 Kelly in 2024 | |
| BYU Cougars–No. 17 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class |  |
| Major | Business Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 2, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Kearns (Kearns, Utah) |
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Jack Kelly (born January 2, 2003) is an American football linebacker for the BYU Cougars. He previously played for the Weber State Wildcats.
Kelly attended Kearns High School in Kearns, Utah. During his high school career he had 59 tackles with 4.5 sacks and two interceptions on defense and 66 receptions for 1,299 yards and 13 touchdowns on offense. [1] He committed to Weber State University to play college football.
After playing in four games his true freshman year at Weber State in 2021, Kelly played in all 13 games and had 28 tackles and six sacks in 2022. As a sophomore in 2023, he had 56 tackles and led the Big Sky Conference with 10.5 sacks. [2] [3] Kelly entered the transfer portal after the season and transferred to Brigham Young University (BYU). [4] [5] [6]
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Kearns High School is a public high school located at 5525 S. Cougar Lane Kearns, Utah, United States. It was opened in 1966 with its first graduating class graduating in 1967. It serves 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. The official mascot is a Cougar and the school colors are green and gold. Starting with the 2014–2015 school year, the school now serves 9th grade. At the 2021 graduation ceremony, Kearns High School officials withheld a student's diploma and subsequently charged her $5,000 because a guest popped confetti in celebration when the student's name was called.
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