Cornerback, Stanford, 2019–22
Kyu Blu Kelly
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 188 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
- Born
- May 22, 2001
Kyu Blu Kelly played cornerback at Stanford (2019–22). The Baltimore Ravens took Kelly in round 5, No. 157 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last at Vanderbilt, 2021Defense
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 | Stanford | 17 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | Stanford | 17 | CB | So. | ||
| 2021 | Stanford | 17 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Stanford | 17 | CB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 188 |
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.
Game by game
2022 Stanford 10 games, 34 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Colgate | W 41–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. USC | L 28–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Washington | L 22–40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Oregon | L 27–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Notre Dame | W 16–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Arizona State | W 15–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at UCLA | L 13–38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Washington State | L 14–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Utah | L 7–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at California | L 20–27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Stanford 11 games, 58 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Kansas State | L 7–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atUSC | W 42–28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 18 | at Vanderbilt | W 41–23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs.UCLA | L 24–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Oregon | W 31–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | atArizona State | L 10–28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atWashington State | L 31–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Washington | L 13–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Utah | L 7–52 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.California | L 11–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Notre Dame | L 14–45 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Stanford 5 games, 20 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | vs. Colorado | L 32–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atCalifornia | W 24–23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atWashington | W 31–26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at Oregon State | W 27–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | atUCLA | W 48–47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Stanford 12 games, 35 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Northwestern | W 17–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atUSC | L 20–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at UCF | L 27–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Oregon | L 6–21 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atOregon State | W 31–28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Washington | W 23–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | vs.UCLA | L 16–34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Arizona | W 41–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | atColorado | L 13–16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atWashington State | L 22–49 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs.California | L 20–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Notre Dame | L 24–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–10).
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 191 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.49 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′11″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.93 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | 12 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| NFL career | 14 | 47 | 0 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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