Kyu Blu Kelly

STATS

 YEAR (GP/GS)   TKLS  TFL     SACK    FF    PD   IN

2019: (12/9)       35       1.5      1.0         0       6       1

2020: (5/5)         20       0.0      0.0         0       1       0

2021: (11/11)     58       0.0      0.0         1       13     2

2022: (10/10)     35       0.0      0.0         0       6       0

Total: (38/35)    148       1.5      1.0         1       26     3

 HISTORY -- From College Profile

Career Accolades

• Two-time All-Pac-12 second team defensive back - Coaches, Phil Steele (2021) ; Coaches, Phil Steele (2022)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention - PFF (2021)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention - Coaches (2020)
• PFF Team of the Week & Play of the Week (Sept. 4, 2020)
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2021)
• Gundelach Award (2021)

As a Senior (2022)

• All-Pac-12 second team defensive back - Coaches, Phil Steele
• Stanford Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7- Notre Dame)
• Started and saw action in 10 games
• Totaled 35 tackles (26 solo), a fumble recovery, and six pass breakups
• Three tackles (2 solo, 1 assisted) and two pass breakups in Stanford's win at Notre Dame (Oct. 15)

As a Junior (2021)

• All-Pac-12 second team defensive back - Coaches, Phil Steele
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention - PFF
• PFF Team of the Week & Play of the Week- Sept. 4
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2021)
• Gundelach Award
• Stanford Defensive Player of the Game (Week 2, USC)
• Appeared in 11 games, making 11 starts
• Finished sixth on the team with 58 tackles
• Led the Pac-12 and ranked 20th nationally with 12 passes defended - two interceptions, 10 deflections
• Intercepted a pass in the endzone for his second career interception against Kansas State — earning play and team of the week honors from Pro Football Focus (Sept. 4)
• Had a career day in the win at No. 14 USC . . . scored his first touchdown on a 31-yard interception -- the first pick-6 by a Stanford player since Nov. 4, 2017 -- while breaking up four passes and making seven tackles (Sept. 11)
• Had two pass breakups and eight tackles -- tied for his career high -- at Vanderbilt (Sept. 18)
• Had two pass break-ups and forced a fumble against Washington (Oct. 30)
• Recovered a fumble and broke up a pass against California (Nov. 20)

As a Sophomore (2020)

• All-Pac-12 honorable mention (Coaches)
• Played in and started each of the final five games of the season
• Totaled 20 tackles and one pass breakup
• Managed a career-best eight tackles (seven solo) in the victory at California in the 123rd Big Game (Nov. 27)

As a Freshman (2019)

• Played in 12 games and started each of the final nine games
• Totaled 35 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack
• Added five pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one interception
• Recorded the first two pass breakups and first interception of his career vs. No. 15 Washington (Oct. 5)

Prior to Stanford 

• Prepped at Bishop Gorman (Nev.) under head coach Kenny Sanchez
• Nation’s 48th-best cornerback by PrepStar, 56th by ESPN and 58th by 247Sports
• Nevada’s third-best recruit by PrepStar, third by 247Sports, fourth by Rivals, fifth by ESPN
• 2018 all-state first team defense
• 2018 all-league first team cornerback and defensive MVP
• 2017 all-state second team defense
• 2017 all-league first team cornerback
• 23 tackles (18 solo), one interception, three pass breakups, two blocked kicks, 174 receiving yards and one touchdown as a senior
• 18 tackles (11 solo), four interceptions and four pass breakups as a junior
• Two-time state champions (2017-18)
• Also competed in track
• 2017 all-state track and field
• 2017 track and field team MVP

Personal

• Son of Lisa and Brian Kelly
• Father played at USC and 11 years professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998-07) and Detroit Lions (2008)
• Has no middle name
• Has two siblings, Brilan and Kiaran
• Left leg is longer than his right leg
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2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	34.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	25.0

2021

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
1.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	58.0	1.0	11.0	0.0	42.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
1.0	15.5	31.0	2.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	15.0

2019

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.5	1.0	35.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	29.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0