Darnell Kelly

QB · #16 · Colorado State · FR · Barnesville, GA

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board
#1358 Karaijus Hayes S · Booker FIU
#1358 Jaylen King LB · Cleveland CSU
#1358 Darnell Kelly QB · Langston Hughes CSU
#1358 Tre'von McGory WR · Germantown WKU
#1358 Edrick Williams CB · Daphne ULL
QBs in the class
#74 Jaylen Mason Wichita Northwest KU
#75 Hugh Price Montgomery Bell Academy USM
#76 Darnell Kelly Langston Hughes CSU
#77 Semaj Beals Roman Catholic AKR
#78 Zaid Lott Providence Day School SYR

Around Darnell

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Hauss Hejny QB · 96 pass yds · 1g · at OKST
RB Mel Brown RB · 262 rush yds · 5g · at CONN
WR-X Jordan Mosley WR · 168 rec yds · 11g · at MSST
WR-Z Lavon Brown WR · 244 rec yds · 12g
WR-SL Tommy Maher WR · 358 rec yds · 12g
TE Juice Vereen TE · 310 rec yds · 10g · at CONN

The situation

Colorado State 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 8.6% 6
Red zone TD rate 75.7% 81
Line yards per carry 1.9 10
Sack rate allowed 7.8% 22