Receiver, Texas Tech (from Fresno State, Washington State), 2019–24
Josh Kelly
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fresno, CA
- Born
- Jul 1, 2001, in Fresno, California
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Josh Kelly played receiver at Fresno State (2019–22), Washington State (2023) and Texas Tech (2024).
Career highs
10catches, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona State, 2024159receiving yards, career highvs. Oregon State, 20233receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Oregon State, 2023Honors
Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2022
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fresno State | 1 | −10 | −10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Fresno State | 22 | 330 | 15.0 | 1 | 71 |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 52 | 778 | 15.0 | 3 | 69 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 12 | 207 | 17.3 | 0 | 60 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 61 | 923 | 15.1 | 8 | 51 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 89 | 1,023 | 11.5 | 5 | 41 |
| Career | 237 | 3,251 | 13.7 | 17 | 71 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fresno State | 12 | 225 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Washington State | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | – | – | – | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 233 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fresno State | 3 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Fresno State | 3 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Fresno State | 3 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Fresno State | 3 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Washington State | 3 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 3 | WR | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 195 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fresno State | 1 | -2.67 | – | – | -2.7 | – |
| 2020 | Fresno State | 41 | 0.53 | 46th (n=346) | 0.55 | 21.8 | 9% |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 69 | 0.67 | 51st (n=410) | 0.67 | 46.1 | 8% |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 10 | 1.31 | – | – | 13.1 | – |
| 2023 | Washington State | 74 | 1.07 | 84th (n=681) | 0.80 | 79.0 | 9% |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 87 | 1.06 | 67th (n=581) | 0.92 | 91.8 | 9% |
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 Texas Tech 12 games, 89 catches, 1,023 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 52–51 | 10 | 156 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 16–37 | 9 | 95 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 66–21 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 30–22 | 10 | 89 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 44–41 | 8 | 111 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 28–22 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 35–59 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 34–35 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 23–22 | 8 | 127 | 2 | 35 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 27–41 | 8 | 106 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 56–48 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 52–15 | 9 | 150 | 0 | 41 | – |
2023 Washington State 12 games, 61 catches, 923 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 50–24 | 7 | 97 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 31–22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 64–21 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 38–35 | 8 | 159 | 3 | 44 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 17–25 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 6–44 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 24–38 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 27–38 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–10 | 4 | 82 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 39–42 | 9 | 130 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 56–14 | 6 | 130 | 0 | 51 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 21–24 | 8 | 106 | 1 | 21 | – |
2022 Fresno State 4 games, 12 catches, 207 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 35–7 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 32–35 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 60 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 55–13 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 37–30 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 41 | – |
2021 Fresno State 13 games, 52 catches, 778 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 45–0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Sep 4 | at | L 24–31 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 21 | −8 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 63–10 | 3 | 127 | 2 | 62 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 40–37 | 8 | 120 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 38–30 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 28 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 24–27 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 16 | at | W 17–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 34–32 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 30–20 | 5 | 107 | 0 | 69 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 14–40 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 34–7 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 40–9 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | W 31–24 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2020 Fresno State 6 games, 22 catches, 330 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 19–34 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 38–17 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 40–27 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 35–16 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 71 | – |
| Dec 5 | at | L 26–37 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
| Dec 12 | at | L 39–49 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 24 | – |
2019 Fresno State 3 games, 1 catch, −10 yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ | |
| Weight | 186 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 10½″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 8 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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