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MEET THE PANTHERS
PLAYER PROF I LES
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AT GEORGIA STATE:
Returning starter on defense ... Joined
the program for the fall of 2011 after transferring from Nevada ...
Spent one season at Nevada but did not see any action.
2012:
Started every game at defensive end ... Collected 33
tackles, incluidng 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks ... Career high
eight tackles with a sack at William & Mary ... Added six tackles
with 1.5 TFL and on sack versus Old Dominion ... Also had tackles
for loss against UTSA and Maine.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played tight end and defensive end for
coach Keith Maloof at Norcross High School ... Attended the Naval
Academy Prep School in 2009-10.
PERSONAL:
Full name is John Andrew Kelly ... Born Dec. 11,
1989 ... Parents are Rebecca and Frank Kelly.
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2012 ............ UA-A Total Sack
TFL
FF
FR
Int
PB
Blk
SCSU ................. 1-0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tennessee ....... 1-0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
UTSA ................. 1-1
2
0
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
Richmond........ 2-1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
W&M ................. 4-4
8
1-4
1-4
0
0
0
0
0
UNH................... 1-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
URI ..................... 0-4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Villanova.......... 0-2
2
0 0.5-3
0
0
0
0
0
JMU ................... 0-1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ODU .................. 4-2
6
1-8 1.5-9
0
0
0
0
0
Maine................ 2-2
4
0 0.5-1
0
0
0
0
0
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UA-A
Total
TFL Sack
Int
PB
FR
FF
2012 ...............11
16-18
33 4.5-18 2-12
0
0
0
0
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ATGEORGIA STATE:
Three-year starter on the offensive line
... Named to the preseason All-Sun Belt third team by Phil Steele’s
2013 College Football Preview ... Has started 33 straight games at
right tackle, making him the only Panther to start every game of
Georgia State’s first three seasons ... Signed as part of GSU’s 2009
recruiting class.
2012:
Started all 11 games at right tackle ... Helped block
for All-CAA running back Donald Russell, who was leading the
league in rushing after seven games but suffered a season-ending
injury.
2011:
Started every game at right tackle ... Helped GSU top
200 yards rushing in four of the final six games, including a school-
record 301 yards in the season finale against Campbell ... Part of an
offensive line that allowed just 15 sacks all season.
2010:
Started every game at right tackle for Georgia State’s
inaugural team ... Part of an offensive line that allowed only 10
sacks all season, despite averaging more than 30 pass attempts per
game ... Redshirted in 2009.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned all-region honors and was selected
to play in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game ... Team
captain and most valuable offensive lineman for coach Quay Farr
at Spring Valley High School ... Graded 94 percent with 57 knock-
downs ... Top single-game performance was 13 knockdowns versus
Lexington High ... Helped Spring Valley to region title in 2007.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Grant Vincent King ... Born May
10, 1991 ... Parents are Eddy King and Tameil Henderson.
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