Biography
Senior (2024):
Played in the first seven games … Was the team’s third leading rusher, finishing with 277 yards on 63 carries (4.4 yards per carry) and four touchdowns … Had the second most rushing touchdowns on the team … Opened the season vs. McNeese on Aug. 24 with a touchdown, to go with 41 yards on 12 carries … Had a season-high 109 yards rushing, with a touchdown, on 23 carries at Houston Christian on Sept. 7.
Junior (2023):
UAC Preseason All-Conference … Preseason Second Team Phil Steel All-Conference … Played in nine games, rushing for 541 yards on 109 carries (5.0 yards per rush) and four touchdowns … Added five catches for 44 yards and a touchdown … Opened the season with a season-high 136 rushing yards, to go with a touchdown, at McNeese on Sept. 2 … Scored two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) against Morehead State on Oct. 21 … Had two 100+ rushing yard games.
Sophomore (2022):
Second Team All-WAC … Had a breakout season after coming on as the starting RB late, reaching the 1,000-yard milestone at 155 carries for 1,004 yards and eight touchdowns … Averaged 91.3 yards per game and 6.5 yards per carry … Also had 15 catches for 120 yards … Saved his best for last, racing for 239 yards on 24 carries (10.0 yards per rush) and two touchdowns in the season finale against Houston Christian … His 239 yards in that game marked the fifth most rushing yards in a single-game in program history, just 30 short of the all-time mark … Ran for 100+ yards five times in the season, including four times over the last five games … Had a three-game streak of rushing for 100+ yards, the longest such stretch by a Texan since Daniel McCants had three straight towards the end of 2019 ... Across the WAC, had the tied-most rushing touchdowns and the second most rushing yards (25th in FCS) … Also had the most yards per rush at 6.5, the 17th best average in the country.
Freshman (2021):
Scored the second most touchdowns on the team, with the tied-second most rushing touchdowns (three) and the tied-third most receiving touchdowns (two) … Played in six games, including the last four of the season … Posted 76 yards on 26 rushes, adding 74 yards on seven receptions … Scored at least one touchdown in four of his last five games, including two rushing TDs against Lamar on Nov. 6, the same game he had a season-high 30 rushing yards … Had a season-high 44 receiving yards on three catches at Abilene Christian on Nov. 12.
Freshman (2020):
Was the No. 3 running back as a true freshman, rushing for 200 yards over 36 carries (5.6 per) and a touchdown over seven games … Broke out a 50-yard run which led to his first career touchdown, a two-yard rush, against Northeastern State on March 27 … Had four games with 30+ rushing yards, also marking each time he had 5+ carries … Did it all for the Texans in the season finale, earning 46 rushing yards on 13 carries, 26 receiving yards on two catches, and 43 kick return yards on two attempts.
Lakewood High School:
Lettered three years in football … Team MVP … All-County Second Team … Pinellas County All-Star … Over 1,000 yards rushing … Also lettered four years in track and field.
Personal:
Is a 2020 graduate of Lakewood HS in St. Petersburg, FL … Son of Derrel Kelley II and Buffie Shedrick … Has two brothers, Desean and Derrian, and two sisters, Shakia and De’asia … Majoring in psychology … Born Oct. 4.
