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Jersey Number 24
Todd Kelly Jr.
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Webb School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society
- 2017 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List
- 2017 Lott IMPACT Trophy Preseason Watch List
- Nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
- 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 3
- 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2014 Freshman All-SEC Team
2018 - RS SENIOR
- 2018 Game-by-Game Stats
- Games/Starts: 8/2
- Overcame a knee injury to play in seven games with two starts and finished with 16 tackles in his redshirt senior season
- Collected the Mickey O’Brien Award at the end-ofseason banquet for his efforts overcome injury to contribute for the Vols
- Tallied on stop at Vanderbilt in the season finale (11/24)
- Made one tackle against Missouri (11/17)
- Ranked second on the team with a season-high seven tackles vs. Charlotte (11/3)
- Earned his first start of the season and tied for second on the team with six tackles at South Carolina (10/27)
- Recorded his first tackle of the season vs. No. 1 Alabama (10/20)
- Saw action on special teams at No. 21 Auburn (10/13)
- Saw first action of the season in the third quarter on special teams in loss at No. 2 Georgia (9/29)
2017 - SENIOR
- 2017 Game-by-Game Stats
- Games/Starts: 2/0
- Recorded seven tackles through two games before suffering a season-ending injury
2016 - JUNIOR
Photo Gallery- 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/11
- Announced in training camp that he would change jersey number from #6 to #24 in honor of fallen local hero Zaevion Dobson
- In first season as a full-time starter, started at safety in 11 of the 12 games he played in and recorded team-high 71 tackles (49 solo) to go with two tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and four passes defended
- Had four tackles against Nebraska in Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (12/30)
- Tallied seven tackles (six solo) against Kentucky (11/12)
- Had five tackles and one pass breakup against Tennessee Tech (11/5)
- Made five tackles and one seven-yard sack (first of career) at South Carolina (10/29)
- Made career-high 11 tackles (seven solo) against Alabama (10/15)
- Against Texas A&M (10/8), made seven tackles and intercepted quarterback Trevor Knight on first pass attempt of the game, giving him eight career interceptions (most on current roster)
- Made career-high 10 tackles (six solo) along with one TFL in comeback win at Georgia (10/1)
- In win over Florida (9/24), made five tackles and intercepted a fourth-quarter pass by Austin Appleby that set up a Tennessee touchdown drive at the UF 42. Interception was the seventh of his career, tying him with Cameron Sutton for most on the current team.
- Had season-high seven tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup vs. Ohio (9/17)
- Made five tackles and forced one fumble (first of career) vs. Virginia Tech (9/10)
- Started and made five tackles vs. App State (9/1)
2015 - SOPHOMORE
- Photo Gallery
- 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 13/2
- Saw lots of time at strong safety in sophomore season
- Played in 13 games with two starts in 2015, made 44 tackles, fifth on team
- Led team with three interceptions
- Third interception of the season, came just prior to halftime in regular-season finale win vs. Vanderbilt (11/28)
- Six tackles vs. South Carolina (11/7) for 14 tackles in three-game span
- Four stop for second game in row at #8 Alabama (10/24)
- Four tackles and two pass break-ups vs. #19 Georgia (10/10)
- Five tackles at Florida (9/26)
- Tied for team lead with five tackles vs. W. Carolina (9/19)
- Returned to starting lineup vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12), had first multi-interception game to go along with career-high eight tackles; last Vol with two interceptions in a game was Brian Randolph vs. WKU (9/7/13)
- After spending a week in the hospital with an infection, opened 2015 with two tackles vs. Bowling Green (9/5)
2014 - FRESHMAN
Photo Gallery- 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 13/3
- One of seven legacy freshmen on the roster, following father Todd Kelly Sr. to Vols
- Led all freshmen in the SEC with three interceptions
- Played in all 13 games, starting three games, making 33 tackles on the season with three interceptions
- Three interceptions are the most by a Vols true freshman since Eric Berry had five in 2007
- Made three tackles in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2)
- Clutch interception, as he dragged his toe in-bounds, late in win at Vanderbilt (11/29)
- Drew start vs. Missouri (11/22) in place of Brian Randolph (targeting suspension), making career best six tackles
- Three stops at #3 Ole Miss (10/18)
- Four tackles vs. Chattanooga (10/11)
- Second interception, a 21-yard return, vs. Florida (10/4)
- First interception of career on leaping pick-off at #12/13 Georgia (9/27) along with four tackles
- Made first-career start at strong safety vs. Arkansas State (9/6), making five tackles
- In college debut, recovered fumble to set up Vols' second TD of game, also made two tackles vs. Utah State (8/31)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Lettered at Webb School in Knoxville, Tenn., for head coach David Meske
- 247 Sports: 4-star (No. 68 national prospect, No. 6 safety, No. 3 prospect in Tenn.)
- ESPN: 4-star (No. 84 national prospect, No. 5 safety, No. 3 prospect in Tenn.)
- Rivals: 4-star (No. 71 national prospect, No. 9 safety, No. 4 prospect in Tenn.)
- Scout: 4-star (No. 14 safety)
- 2013 Gatorade State Player of the Year for Tennessee
- Tennessee Titans Division II-A Mr. Football in both 2012, 2013
- 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection
- 2012 Knoxville News Sentinel's Defensive Player of the Year
- Two-time TSWA All-State selection
- Played both defensive back and running back for Webb
- Led Spartans to Division II-A State Championship in 2013
- As a senior leader had 53 tackles, one sack and two interceptions to go along with 1,014 rushing yards and 23 total touchdowns on offense
- Named BlueCross Bowl Offensive MVP as he ran for more than 250 yards and scored three touchdowns in the championship game
- As a junior, recorded 72 tackles and three interceptions on defense and carried the ball 99 times for 1,120 yards and 23 touchdowns while also scoring five receiving touchdowns
PERSONAL
- Full Name: Todd Eric Kelly, Jr.
- Born: October 9, 1995
- Son of Renee and Todd Kelly Sr.
- Father, Todd Kelly Sr., was a star for the Vols in the early 1990s and played four seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons
- Majoring in Biomedical Engineering
- Recipient of the Michael & Christy Coffey Athletic Scholarship Endowment
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01
