John
Kelly.
John
Kelly.
Tennessee· 5'10"· 216 lb
John Kelly's tenacious, physical running style would thrive in a gap/duo power run scheme that prioritizes downhill physicality and short-yardage conversions.
Year 1: Contribute immediately as a short-yardage and goal-line back. Ceiling: High-volume, early-down grinder in a power scheme.
An Air Raid or pass-heavy spread RPO offense that requires extensive receiving and burst for wide runs would diminish his utility.
Kelly's powerful, decisive running, contact balance, and pass protection make him a natural fit for a brute-force approach. However, his limited agility and top-end speed narrow his optimal system.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- —s
- Vertical
- 35inp50
- Broad jump
- 120inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.13sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.51sp50
- Bench
- 15repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tennessee | 10 | 40 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Tennessee | 12 | 98 | 630 | 5 | 6 | 51 |
| 2017 | Tennessee | 11 | 189 | 778 | 9 | 37 | 299 |
| Career | — | 33 | 327 | 1573 | 15 | 43 | 350 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.