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-41@ Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-31vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 8-28@ Boston College | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 26-23@ Ohio | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-30vs Toledo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-9@ Ball State | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-28@ Western Michigan | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-30vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-23@ Kent State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-37@ Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 49 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL81 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 7.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Bonamego
Pass share
51.2%
470 pass / 448 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
503 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
81 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Illinois and Central Michigan, 99 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Beckman, Bill Cubit, Lovie Smith and John Bonamego.
