Darnell Kelly

QB · #16 · Colorado State · FR · 6'2" · 185 · Barnesville, GA

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#1336 Marcus Page Jr. IOL · North Forney RICE

#1336 Dominik Kosznicki OT · Chippewa Valley M-OH

#1358 Darnell Kelly QB · Langston Hughes CSU

#1422 Kamarie Smith WR · Long Beach Poly SAC

#1438 Sam Hamilton TE · Archbishop Moeller WVU

QBs in the class

#70 Derek Garcia Ventura UNLV

#72 Cam O'Hara Cooper WKU

#73 Darnell Kelly Langston Hughes CSU

#78 Zaid Lott Providence Day School SYR

#78 Rees Wise Austin Westlake MISS

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

QB K'saan Farrar QB · 84 pass yds · 2g · at CONN

Mel Brown RB · 262 rush yds · 5g · at CONN

WR-X

Reginald Vick WR · no college stats

WR-Z

Terrence Smith Jr. WR · 75 rush yds · 13g · at CONN

WR-SL

Jackson Harper WR · 51 rec yds · 13g · at CONN

Dominic Toy TE · no college stats

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