2022-23 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024-25: Played in two games, starting one … Saw action on 81 plays (72 defense, nine special teams) … Had five tackles and an interception … Recorded a pick in the opener against Boise State … Had five tackles in the win at Nevada … Suffered an injury in that game that sidelined him for the rest of the season.
2023-24: Played in all 13 games, starting six … Was on the field for 627 total snaps (603 defense, 24 special teams) … Was second on the team with 65 tackles, including 5.0 for loss, along with three pass breakups, an interception and a fumble recovery … Got the start in the win over UAB, posting eight tackles … Posted two tackles in the win over Coastal Carolina … Had three tackles, including one for loss, at James Madison … Had four tackles, including half a stop for loss, and an interception in the win over ULM … The interception was a 28-yard pick six with less than two minutes remaining to seal the victory … Had eight tackles in the win over Georgia State … Posted a career-high 15 tackles, including three for loss, at Texas State … Had five tackles at Marshall … Selected to wear the #0 jersey for that game … Had six tackles and a pass breakup against Old Dominion … Tied for the team lead with eight tackles at App State … Posted two tackles against Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl … Made the Honor Roll in the spring.
2022-23: Played in two games and was redshirted … Played 22 defensive snaps … Played 12 snaps on defense in the opener against Morgan State … Played 10 snaps on defense in the Camellia Bowl against Buffalo … Made the Honor Roll in the fall … Named to the 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA.
2021-22: Played in all 12 games, starting the final five … Played 524 total snaps (383 on defense, 141 on special teams) … Posted 30 tackles, including four for loss, an interception and a PBU on the season … Had a tackle for loss in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Played 29 total snaps at Florida Atlantic … Had three tackles at Arkansas … Had a tackle against Louisiana … Posted seven tackles, including one for loss, and an interception against Arkansas State … Had a pass breakup at Troy and tallied two tackles at South Alabama … Got his first collegiate start against Georgia State and posted three tackles … Had one stop against Coastal Carolina … Had six tackles, including one for a loss and returned a blocked punt 20 yards for a touchdown in the win at Texas State … Posted two tackles, including one for loss, at App State … Made the Honor Roll in the fall and spring for posting a 3.00 GPA or higher … Named to the 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA.
2020-21: Graduated from high school early and enrolled at Georgia Southern in January … Went through spring practice with the Eagles … Made the Dean’s List in the spring for posting a 3.50 GPA or higher.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Hickory Ridge High for Coach Jupiter Wilson … Ranked the No. 122 safety in the country by 247Sports Composite Rankings … Listed as the No. 148 cornerback in the country and the No. 71 player in North Carolina by ESPN.com … An all-conference defensive back as named by The Charlotte Observer his junior season … Posted 75 tackles and five interceptions that season … Season senior was postponed due to COVID-19.
PERSONAL: Born Tyrell Jayden Davis on September 11 in Charleston, SC … Son of Simona Mitchell-Kelly and Melvin Kelly … Has a sister, Lauren Kelly, and a brother, Jaiden Kelly.
MAJOR: Marketing (Graduated)
