#17

Kyu Blu Kelly

CB · Stanford · Sr. · #17

Baltimore — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 23, #157 overall
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Kyu Blu Kelly

CB · Stanford · Sr · #17

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#730 national
CFB
College
Stanford
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #157
Baltimore · 2023

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BaltimoreEntering 4th NFL season

#157Rd 5 · Pick 23
BaltimoreEntering 4th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Stanford34250.00.06----
2021Stanford58420.00.0112--
Career92670.00.0172--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 16–14

at Notre Dame

3 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  2 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Cover Corner

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Leonard Johnson’s 2021 season.

Duke · 2021

#2

Denzel Burke

Ohio State · 2022

NFL Rd 5
88%
#3

Derrek Pitts Jr.

NC State · 2021

83%
#4

Nehemiah Pritchett

Auburn · 2021

NFL Rd 5
82%
#5

Joshua Pickett

Duke · 2022

81%

Matches Leonard on

Height
Class year
Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brian Mayes's junior season at Texas A&M (2024).

Brian Mayes

92%match

Texas A&M · 2024

#2

Kendall Smith

Illinois · 2022

91%
#3

Dontae Balfour

Charlotte · 2024

All-AAC
88%
#4

Corey Thornton

UCF · 2022

87%
#5

Mehki Miller

New Mexico State · 2022

86%

Matches Brian on

Class year
Height
PD rate