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2023 Football Roster

42 Hayden Kelly

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 220
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Magnolia, Texas
  • Highschool Magnolia

Biography

2023:
Played in 12 games … Had 68 solo tackles with 46 assists for 114 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, 1.5 quarterback sacks, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and picked off a pass … Had six double-digit tackle games with four in a row … Recorded 13 solo tackles against Midwestern State (Oct. 7) … Recorded a career-high 16 tackles vs. Western Oregon (Oct. 28) … In UTPB history, was second in solo tackles, third in tackles for a loss, tied for fourth in total tackles and fifth in assists tackles … Led the Lone Star in solo tackles and tackles for a loss per game (1.13),  second in total tackles, third in assist tackles and fourth in tackles per game (9.50) … For NCAA DII, was fifth in solo tackles per game (5.67) and 13th in total tackles per game … Two-time LSC Defensive Player of the Week … LSC Linebacker of the Year … All-Lone Star Conference first team … Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas Non-FBS … D2 CCA All-Super Region 4 first team … D2football.com Elite 100 Squad Team … AP and D2 CCA All-American first teams.

2022:
Played in 11 games … Had 61 solo tackles (tied for third in school history) with 30 assists for 91 total tackles, 11 tackles for a loss with 3.5 sacks, broke up three passes, forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles … Returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown to clinch a 27-24 win vs. Western Oregon (Sept. 24) … Had five double-digit tackle games with a season-high of 14 against Midwestern State (Oct. 22) … For NCAA Division II, was 17th in solo tackles per game (5.55) and tied for 24th in fumbles recovered … All-Lone Star Conference honorable mention.

2021:
Played in 11 games … Had 33 solo tackles with 12 assists for 45 total tackles and two tackles for a loss with a sack … Recorded a season-high nine tackles against Angelo State (Oct. 16).
 
Spring 2021:
Made the switch to linebacker and played in four games … Had three solo tackles with one assist for four total tackles with a tackle for a loss.

2019:
Played in eight games at wide receiver … Caught a pass for four yards vs. West Texas A&M (Oct. 12).

Magnolia High School:
All-District and All-County after averaging 11.5 yards per catch as a senior … Magnolia HS Offensive MVP.
 
Personal:
Career, second in recovered fumbles (4), third in assist tackles (89), solo tackles (165) and total tackles (254) and fifth in tackles for a loss (28) … Just the third player to have 200 career tackles.

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2019Freshman

    H-Back
    5'11" 220 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2020Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'11" 220 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2021Sophomore

    Linebacker
    5'11" 220 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2022Junior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 220 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2023Graduate Student

    Linebacker
    5'11" 220 lbs
    42