#38

Dierre Kelly

DT · Bowling Green · Sr. · #38

Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Dierre Kelly

DT · Bowling Green · Sr · #38

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2329 national
CFB
College
Bowling Green
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Bowling Green
2022
Bowling Green
2023
Bowling Green
2024
Bowling Green
2025
Eddie George
Bowling Green
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Bowling Green4-8HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2022Bowling Green6-7HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2023Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Bowling Green2563.50.5------
2024Bowling Green1--0.00.0------
2023Bowling Green20114.02.5------
2022Bowling Green2292.01.5------
2021Bowling Green841.50.5------
Career763011.05.0------

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Bowling Green

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive tackle · Bowling Green

Returning around him

  • 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -12 net (15 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #75

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamal Woods’s 2022 season.

Jamal Woods

88%match

Illinois · 2022

#2

Daishon Folsom

Buffalo · 2022

87%
#3

George Ellis III

TCU · 2022

86%
#4

Devin Danielson

Pittsburgh · 2022

86%
#5

TyQaze Leggs

Marshall · 2024

86%

Matches Jamal on

Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to TyQaze Leggs's graduate season at Marshall (2024).

TyQaze Leggs

89%match

Marshall · 2024

#2

James Mitchell

Colorado State · 2024

All-ACCNFL Rd 5
83%
#3

Malcolm Ray

Rutgers · 2024

82%
#4

Denzel Lowry

Louisville · 2025

All-Sun Belt
79%
#5

Devin Lee

South Florida · 2025

77%

Matches TyQaze on

Class year
TFL rate
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10979

Final rank
#10979
Avg #11102.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10979 this season.