Weber State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 17
Jack Kelly
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 235
- Hometown:
- Kearns, UT
- High School:
- Kearns
Jack spent three seasons in the Weber State program before transferring to BYU. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
In his three years at Weber State, he played in 28 career games and was a first-team All-Big Sky selection as a sophomore in 2023.
He recorded 85 career tackles with 20 tackles for loss and 16.5 sacks. He also had five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one interception. He finished his career ranked eighth in WSU history in career sacks and ninth in forced fumbles.
2023 (Sophomore)
Played in all 11 games for the Wildcats and earned first-team All-Big Sky honors…Led the Big Sky and finished fourth in the nation in sacks with 10.5, tied for the fourth-most in a season in WSU history…Also led the conference and finished fifth in the country in forced fumbles with four, tied for the fifth-most in a season in WSU history…Finished fifth in the Big Sky in tackles for loss with 12 and also had two fumble recoveries and an interception…Totaled 56 tackles with 34 solo and 22 assisted…Had two sacks, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in Weber State’s win at Northern Iowa and was named Big Sky Player of the Week…Also had two sacks with 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and an interception in the season-ending win at Cal Poly and earned another Big Sky Player of the Week honor…Had a season-high nine tackles at Eastern Washington and had eight at Northern Colorado…Had at least two tackles for loss in each of the final four games of the season…Had two sacks in each of the final three games, all WSU wins.
2022 (R-Freshman)
Played in all 13 games for the Wildcats, helping Weber State to a 10-win season and a trip to the second round of the FCS Playoffs...Recorded 28 tackles with 16 solo tackles and 12 assisted tackles...Was second on the Wildcat team with eight tackles for loss, and recorded six sacks...Was fifth in the Big Sky in sacks...Also had one forced fumble and one pass breakup...Had 2.5 sacks in WSU's win at Portland State and had 3.5 tackles for loss in the win...Also had two tackles for loss, including one sack, in the Playoff win over North Dakota.
2021
Saw action in one game during the season as a red shirt freshman for the Wildcats.
Kearns High School
Was an all-state performer at Kearns…Earned 6A second-team honors as a senior in 2020…Had 59 tackles with 4.5 sacks and two interceptions during his career…Also had 66 receptions for 1,299 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Personal
Was born on January 2, 2003…Signed at Weber State in December 2020…Is majoring in Finance at Weber State.
In his three years at Weber State, he played in 28 career games and was a first-team All-Big Sky selection as a sophomore in 2023.
He recorded 85 career tackles with 20 tackles for loss and 16.5 sacks. He also had five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one interception. He finished his career ranked eighth in WSU history in career sacks and ninth in forced fumbles.
2023 (Sophomore)
Played in all 11 games for the Wildcats and earned first-team All-Big Sky honors…Led the Big Sky and finished fourth in the nation in sacks with 10.5, tied for the fourth-most in a season in WSU history…Also led the conference and finished fifth in the country in forced fumbles with four, tied for the fifth-most in a season in WSU history…Finished fifth in the Big Sky in tackles for loss with 12 and also had two fumble recoveries and an interception…Totaled 56 tackles with 34 solo and 22 assisted…Had two sacks, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in Weber State’s win at Northern Iowa and was named Big Sky Player of the Week…Also had two sacks with 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and an interception in the season-ending win at Cal Poly and earned another Big Sky Player of the Week honor…Had a season-high nine tackles at Eastern Washington and had eight at Northern Colorado…Had at least two tackles for loss in each of the final four games of the season…Had two sacks in each of the final three games, all WSU wins.
2022 (R-Freshman)
Played in all 13 games for the Wildcats, helping Weber State to a 10-win season and a trip to the second round of the FCS Playoffs...Recorded 28 tackles with 16 solo tackles and 12 assisted tackles...Was second on the Wildcat team with eight tackles for loss, and recorded six sacks...Was fifth in the Big Sky in sacks...Also had one forced fumble and one pass breakup...Had 2.5 sacks in WSU's win at Portland State and had 3.5 tackles for loss in the win...Also had two tackles for loss, including one sack, in the Playoff win over North Dakota.
2021
Saw action in one game during the season as a red shirt freshman for the Wildcats.
Kearns High School
Was an all-state performer at Kearns…Earned 6A second-team honors as a senior in 2020…Had 59 tackles with 4.5 sacks and two interceptions during his career…Also had 66 receptions for 1,299 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Personal
Was born on January 2, 2003…Signed at Weber State in December 2020…Is majoring in Finance at Weber State.
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