DJ Kelly
James Madison Dukes
82
Good

DJ Kelly

James Madison DukesAverage
RCBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Toledo
Projected Starter

Is DJ Kelly starting?

DJ Kelly is the projected starter at RCB for James Madison Dukes.

DJ Kelly is the projected starting RCB on a Average James Madison — 82 OVR.

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Depth at RCB · James Madison Dukes

  1. 1682DJ KellyStarter
  2. 21167LaRon Dues

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Frances Academy, ranked #1,671 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 10 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,671 NatlTeam Share1%
Allentown, PA
Jersey
#6
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
185 lbs
Transfer
Toledo

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—1011

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8517
National Rank
#1671
High School
St. Frances Academy
Hometown
Baltimore, MD

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; 59th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.81 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 59% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 60% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26WODUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 46-20

Sep 20WSDSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 26-13

Sep 12WWAGTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 87-3

Sep 5WLIBTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 20-13

DJ Kelly's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

10 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach James MadisonTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.
DAILY PICKSMake your picks.Today's games. No account needed.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.