Receiver, Clemson, 2004–08
Aaron Kelly
Aaron Kelly played receiver at Clemson (2004–08).
Career highs
11catches, best game on filevs. Virginia Tech, 2007174receiving yards, best game on filevs. Virginia Tech, 20072receiving touchdowns, best game on filefour times; last vs. Georgia Tech, 2008Honors
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2006 (Oct 12 at Temple): the source has no box score for it. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Game by game
2008 Clemson 13 games, 67 catches, 722 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Alabama | L 10–34 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 6 | vs. The Citadel | W 45–17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 13 | vs. NC State | W 27–9 | 7 | 94 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 20 | vs. South Carolina State | W 54–0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Maryland | L 17–20 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 9 | at Wake Forest | L 7–12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 17–21 | 7 | 122 | 2 | 32 |
| Nov 1 | at Boston College | W 27–21 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 8 | at Florida State | L 27–41 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Duke | W 31–7 | 10 | 96 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 22 | at Virginia | W 13–3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 29 | vs. South Carolina | W 31–14 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 42 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | L 21–26 | 6 | 74 | 1 | 25 |
2007 Clemson 13 games, 88 catches, 1,081 yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Florida State | W 24–18 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 41 |
| Sep 8 | vs. UL Monroe | W 49–26 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Furman | W 38–10 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 23 |
| Sep 22 | atNC State | W 42–20 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 29 | atGeorgia Tech | L 3–13 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 23–41 | 11 | 174 | 1 | 32 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Central Michigan | W 70–14 | 7 | 121 | 2 | 63 |
| Oct 27 | atMaryland | W 30–17 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 27 |
| Nov 3 | atDuke | W 47–10 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 19 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Wake Forest | W 44–10 | 10 | 93 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Boston College | L 17–20 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 24 | atSouth Carolina | W 23–21 | 9 | 134 | 0 | 26 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Auburn | L 20–23 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 27 |
2006 Clemson 11 games, 29 catches, 338 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 54–6 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 9 | atBoston College | L 33–34 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida State | W 27–20 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 23 | vs. North Carolina | W 52–7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 7 | atWake Forest | W 27–17 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 41 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 31–7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 26 | atVirginia Tech | L 7–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Maryland | L 12–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 11 | vs.NC State | W 20–14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 25 | vs.South Carolina | L 28–31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | L 20–28 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 20 |
No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Temple, so that game is not listed.
2005 Clemson 12 games, 47 catches, 579 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Texas A&M | W 25–24 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 10 | atMaryland | W 28–24 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Miami | L 30–36 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Boston College | L 13–16 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 1 | atWake Forest | L 27–31 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 13 | atNC State | W 31–10 | 5 | 81 | 0 | 35 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Temple | W 37–7 | 7 | 155 | 1 | 41 |
| Oct 29 | atGeorgia Tech | L 9–10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Duke | W 49–20 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Florida State | W 35–14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 19 | atSouth Carolina | W 13–9 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 27 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Colorado | W 19–10 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 23 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ | |
| Weight | 204 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 11 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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