Rhyland Kelly
DB · Graduate
6'1" · 200 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #18: Donielle Hayes (WR)
Background
- Hometown
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- High school
- Clearwater Academy International
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8567 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1090
- Class
- 2022
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
• JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams • made one tackle. Game-by-Game: Competed against Buffalo • recorded one tackle against Northwestern State • saw action at Cal and against Rutgers • played at Ohio State and against Purdue • competed versus Nebraska • saw action at Iowa and against Michigan State • played at Oregon and at Northwestern • saw action against Wisconsin • competed against New Mexico.
2024tap to read
• SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams • made four tackles and had one tackle for loss. Game-by-Game: Played against North Carolina • tallied two tackles against Rhode Island and had one tackle for loss • competed against Nevada and Iowa • had one tackle at Michigan • competed against USC and at UCLA • saw action against Maryland • played at Illinois and at Rutgers • competed against Penn State and at Wisconsin • made one tackle against Virginia Tech.
2023tap to read
• FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in seven games • competed against Michigan and at Iowa • played against Michigan State and recovered an onside kick to secure the win • saw action at Purdue and at Ohio State • played on defense and special teams against Wisconsin • competed against Bowling Green.
2022tap to read
Redshirted • competed in one game • made his Minnesota debut against Western Illinois. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Clearwater Academy in Clearwater, Fla. where he played as a junior and senior (played as a freshman and sophomore at Oak Park in Winnipeg, Canada) • wore No. 13 for the Knights • as a senior, recorded 13 tackles and one interception in five games • helped lead team to a Sunshine State Independent Association Championship and had an interception in the championship game • as a junior, notched four tackles in two games • coached by Jesse Chinchar • consensus three-star recruit • listed as the No. 69 corner in the nation by ESPN. PERSONAL: Son of John and Cherryann Kelly • has two siblings (Maliyah and Devina).
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2025: •
JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams • made one tackle.
Game-by-Game:
Competed against Buffalo • recorded one tackle against Northwestern State • saw action at Cal and against Rutgers • played at Ohio State and against Purdue • competed versus Nebraska • saw action at Iowa and against Michigan State • played at Oregon and at Northwestern • saw action against Wisconsin • competed against New Mexico.
2024: •
SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams • made four tackles and had one tackle for loss.
Game-by-Game: Played against North Carolina • tallied two tackles against Rhode Island and had one tackle for loss • competed against Nevada and Iowa • had one tackle at Michigan • competed against USC and at UCLA • saw action against Maryland • played at Illinois and at Rutgers • competed against Penn State and at Wisconsin • made one tackle against Virginia Tech.
2023: •
FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in seven games • competed against Michigan and at Iowa • played against Michigan State and recovered an onside kick to secure the win • saw action at Purdue and at Ohio State • played on defense and special teams against Wisconsin • competed against Bowling Green.
2022: Redshirted • competed in one game • made his Minnesota debut against Western Illinois.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Clearwater Academy in Clearwater, Fla. where he played as a junior and senior (played as a freshman and sophomore at Oak Park in Winnipeg, Canada) • wore No. 13 for the Knights • as a senior, recorded 13 tackles and one interception in five games • helped lead team to a Sunshine State Independent Association Championship and had an interception in the championship game • as a junior, notched four tackles in two games • coached by Jesse Chinchar • consensus three-star recruit • listed as the No. 69 corner in the nation by ESPN.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Cherryann Kelly • has two siblings (Maliyah and Devina).