Jack Kelly

LB

#51

Experience: R

Height: 6-1

Age: 23

Weight: 240 lbs

College: BYU

Biography

Appeared in 53 games with 47 starts in five collegiate seasons…Spent two seasons at BYU (2024-25) after three seasons at Weber State (2021-23)…Accumulated 190 tackles, 43.5 tackles for loss, 31.5 sacks, 10 passes defensed, 9 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions…Set the BYU single-season record for QB hurries (14) since 2000…Finished his Weber State career with the eighth-most career sacks (16.5) and ninth-most forced fumbles (5) in school history.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Appeared in 53 games with 47 starts in five collegiate seasons…Spent two seasons at BYU (2024-25) after three seasons at Weber State (2021-23)…Accumulated 190 tackles, 43.5 tackles for loss, 31.5 sacks, 10 passes defensed, 9 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions…Set the BYU single-season record for QB hurries (14) since 2000…Finished his Weber State career with the eighth-most career sacks (16.5) and ninth-most forced fumbles (5) in school history.
Started all 12 games for the Cougars in 2025 and logged 55 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 1 pass defensed…Named first-team All-Big 12…Led the team in tackles for loss and sacks, while ranking third in the Big 12 in sacks.
Was a starter for all 13 games upon transferring to BYU in 2024, posting 51 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception and 1 pass defensed…Led the team in sacks and forced fumbles, and was tied for ninth in the Big 12 in tackles for loss…Had 14 QB hurries on the season, setting the team record since 2000.
Started 11 games in his final season at Weber State in 2023, recording 56 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, 5 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 interception…Named first-team All-Big Sky…Led the Big Sky and was fourth in the FCS in sacks…Led the Big Sky in forced fumbles, tying for fifth in the FCS and tying for the fifth-most in a single season in school history.
Appeared in all 13 games (11 starts) in 2022, producing 27 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass defensed…Ranked fifth in the Big Sky in sacks.
Saw action in four games in 2021, registering 1 tackle.

PERSONAL

Attended Kearns High School in Kearns, Utah, where he started out as a receiver before transitioning to tight end…Began playing linebacker as a junior…Helped his team to a regional title in 2019…Logged 44 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions, along with 18 catches for 515 yards (28.6 avg.) and 5 touchdowns as a senior, earning him second-team all-state honors.
His father introduced him to BMX at the age of three, and he won his first BMX national ship at age five…Raced throughout middle school and won the 2017 USA BMX Grand National in the 14U division…Also raced in high school but switched his focus to football.
Was also a standout track athlete, winning multiple regional titles.
Parents are Mark and Melissa…Has an older sister, Grace.

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