Kyu Blu Kelly Season 2022

Career Accolades

• Two-time All-Pac-12 second team defensive back - Coaches, Phil Steele (2021) ; Coaches, Phil Steele (2022)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention - PFF (2021)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention - Coaches (2020)
• PFF Team of the Week & Play of the Week (Sept. 4, 2020)
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2021)
• Gundelach Award (2021)

As a Senior (2022)

• All-Pac-12 second team defensive back - Coaches, Phil Steele
• Stanford Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7- Notre Dame)
• Started and saw action in 10 games
• Totaled 35 tackles (26 solo), a fumble recovery, and six pass breakups
• Three tackles (2 solo, 1 assisted) and two pass breakups in Stanford's win at Notre Dame (Oct. 15)

As a Junior (2021)

• All-Pac-12 second team defensive back - Coaches, Phil Steele
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention - PFF
• PFF Team of the Week & Play of the Week- Sept. 4
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2021)
• Gundelach Award
• Stanford Defensive Player of the Game (Week 2, USC)
• Appeared in 11 games, making 11 starts
• Finished sixth on the team with 58 tackles
• Led the Pac-12 and ranked 20th nationally with 12 passes defended - two interceptions, 10 deflections
• Intercepted a pass in the endzone for his second career interception against Kansas State — earning play and team of the week honors from Pro Football Focus (Sept. 4)
• Had a career day in the win at No. 14 USC . . . scored his first touchdown on a 31-yard interception -- the first pick-6 by a Stanford player since Nov. 4, 2017 -- while breaking up four passes and making seven tackles (Sept. 11)
• Had two pass breakups and eight tackles -- tied for his career high -- at Vanderbilt (Sept. 18)
• Had two pass break-ups and forced a fumble against Washington (Oct. 30)
• Recovered a fumble and broke up a pass against California (Nov. 20)

As a Sophomore (2020)

• All-Pac-12 honorable mention (Coaches)
• Played in and started each of the final five games of the season
• Totaled 20 tackles and one pass breakup
• Managed a career-best eight tackles (seven solo) in the victory at California in the 123rd Big Game (Nov. 27)

As a Freshman (2019)

• Played in 12 games and started each of the final nine games
• Totaled 35 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack
• Added five pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one interception
• Recorded the first two pass breakups and first interception of his career vs. No. 15 Washington (Oct. 5)

Prior to Stanford 

• Prepped at Bishop Gorman (Nev.) under head coach Kenny Sanchez
• Nation’s 48th-best cornerback by PrepStar, 56th by ESPN and 58th by 247Sports
• Nevada’s third-best recruit by PrepStar, third by 247Sports, fourth by Rivals, fifth by ESPN
• 2018 all-state first team defense
• 2018 all-league first team cornerback and defensive MVP
• 2017 all-state second team defense
• 2017 all-league first team cornerback
• 23 tackles (18 solo), one interception, three pass breakups, two blocked kicks, 174 receiving yards and one touchdown as a senior
• 18 tackles (11 solo), four interceptions and four pass breakups as a junior
• Two-time state champions (2017-18)
• Also competed in track
• 2017 all-state track and field
• 2017 track and field team MVP

Personal

• Son of Lisa and Brian Kelly
• Father played at USC and 11 years professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998-07) and Detroit Lions (2008)
• Has no middle name
• Has two siblings, Brilan and Kiaran
• Left leg is longer than his right leg