Max Kelley
South Carolina Gamecocks
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Max Kelley

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Projected Starter

Is Max Kelley starting?

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

Sophomore · #14 · 6'2", 225 lbs

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Depth at KO · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 11490Max KelleyStarter
  2. 22479Mason Love

South Carolina Starting Lineup

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Up next for South Carolina

South Carolina plays Texas A&M at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

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 86 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 90-rated overall; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 90 after depth penalty.

Team overall (SP+)
90
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.

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