Josh Kelly
Josh Kelly
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Lee Marks, Jeff Tedford, Jake Dickert and Joey McGuire. The receipt: 156 rec yds, 10 receptions against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 2,931 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-1% reception volume, top-2% overall receiving production.2024 profile
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 89 | 1,023 | 11.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 61 | 923 | 15.1 | 8 | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 12 | 207 | 17.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 52 | 778 | 15.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 214 | 2,931 | 13.7 | 16 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | 29 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | 8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 3 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 23 | 8 | 29 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 52–51
vs Abilene Christian
10 rec · 156 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Abilene Christian at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Brian Cobbs’s 2022 season.
Matches Brian on
Differs from Brian on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.
Matches Kyndon on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024+31%
Up 31% from first season to most-recent.