Sean Kelly

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-2
Weight:
240
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Clarendon Hills, Ill.
High School:
Hinsdale Central (Brown)

CAREER: Lettered two years at Brown University (2021-22) and one season at Duke University (2023) … saw action in 37 career games (10 starts), compiled 44 career tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, one QB pressure and one fumble recovery … recorded 3+ tackles on eight occasions, including a career-high six against Princeton in 2021 … tallied a career-high 2.0 TFL against the Tigers in 2021 … lone fumble recovery came against Central Connecticut State in 2022 … named to the 2022 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, 2022 Ivy League Academic Team, and 2023 Academic All-ACC Team … played 91 career snaps at Duke.

2023: Academic All-ACC selection ... saw action in all 13 games, mostly on special teams … registered one tackle coming in a contest with Connecticut … on the field for 91 snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year member (2019-20-21-22) and two-year letterwinner (2021-22) of the football program at Brown (2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19) ... 2022 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, Ivy League Academic Team and NFF Hampshire Honor Society selection … recipient of Brown’s Richard F. Carolan ‘58 Ironman Award, which is presented in the memory of Richard “Dick” Carolan, who played both center and linebacker, and was named the Ironman after his sophomore season, when he led his team in minutes played … saw action in 24 career games (10 starts) with the Bears … compiled 43 career tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, one QB pressure and one fumble recovery … recorded 3+ tackles on eight occasions, including a career-high six against Princeton in 2021 … tallied a career-high 2.0 TFL against the Tigers in 2021 … lone fumble recovery came against Central Connecticut State in 2022 … recovered one on-side kick against Princeton in 2022 … lettered two years at Hinsdale Central under head coach Dan Hartman … carded 55 tackles, 18 TFL and 6.0 sacks during senior season … as a junior, added 11 TFL and 3.0 sacks … named team captain senior year and earned all-area recognition … helped lead Hinsdale Central to a 16-6 record, including a conference title in 2018 … recipient of the Red Devil Award as the most dedicated player … also competed in basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: Born October 29, 2000 ... graduated from Brown in May 2023, with a degree in political science and business entrepreneurship ... graduated from Duke in May 2024, with a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business ... son of Paul and Julie Kelly.