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Kelly Fact: Needs just three touchdown receptions to break Clemson's 57-year-old record of 18 by Glenn Smith (1949-51).
Years Lettered: 2005,06,07
Years Starter: 2005,06,07
Bowl Participation: Starting wide receiver in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado; reserve wide receiver in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky; starting wide receiver in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.
Fall 2008 Depth Chart Position: First-team wide receiver
Overview: One of the top wide receivers in the nation...on the verge of establishing some noteworthy Clemson career records...needs just three receptions to become Clemson's career leader; he has 165 (Derrick Hamilton had 167)...needs just three touchdowns to break the 57-year-old record held by Glenn Smith; Kelly has 16 and Smith had 18 (1949-51)...his 16 career touchdowns are tied for third-most in school history...just the third Tiger to have a 1,000-yard season...has 2,011 career receiving yards, seventh-most in Tiger history and first among active ACC players in career receptions...second among active ACC players in career receiving yards (2,011); he and Greg Carr (Florida State) are only active ACC players with at least 2,000 receiving yards...has 16 career touchdown receptions, second among active ACC players...second-team preseason All-American by Athlon and third-team All-American by Phil Steele...#6 wide receiver in the nation by Lindy's and #7 by Phil Steele...first-team preseason All-ACC by Athlon, Phil Steele, and Lindy's...#3 player in the ACC by Lindy's and #27 senior in the nation by NFLDraftScout.com...has four career 100-yard receiving games...stepped up his receiving stats in 2007 after the graduation of All-ACC wideout Chansi Stuckey; he increased his receptions from 30 to 88 and his yardage from 355 to 1,081; his touchdowns went from three in 2006 to 11 in 2007...has 22 starts in 38 career games...has not missed a game in three years...has caught at least one pass in 21 straight games and 37 of his 38 career games; the only game he did not catch a pass was in 2006 against Louisiana Tech, a game in which Clemson had over 300 rushing yards...has 14 receptions in the last three bowl games, including four catches for 36 yards in the Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado, six catches for 66 yards in the Music City Bowl against Kentucky, and four catches for 36 yards in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn...has a 37.5" vertical jump, tied for seventh-best on the team...named to the academic honor roll for the 2008 spring semester.
2007: First-Team All-ACC by AP/ACSMA, CollegeFootballNews.com, and Rivals.com...honorable mention All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and Pro Football Weekly...top wideout in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com and #16 player in the ACC...set Tiger season records for receptions (88) and touchdown catches (11)...led the ACC in receiving yards per game (83.2)...led the ACC in receiving touchdowns (11) and was sixth in total touchdowns...second in the ACC and 19th in the nation in receptions per game; he had 88 catches in 13 games...28th in the nation in receiving yards per game...had 1,081 receiving yards, just three yards away from establishing a Tiger single-season record...third Tiger in history to record a 1,000-yard receiving season...established the Clemson single-season record for receptions with 88, four more than Rod Gardner had in 1999...second in the ACC in receptions per game (6.77); he broke Gardner's Clemson record in that area...had three 100-yard receiving games, including back-to-back games against #14 Virginia Tech and Central Michigan...had 11 catches for 174 yards against #14 Virginia Tech; the yardage total is third-best in Clemson history...had 10 receptions for 93 yards against Wake Forest...will live in the memory of Tiger fans for many years when he had nine receptions for 134 yards at South Carolina; he had four catches for 70 yards on the final drive to the game-winning field goal by Mark Buchholz; named Clemson's offensive MVP against South Carolina...had two touchdown catches in three different games (Central Michigan, Duke, Wake Forest)...led the team in receptions in 11 games.
2006: Clemson's top pass catcher in the Music City Bowl against Kentucky with six catches for 66 yards and a touchdown; he made a leaping catch in the corner of the endzone for the Tigers' last touchdown...second-leading wide receiver on the squad, the second straight year he was #2 on the team in receptions behind First-Team All-ACC wide receiver Chansi Stuckey...had 30 catches...had five catches for 51 yards at #9 Florida State...had at least one catch in every game but the Louisiana Tech contest...had touchdown catches against Florida Atlantic, Wake Forest, and Kentucky; the Wake Forest game was his most productive game in terms of yardage, as he had five catches for 91 yards and a touchdown; the touchdown tied the score 17-17 in the fourth quarter.
2005: Second on the team in receptions (47) and receiving yards (575); his reception-yardage total was ninth-best in ACC history by a freshman and just 110 yards short of the Clemson freshman record...ACC All-Freshman team pick by Sporting News...top freshman wideout in the ACC in terms of receptions and second among freshmen in receiving yards...ninth in the ACC in receptions per game (3.9)...13th in the ACC in receiving yards per game (47.9)...had 155 receiving yards against Temple, the third-highest total by an ACC player and most by a Clemson freshman in history; he added seven receptions and one touchdown...second on the team in snaps (440) among freshmen, including first among freshman offensive players...led the team in kickoff return average and yardage...third on the team in all-purpose yards (849)...played at least 29 snaps in every game even though he started just four games...had at least one reception in every game, becoming the first freshman in Clemson history to have at least one catch in every game; he actually had at least two catches in every game...his 47 receptions were second-most in Clemson history for a freshman...had exactly four catches in each of the first three games...had five catches for 38 yards in a starting assignment against #25 Boston College...had just two receptions for 13 yards against #16 Florida State, but one was a diving grab in the corner of the endzone that was changed to a catch after a review...had five catches for 68 yards at #19 South Carolina...contributed on kickoff returns in the last five games; he had a 26.6-yard average on 10 returns...had a team-season-long 81-yard kickoff return at Georgia Tech...had four catches for 36 yards in the Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado; he had two kickoff returns for 37 yards and two punt returns for seven yards for 80 all-purpose yards.
2004: Red-shirted.
Before Clemson: Had 55 catches for 955 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior at Walton High School...averaged 19 yards on punt returns and had 1,591 all-purpose yards as a senior...lettered three times in football and twice in basketball...AAAAA First-Team All-State as a senior...first-team All-Cobb County...Cobb County Player-of-the-Year by the Cobb County Touchdown Club and Marietta Daily Journal...his team had an 11-1 record and won the region championship...coached by Ed Dudley...chose Clemson over Duke, N.C. State, and Wake Forest...has a twin brother Avery...born Apr. 2, 1986...majoring in management.
