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University of Illinois Athletics

2016 Football Roster

4 Darwyn Kelly

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 210
  • Position DB
  • Hometown Upper Marlboro, Md.
  • High School H.D. Woodson

Biography

2016 Junior

  • Eight games played
  • Missed four games with injuries
  • 17 tackles (11 solo) on the season
  • Career highs in tackles (6) and solo tackles (6) at Northwestern in the season finale
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2015 Sophomore

  • Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams
  • One tackle in the season opener vs. Kent State
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2014 Redshirt Freshman

  • Did not play in 2014 after battling injuries for most of the season

2013 Freshman

  • Redshirted the 2013 season

High School

  • Three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports
  • Ranked the No. 4 player in Washington, D.C. by 247Sports and the No. 5 player in D.C. by Rivals
  • Ranked the No. 66 safety in the nation by 247Sports
  • Had 72 tackles as a junior and 30 tackles in a shortened senior season at H.D. Woodson High School
  • Totaled nine interceptions (five as a junior and four as a senior) his last two seasons
  • Earned honorable-mention All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors as a junior
  • Lettered in track as a sophomore and junior and all four years in football
  • Played at Carroll High School of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference as a junior

Personal

  • Born June 10, 1995
  • Father is Darwin Kelly
  • Mother is Chavella Kelly
  • Biggest thrill in sports is returning interceptions for touchdowns, of which he had two against Wilson H.S. in 2012 (78 and 95 yards)
  • Favorite player is NFL great Ed Reed
  • Was on the Academic Honor Roll three years in high school
  • Grew up following D.C. native Tavon Wilson's career at Illinois
  • Says his father most influenced his athletic career by getting him involved in sports at an early age and encouraging him to do his best
  • Is active in his church and has volunteered his time at a local soup kitchen in the D.C. area
  • Majoring in sport management

Career Highs

Tackles: 4 at Michigan, 10/22/16
Solos: 2 vs. Minnesota, 10/29/16

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2013Freshman

    DB
    6'1" 200 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    DB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    4
  • 21

    2015Sophomore

    DB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    21
  • 4

    2016Junior

    DB
    6'1" 210 lbs
    4