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Jersey Number 93
Eddie Kelly Jr.
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 288
- Class:
- Fifth-Year
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School/Previous School:
- West Orange HS (West Virginia)
Updated 9/25/2026
Career Notes
Has played in 49 games with nine career starts, tallying 36 solo stops, three sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups and one fumble recovery.
Before Mississippi State (2022-25)
Senior Season (2025)
Attended West Virginia,ย playing in all 12 games, including four starts ...ย Saw action on 439 plays, including 394 defensive snaps ...ย Finished the season with 26 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss (0.5 sack), and added three pass breakups in 12 games ...ย Registered five tackles with half a tackle for loss at BYU ...ย In his first WVU start, registered a season-high four tackles, a half sack and a pass breakup against Pitt ...ย Transferred to WVU from Missouri in Spring 2025.
Junior Season (2024)
Attended Missouri, where he saw action in all 13 games and was used on 246 snaps ...ย Compiled 20 tackles, one sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one quarterback pressure ...ย Registered one-plus tackle in 10 games and three-plus tackles on four occasions, including a year-best four stops against Oklahoma ...ย Carded at least one tackle for loss in eight contests, including a career-high two versus Auburn.
Sophomore Season (2023)
Attended Georgia Tech,ย where he saw action in 13 career games (five starts), and carded 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, five tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a quarterback pressure ...ย Finished third on the team in tackles for loss ...ย Registered one-plus tackle on 11 occasions and three-plus tackles five times, including a season-best nine stops against South Carolina State and Clemson ...ย Posted one tackle for loss in four games, including a season-high 1.5 in contests with Bowling Green and Clemson.
Freshman Season (2022)
Attended South Florida, where he saw action in 11 games, making four starts ...ย Compiled 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and one quarterback pressure ...ย Registered one-plus tackle on nine occasions, including a season-high four stops against Houston ...ย Tallied one fumble recovery versus Houston.
High School
Lettered two years (2019-20) at Orlando Jones under coach Elijah Williams and one year (2021) at West Orange under coach Mike Granato ... Helped West Orange to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the FHSAA Class 8A State Championship quarterfinals ... During lone season, compiled 71 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 23 tackles for loss, six QB pressures, one interception, five pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... Returned one fumble recovery for a touchdown ... On offense, logged 23 receptions for 383 yards (16.65) with six touchdowns ... While at Jones, helped lead the Fightinโ Tigers to a 22-3 two-year ledger, including a FHSAA 5A State Championship game showing in 2019.
Personal
Son of the late Lashira Benn ... One of two children (1 sister).
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 9, 2x, last at Clemson (2023)**
Tackles for Loss: 2.0, vs. Auburn (2024)***
Sacks: 1.0, 2x, last vs. Arkansas (2024)***
Pass Breakups: 1, 8x, last vs. Colorado (2025)****
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Houston (2022)*
*Career highs set at USF
**Career highs set at Georgia Tech
***Career highs set at Missouri
****Career highs set at West Virginia
Career Notes
Has played in 49 games with nine career starts, tallying 36 solo stops, three sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups and one fumble recovery.
Before Mississippi State (2022-25)
Senior Season (2025)
Attended West Virginia,ย playing in all 12 games, including four starts ...ย Saw action on 439 plays, including 394 defensive snaps ...ย Finished the season with 26 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss (0.5 sack), and added three pass breakups in 12 games ...ย Registered five tackles with half a tackle for loss at BYU ...ย In his first WVU start, registered a season-high four tackles, a half sack and a pass breakup against Pitt ...ย Transferred to WVU from Missouri in Spring 2025.
Junior Season (2024)
Attended Missouri, where he saw action in all 13 games and was used on 246 snaps ...ย Compiled 20 tackles, one sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one quarterback pressure ...ย Registered one-plus tackle in 10 games and three-plus tackles on four occasions, including a year-best four stops against Oklahoma ...ย Carded at least one tackle for loss in eight contests, including a career-high two versus Auburn.
Sophomore Season (2023)
Attended Georgia Tech,ย where he saw action in 13 career games (five starts), and carded 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, five tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a quarterback pressure ...ย Finished third on the team in tackles for loss ...ย Registered one-plus tackle on 11 occasions and three-plus tackles five times, including a season-best nine stops against South Carolina State and Clemson ...ย Posted one tackle for loss in four games, including a season-high 1.5 in contests with Bowling Green and Clemson.
Freshman Season (2022)
Attended South Florida, where he saw action in 11 games, making four starts ...ย Compiled 19 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and one quarterback pressure ...ย Registered one-plus tackle on nine occasions, including a season-high four stops against Houston ...ย Tallied one fumble recovery versus Houston.
High School
Lettered two years (2019-20) at Orlando Jones under coach Elijah Williams and one year (2021) at West Orange under coach Mike Granato ... Helped West Orange to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the FHSAA Class 8A State Championship quarterfinals ... During lone season, compiled 71 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 23 tackles for loss, six QB pressures, one interception, five pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... Returned one fumble recovery for a touchdown ... On offense, logged 23 receptions for 383 yards (16.65) with six touchdowns ... While at Jones, helped lead the Fightinโ Tigers to a 22-3 two-year ledger, including a FHSAA 5A State Championship game showing in 2019.
Personal
Son of the late Lashira Benn ... One of two children (1 sister).
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 9, 2x, last at Clemson (2023)**
Tackles for Loss: 2.0, vs. Auburn (2024)***
Sacks: 1.0, 2x, last vs. Arkansas (2024)***
Pass Breakups: 1, 8x, last vs. Colorado (2025)****
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Houston (2022)*
*Career highs set at USF
**Career highs set at Georgia Tech
***Career highs set at Missouri
****Career highs set at West Virginia
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