Brian Kelly (cornerback)

Brian Kelly

No. 25
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1976-01-14) January 14, 1976 (age 49) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Overland (Aurora, Colorado)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1998: 2nd round, 45th pick
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998–2007) Detroit Lions (2008)
Career highlights and awards Super Bowl champion (XXXVII) NFL interceptions co-leader (2002) First-team All-Pac-10 (1997) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 426 Sacks: 3.5 Forced fumbles: 2 Fumble recoveries: 5 Interceptions: 22 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Brian Patrick Kelly (born January 14, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft. Kelly earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII and also played for the Detroit Lions. His son, Kyu Blu Kelly, also played in the NFL. Early life Kelly is a high school graduate from Overland High School in Aurora, Colorado. Overland won the 1993 6A state championship in his senior year. College career Kelly graduated from the University of Southern California in 1997. Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) 3.82 s 7.25 s 33.5 in (0.85 m) 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) 8 reps All values from the NFL Combine [1] Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kelly was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2nd round of the 1998 NFL draft. [2] [3] In 2002, he helped the Bucs win the Super Bowl, during that same season he had 8 interceptions, which tied for the league lead along with Rod Woodson. On February 15, 2008, he exercised a buyout option in his contract and became a free agent. Detroit Lions On March 8, 2008, he signed a three-year deal with the Detroit Lions. [4] He appeared in 11 games (all starts) for the Lions in 2008, recording 26 tackles and a pass defensed. The team released him on December 9 after signing cornerback Dexter Wynn. NFL statistics Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 1998 TB 16 3 27 25 2 0.0 0 5 1 4 4 4 0 0 1 1999 TB 16 3 34 29 5 0.0 0 12 1 26 26 26 0 0 0 2000 TB 16 3 48 44 4 0.0 0 11 1 9 9 9 1 0 2 2001 TB 16 11 57 46 11 1.5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 TB 16 16 65 57 8 1.0 0 21 8 68 9 31 0 1 0 2003 TB 5 5 15 13 2 0.0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 TB 16 16 58 51 7 0.0 0 21 4 101 25 75 0 0 1 2005 TB 16 16 50 41 9 1.0 0 17 4 19 5 14 0 1 0 2006 TB 2 2 12 11 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 TB 11 4 21 19 2 0.0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2008 DET 11 10 26 23 3 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 141 89 413 359 54 3.5 0 104 22 227 10.0 75 1 2 5 Source: pro-football-reference.com Personal life Kelly's son, Kyu Blu Kelly, played cornerback at Stanford and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2023 NFL draft. [5] References "Brian Kelly, Combine Results, CB - Southern California". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023. "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023. "Brian Kelly". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012. Yuille, Sean (March 8, 2008). "Lions Sign Cornerback Brian Kelly". Pride Of Detroit. SB Nation. Retrieved July 4, 2025. Gorcey, Ryan (October 21, 2017). "Kyu Kelly has family connection to Cal staff". 247Sports . Retrieved January 20, 2023. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.