Evan Kelly

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-1
Weight:
285
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Seton LaSalle

2014
• Earned All-CAA First-Team honors
• Second-Team VaSID All-State
• Placed on the First-Team All-CAA by College Sports Madness
• Started all 14 games for the Spiders
• Totaled 51 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, a pass breakup, four quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries on the year
• Made three tackles, a sack for a loss of eight yards and forced and recoverd a fumble in the playoff win against Morgan State
• Had four tackles and recovered a fumble in the win at William & Mary
• Picked up nine tackles at Maine
• Made two tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win against No. 3 Villanova
• Had five tackles and two sacks in the win at Elon
• Led the team with five tackles and a sack in the win against Rhode Island
• Made five tackles and two sacks in the win at Albany
• Recorded three tackles and a pass breakup against No. 7 New Hampshire
• Picked up five tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win over Hampton
• Made a tackle in the season opener against Morehead State
• Preseason All-America Third Team by Sports Network
• Preseason Third-Team All-American by College Sports Madness
• Preseason All-CAA
• Preseason All-CAA First-Team by College Sports Madness
• Preseason All-CAA by Beyond Sports Network

2013
• Second-Team All-CAA
• Second-Team All-CAA by College Sports Madness
• Played and started all 12 games
• Finished with 47 tackles, nine tackles for a loss, six sacks, two breakups and a fumble recovery
• Led the team with eight tackles, 2.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries in the win over William & Mary
• Picked up four tackles in the win at Delaware
• Made two tackles in the win at Stony Brook
• Picked up five tackles in the win over Albany
• Had two tackles against No. 6 Towson
• Totaled three tackles, 1.5 sacks, a pass breakup and forced his first fumble at Rhode Island
• Picked up a tackle at James Madison
• Totaled five tackles and 0.5 tackles for a loss against Maine
• Registered four tackles, a sack for a loss of seven yards and recovered his second-career fumble in the win against Liberty
• Totaled six tackles and a sack at Gardner-Webb
• Recorded two tackles, including 0.5 tackles for a loss at NC State
• Tallied five tackles and 0.5 tackles for a loss in the season opener against VMI
• Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele
• Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness

2012
• Second-Team All-CAA
• College Sports Madness Third-Team All-CAA
• Started all 11 games
• Totaled 51 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble, two pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery
• Six tackles, 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup in win at Villanova
• Game-high 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL and two quarterback hurries against No. 4 Old Dominion
• Five tackles and a sack in victory over Delaware
• Totaled nine tackles, including four solo, 0.5 tackles for loss, forced a fumble and had a pass breakup in win over Gardner-Webb
• Four tackles and a sack in win over No. 2 James Madison
• Five tackles and one tackle for loss in win at VMI
• Four tackles, including one for loss, in shutout win over Rhode Island
• Recorded pair of tackles at Virginia
• Two tackles at No. 12/13 New Hampshire
• One stop, including 0.5 TFL, in Capital Cup win at William & Mary
• One tackle in win at Georgia State

2011
• Received an extension of eligibility from the NCAA
• Started in all four games in which he appeared, totaling 13 tackles, including one solo and 1.5 sacks, and one QB hurry
• Recorded five tackles, including 1.0 sacks for a loss of five yards in a victory at Duke
• Registered five tackles, assisted on one for a two-yard loss, and hurried the quarterback once against Wagner

2010
• Was one of six true freshmen to see action in 2010
• Played in Richmond's opener at Virginia
• Suffered season-ending foot injury in that game
• Received a medical hardship waiver and will have four seasons of eligibility remaining

High School
• A standout two-way player from Seton LaSalle Catholic in Pittsburgh
• Named an All-Conference performer on both offense and defense in his final two prep seasons
• Led his team in sacks (21), tackles and tackles for loss as both a junior and senior
• Named to the 2009 Post-Gazette South Fab 22 Team

Personal
• Son of Gary and Liz Kelly
• His brother, Jordan, plays football currently at St. Francis University (Pa.)
• His other brother, Ryan, played soccer at Allegheny College (Pa.) from 2003-07