Eddie Kelly
Eddie Kelly
Wins his gap play after play. Eddie Kelly has played for four head coaches across four seasons and four programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against BYU, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 26 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Missouri | 20 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 37 | 15 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 19 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 102 | 36 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 31–24
vs Pittsburgh
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kahlil Saunders’s 2022 season.
Matches Kahlil on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Diatta's senior season at Virginia (2024).
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