Casey Kelly

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
High School:
Mallard Creek
Prev School:
Oregon
Major:
University Studies

Career Notes: Earned five career varsity letters (1/East Carolina, 1/Oregon, 3/Ole Miss) … Played in 57 career games making 16 starts … Caught 29 passes for 453 yards (9.2 ypc) with six career scores … Hauled down at least one pass in 24 of 57 games (multiple eight times) … Established career-highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (81) against Auburn in 2021 … Career-long reception was 57 yards versus LSU in 2020 … Spent four seasons at Ole Miss (2019-22) before transferring to Oregon (2023), then East Carolina (2024).

2024: Played in nine games where he started seven contests (6/TE and 1/WR) … Logged 386 total snaps (385 offense, 1 special teams) in lone season with the Pirates … Caught 16 passes for 128 yards (8.0 ypc) with one touchdown … Lone score came in the season opener against Norfolk State on a 22-yard grab in the first quarter, ECU’s first touchdown of any kind during the campaign … Hauled in a season-high four passes on two occasions (Old Dominion, Appalachian State) … Season-best 39 receiving yards against Appalachian State … Caught at least one pass in eight of nine games (multiple three times) … Four of 16 receptions went for 10 or more yards … Credited with one tackle (solo) at Charlotte … Two receptions went for 20 or more yards (23/Appalachian State, 22/Norfolk State) … Targeted 31 times making 16 grabs (51.6 percent) … Registered 47 yards after a catch … Helped provide running lanes for all five of Rahjai Harris’ 100-yards games … Helped the Pirates average 436.4 yards of offense a contest, which ranked 24th in FBS … ECU’s offense averaged 32.0 points per game (34th nationally), while its offense averaged 253.3 passing yards per contest (24th nationally) and 172.4 rushing yards per contest (50th nationally) … Member of offensive line unit that helped the Pirates register 500 or more total yards in a game five times (Norfolk State, Temple, Florida Atlantic, Tulsa, North Texas) … Helped provide key blocks on Rahjai Harris’ go ahead 86-yard TD run against NC State in the Go Bowling Military Bowl with 1:33 remaining in the fourth quarter … ECU scored 49 offensive TDs (26 rushing, 23 passing) … Received invitation to the 2024 Tropical Bowl … One of 22 players to receive the Captain’s Award … Named gameday captain at North Texas … Named a 2024 Preseason Fourth Team All-AAC selection by Phil Steele Magazine.

2023 (Oregon): Played in 13 games (no starts) … Hauled in five passes for 43 yards (8.6 ypc) with two touchdowns… Caught at least one pass in four games with a season-best two against Hawai’i for 12 yards … Had a one-yard pass against Colorado, one pass for 19 yards at Arizona State and one against Washington in the Pac-12 Championship … Scored touchdowns against Colorado and Arizona State.

2022 (Ole Miss): Appeared in 11 games making two starts for the Rebels … Caught three passes for 17 yards (5.7 ypc) with one touchdown … Receptions went for three yards (Kentucky), 13 yards (Auburn) and one yard (Texas A&M) … Lone touchdown was at Texas A&M … Played 368 total offensive snaps.

2021 (Ole Miss): Experienced action in 12 of 13 contests making six starts … Set season-highs in receptions (17) and receiving yards (150) … Scored one touchdown against LSU (two yards) … Averaged 8.8 yards per catch … Played 611 total offensive snaps earning a 70.6 pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus … Caught at least one pass in five games (multiple four times) … Hauled down seven passes for 81 yards (11.6 ypc) with a long of 19 against Auburn … Had four receptions (21 yards) against Texas A&M, three for 31 yards at Tennessee and two for eight yards against LSU … Also had a nine-yard grab versus Vanderbilt … Logged 77 offensive plays at Mississippi State and 76 (68 offensive) against No. 7 Baylor in the Sugar Bowl.

2020 (Ole Miss): Played in nine contests with one start … Tallied eight receptions for 115 yards with one score … Hauled in at least one catch in three games (multiple once) … First career catch came against No. 5 Florida for nine yards … Blocked at an 88.6 percent against Vanderbilt per Pro Football Focus … Caught career-long pass of 57 yards against LSU … Recorded a then career-best six receptions for 49 yards against No. 7 Indiana with a five-yard touchdown pass.

2019 (Ole Miss): Appeared in three games during redshirt season … Did not record any stats.

High School: Threw for 2,155 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior helping led Mallard Creek to a conference championship ... Also rushed for 389 yards and eight TDs ... Named all-state and all-conference as a senior ... Also lettered in lacrosse and basketball ... Won three conference titles in lacrosse ... Was a member of Team USA lacrosse team … Originally started prep career at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in New York before transferring Mallard Creek … High school teammate of current offensive lineman Parker Moorer at Mallard Creek.

Personal: Brother of former Ole Miss and NFL quarterback Chad Kelly … Nephew of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly (Buffalo Bills) … Earned undergraduate degree from Oregon … Majored in university studies at East Carolina … Mid-year transfer from University of Oregon who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2024 and participated in spring drills and 2024 campaign.