Max Kelley
South Carolina Gamecocks
88
Great

Max Kelley

South Carolina GamecocksContender
PKSpecial TeamsGreat
Projected Starter

Is Max Kelley starting?

Max Kelley is the projected starter at PK for South Carolina Gamecocks.

Max Kelley is the projected starting PK on a Contender South Carolina — 88 OVR.

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Depth at PK · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 11488Max KelleyStarter
  2. 23279Malik Orsan
  3. 32774Upton Bellenfant

What's Next

Who do they play next?Kyle Ferrie — vs Mississippi State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Malik Orsan — No. 2 at PK for South CarolinaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for South Carolina Gamecocks

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Gallatin Senior, ranked #2,710 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,710 Natl
Gallatin, TN
Jersey
#14
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs

At 6'2", 225 lbs, Max Kelley plays for a South Carolina team rated 89 overall in the SEC.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8242
National Rank
#2710
High School
Gallatin Senior
Hometown
Gallatin, TN

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated overall; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 88 after depth penalty.

Team overall (SP+)
89
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
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 12WTOWPTS 6
FG
1-2
LNG
33
XP
3-3
PTS
6

Final W 45-9

Sep 5WKENTPTS 3
FG
0-0
LNG
0
XP
3-3
PTS
3

Final W 57-0

Max Kelley's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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