Bryson Kelly (born July 1, 1989) is a former American football defensive lineman. He played college football at Central Washington University, Kelly was signed to the Oakland Raiders as a undrafted free agent in 2011 . He was a member of the Oakland Raiders, Wyoming Cavalry, Spokane Shock, Portland Steel, Calgary Stampeders, Washington Valor, Jacksonville Sharks, and Iowa Barnstormers.
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 1, 1989 San Diego, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Mukilteo (WA) Kamiak | ||||||||||||
| College: | Central Washington | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editKelly attended Kamiak High School.
College career
editKelly played for the Santa Ana Dons from 2007 to 2008 and helped the Dons to 11 wins.[1]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Bryson Kelly RB |
Mukilteo, Washington | Santa Ana College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 (RB) | ||||||
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Kelly played for the Central Washington Wildcats from 2009 to 2010. Kelly was named Second-team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference as a junior in 2009.[2] Kelly was named First-team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference as a senior in 2010.[3]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
256 lb (116 kg) |
4.63 s | 1.66 s | 2.81 s | 4.18 s | 7.19 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) |
26 reps | |||
| All values Central Washington Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
National Football League
editKelly signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2011.[5][6][7] Kelly was invited to rookie minicamp with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012, but did not sign with the team.[8] Kelly attended rookie minicamp with the Carolina Panthers in 2013, but did not sign with the team.[9]
Wyoming Cavalry
editKelly signed with the Wyoming Cavalry of the Indoor Football League in 2013 and stayed with the team through 2014.
Spokane Shock
editOn April 7, 2014, Kelly was assigned to the Spokane Shock.[10] On September 24, 2017, Kelly had his rookie option exercised. Kelly took over as the Shock's starting fullback.
Portland Steel
editKelly was assigned to the Portland Steel on November 18, 2015.[11][12]
Calgary Stampeders
editKelly signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.[13]
Washington Valor
editOn May 16, 2017, Kelly was assigned to the Washington Valor. On May 17, 2017, Kelly was placed on reassignment.
Jacksonville Sharks
editOn June 12, 2017, Kelly signed with the Jacksonville Sharks.
References
edit- ^ "Bryson Kelly". www.scout.com. Scout.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Wildcats Have 13 First-team All-GNAC Selections, Sweep Specialty Awards". www.wildcatsports.com. Central Washington University. November 9, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Bighill is GNAC Defensive Co-Player of the Year, Wildcats Have Seven on First-team". www.wildcatsports.com. Central Washington University. November 15, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Bryson Kelly". www.nfldraftscout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Former CWU Running Back Bryson Kelly Signs with Oakland Raiders". www.wildcatsports.com. Central Washington University. August 8, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Former CWU back Bryson Kelly signs with Raiders". www.dailyrecordnews.com. The Daily Record. August 9, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ Danny Kelly (August 30, 2011). "Oakland Raiders Roster Cuts 2011: No Big Surprises". www.bayarea.sbnation.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ Danny Kelly (May 11, 2012). "Seahawks Rookie Mini-Camp Invitees Announced". www.seattle.sbnation.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ Matt Henson (May 9, 2013). "Rookie camp set to kick off". www.panthers.com. Carolina Panthers. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Spokane Shock Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Portland Steel Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Portland Thunder bolster defense with addition of Bryson Kelly, Oliver Davis". www.oregonlive.com. Oregon Live LLC. November 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Defensive lineman added to practice roster". www.stampeders.com. Calgary Stampeders. September 13, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.