Running back, Tarleton State, 2021–⁠24

Derrel Kelley III

Number
No. 9
Height
5′10″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Saint Petersburg, FL

Derrel Kelley III played running back at Tarleton State (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

239rushing yards, career highvs. Houston Christian, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Southwest Baptist, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tarleton State1561,0136.5883
2023Tarleton State1004965.0440
2024Tarleton State562574.6421
Career3121,7665.71683

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tarleton State141168.3054
2023Tarleton State4348.5118
Career181508.3154

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Tarleton State9RBYr 2
2023Tarleton State9RBYr 3
2024Tarleton State9RBSo. (Yr 4)5′10″175

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Tarleton State (FCS)1310.3895th (n=470)0.1450.024%
2023Tarleton State (FCS)920.1546th (n=450)0.1713.919%
2024Tarleton State (FCS)500.34––17.216%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Tarleton State 6 games, 257 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 24vs.McNeeseW 26–⁠231241113––
Aug 31atBaylorL 3–⁠45112206––
Sep 7atHouston ChristianW 35–⁠1820103121––
Sep 21atNorth AlabamaW 28–⁠14322015––
Sep 28vs.SE LouisianaW 36–⁠33743112––
Oct 12vs.Utah TechW 42–⁠0326114––
2023 Tarleton State 8 games, 496 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atMcNeeseW 52–⁠3418136140––
Sep 9vs.North AlabamaW 52–⁠311156118––
Sep 16atTexas TechL 3–⁠411045025––
Sep 30atSE LouisianaW 14–⁠13167101212
Oct 14atEastern KentuckyL 35–⁠4117102136214
Oct 21vs.Morehead StateW 42–⁠0938123118
Oct 28atCentral ArkansasW 25–⁠231541014––
Nov 4vs.Stephen F. AustinW 59–⁠174705––

No box score in the source for Sep 23 vs. Southwest Baptist, so that game is not listed.

2022 Tarleton State 11 games, 1,013 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 29–⁠13837010––
Sep 10atTCUL 17–⁠591202––
Sep 17vs.Eastern New MexicoW 41–⁠6633019––
Sep 24atNorth AlabamaW 43–⁠2821161028224
Oct 8atSouthern UtahW 42–⁠401046024––
Oct 15atStephen F. AustinL 24–⁠41149613326
Oct 22vs.Southwest BaptistW 24–⁠1018117324310
Oct 29vs.Sam HoustonL 21–⁠401811902411
Nov 5vs.Abilene ChristianL 23–⁠2818114024577
Nov 12atUtah TechL 28–⁠3418492141−2
Nov 19vs.Houston ChristianW 49–⁠724239283––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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