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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2023R5 · #157
CB· Round 5

Kyu
Blu Kelly.

Kyu Blu Kelly
Sickos Grade
54.8/100

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National · #730HS class · 2019
Bishop Gorman, NV
247Sports composite via CFBD
R5 · #157 · BAL
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Kyu Blu Kelly projects as an outside cover corner that would fit best in a Cover-3 match scheme, leveraging his height/weight/speed profile and college experience in an off-man setting.

Boundary CBLeft CornerbackRight Cornerback
Best role

As a rookie, Kelly projects as a valuable fourth or fifth cornerback, primarily a gunner on special teams, with eventual upside to develop into a prominent Cover-3 CB.

Wrong fit

Kelly would struggle in an aggressive press-man scheme, where his tendency to play with a higher pad level and grab at the release point would be exposed.

Kelly's fit relies heavily on a scheme that prioritizes zone and off-man coverage, allowing him to utilize his length and straight-line speed rather than forcing him into physical press situations.

08College production
YrTeamGTklSkIntPDFF
2019Stanford12351150
2020Stanford5200010
2021Stanford115802110
2022Stanford10340060
Career3814713230

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

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