Linebacker, BYU (from Weber State), 2021–25
Jack Kelly
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 242 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Kearns, UT
- Born
- Jan 2, 2003
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Jack Kelly played linebacker at Weber State (2022–23) and BYU (2024–25). The New York Giants took Kelly in round 6, No. 193 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highthree times; last vs. UCF, 2025Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Weber State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Weber State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BYU | 50 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | BYU | 52 | 40 | 13.5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Career | 106 | 74 | 24 | 15.5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Weber State | 17 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Weber State | 17 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | BYU | 17 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | BYU | 17 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 242 |
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
2025 BYU 11 games, 52 tackles, 10 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Portland State | W 69–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Stanford | W 27–3 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at East Carolina | W 34–13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Colorado | W 24–21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Utah | W 24–21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Iowa State | W 41–27 | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Texas Tech | L 7–29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. TCU | W 44–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. UCF | W 41–21 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Texas Tech | L 7–34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 BYU 13 games, 50 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 41–13 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at SMU | W 18–15 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Wyoming | W 34–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Kansas State | W 38–9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Baylor | W 34–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Arizona | W 41–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 38–35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atUCF | W 37–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atUtah | W 22–21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Kansas | L 13–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Arizona State | L 23–28 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Houston | W 30–18 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.Colorado | W 36–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Weber State 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Central Washington, so that game is not listed.
2022 Weber State 1 game, 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Utah State | W 35–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–9).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ | |
| Weight | 240 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 19 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.19 s |
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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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