Kelly Akharaiyi
Kelly Akharaiyi
Moves the chains on third down. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dana Dimel and Jeff Lebby. 2023 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 72 rec yds, 3 receptions against Georgia — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 1,699 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 25 | 391 | 15.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 48 | 1,033 | 21.5 | 7 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 21 | 275 | 13.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 94 | 1,699 | 18.1 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 1 | 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 1 | -6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Alex Bullock’s 2023 season.
Matches Alex on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Treon Sibley’s path through Liberty.
Austin Trammell
Dennis Houston
Matches Treon on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dariyan Wiley's junior season at UL Monroe (2023).
Matches Dariyan on
Player DNA
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Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2024+42%
Up 42% from first season to most-recent.