Former Florida State defensive lineman Grady Kelly has committed to transfer to Michigan State, he announced on social media Thursday.
The former Seminole also played at Colorado State and will have one year of eligibility remaining. Kelly visited MSU on Dec. 16 and 17. He announced that he would be leaving FSU on Dec. 13.
This past year, Kelly appeared in all 12 of Florida State’s games, recording 19 total tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack. Throughout his four years and 38 games of college football, three being at CSU, he has 98 tackles, 13 TFL, and 3.5 sacks.
Kelly played a total of 204 defensive snaps and five on special teams this season. Pro Football Focus gave him a total defensive grade of 65.8.
He played almost exclusively on the interior of that Seminole defensive line, which is a spot where Michigan State is losing contributors like Maverick Hansen and D’Quan Douse.
During his previous time at Colorado State, Kelly started 22 games of the 24 games he appeared in during his two full seasons he played in Fort Collins.
Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith and defensive line coach Legi Suiaunoa expressed interest in Kelly the first time he entered the portal, sending him an offer before losing out on him to FSU, according to Kelly’s X account.
Kelly started out as a Rivals two-star recruit from Navarre, Florida. Besides Colorado State, his only other FBS offer coming out of high school was from Rice.
Now, he will make a third stop in East Lansing to join Suiaunoa’s defensive line to help beef up the interior. Kelly is the seventh player to commit to Michigan State out of the transfer portal.
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