Quarterback, Ball State, 2021–25
Kiael Kelly
Lettered 2023–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
Kiael Kelly played quarterback at Ball State (2021–25).
Career highs
209passing yards, career highat UConn, 2025136rushing yards, career highvs. Miami (OH), 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Akron, 2025Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 66 | 124 | 53.2 | 577 | 4.7 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 153 | 272 | 56.3 | 1,560 | 5.7 | 10 | 8 |
| Career | 222 | 401 | 55.4 | 2,168 | 5.4 | 12 | 11 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 0 | 40 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 134 | 723 | 5.4 | 7 | 55 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 35 | 91 | 2.6 | 1 | 24 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 211 | 608 | 2.9 | 5 | 56 |
| Career | 388 | 1,505 | 3.9 | 13 | 56 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ball State | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 4 | −19 | −4.8 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Career | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 1 | 19 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 1 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Ball State | 1 | QB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Ball State | 1 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Ball State | 1 | QB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 186 |
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 | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 7 | 0.85 | – | – | 5.9 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Ball State | 257 | 0.15 | 9th (n=255) | 0.32 | 39.3 | 33% | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 42 | -0.21 | – | – | -8.7 | 6% | – | -0.01 |
| 2025 | Ball State | 477 | 0.04 | 3rd (n=314) | 0.24 | 16.7 | 65% | -0.03 | 0.18 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Passing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 36% | 9.0 yds | 5.4 yds | 16 of 119 | 31% |
Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ball State | 39% | 2.90 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 21% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2025 Ball State 12 games, 1,560 passing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 0–31 | 10 | 16 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 3–42 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 0 | −21 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 34–29 | 9 | 15 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 101 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 25–31 | 17 | 24 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 20–14 | 17 | 33 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 0–42 | 13 | 22 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 42–28 | 10 | 19 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 7–21 | 10 | 23 | 136 | 1 | 2 | 86 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 17–13 | 17 | 29 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 9–24 | 13 | 22 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 9–38 | 13 | 30 | 166 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 24–45 | 14 | 23 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 61 |
2024 Ball State 10 games, 91 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 42–34 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 0–62 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 34–37 | – | – | – | – | – | 28 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 7–63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 42–45 | – | – | – | – | – | −3 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 37–35 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 14–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 25–23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 21–27 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 48–51 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
2023 Ball State 12 games, 577 passing yards, 2 TD; 723 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 14–44 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 3–45 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 45–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 3–40 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 24–42 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 10–24 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 6–13 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 98 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 24–17 | 13 | 16 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 21–24 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Nov 7 | at | W 20–17 | 15 | 25 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 34–3 | 4 | 14 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 15–17 | 14 | 19 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 136 |
2022 Ball State 1 game, 23 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 | at | L 17–18 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ |
| Weight | 194 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 7 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.91 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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