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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
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TOMMY KELLY · DT
6-6 · 303 · Sr. · 2L
· Starter in 26 of his 33 career games
at State, 10 of 11 in `03
· Has tallied 137 career tackles (76
solos), six sacks (minus 43 yards),
and 27 tackles for losses (minus 82
yards)
· Also has four caused fumbles, four
recoveries, four pass breakups and
18 QB pressures during his career
· Has 55 stops in 2003
· Tied for second in the SEC in
fumbles forced (0.30 pg) through 10
games; was also tied for fourth in the
conference in tackles for loss per
game (1.20) at that point
· Is pacing MSU in tackles for loss
(12.0), sacks (4.0), QB pressures (11),
caused fumbles (3) and recovered fumbles (3) this season
· Posted eight tackles in the season-opener vs. Oregon, one for a 4-yard loss;
also recovered a fumble, deflected a pass, and pressured Duck QBs twice
· Registered five tackles, one for a loss, and a PBU at Tulane
· Notched six takedowns, including a sack (minus 5 yards) and two for losses
(minus 7 yards), at Houston; also caused a fumble vs. the Cougars
· Had four stops, three solos and one for loss, vs. LSU; pressured the Tiger
quarterback twice as well
· Tallied five tackles, four unassisted, in MSU's win over Vanderbilt; one of those
was a 7-yard sack; also caused two fumbles, and recovered one, and pressured
the QB three times against the Commodores
· Posted five solo stops in the Bulldogs' win over Memphis and had two QB
pressures in the game as well
· Had just three tackles at Auburn in Game 7, but two of the stops were for five
yards in losses
· Very busy at Kentucky with five tackles, one an eight-yard sack; also broke up a
pass, pressured the quarterback once, and recovered a fumble and returned it
eight yards against the Wildcats
· Had another productive afternoon against Alabama in Game 9 with six tackles,
a sack (minus 11), three tackles for loss (minus 14), and a QB pressure
· Notched four stops at both Tennessee (Game 10) and Arkansas (Game 11)
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BLAKE JONES · C
6-2 · 290 · Sr. · 3L
· A preseason candidate for the prestigious Rimington Award
· Has started 28 of his 34 career games
· Had a string of 25 consecutive starts broken at Kentucky due to injury he
suffered in Game 7 at Auburn
· Posted a team-high 78 percent blocking grade in the season-opener vs. Oregon;
also had three knockdown blocks against the Duck defense
· Led MSU again in Game 2 at Tulane with an 81 percent grade; posted two
knockdowns vs. the Green Wave
· Paced State for a third straight week at Houston, grading out at an impressive
84 percent; also had nine knockdown blocks against the Cougars
· Registered a 67 percent grade and four knockdowns vs. LSU in Game 4
· Graded out at 73 percent, and had
nine knockdown blocks, in MSU's
win over Vanderbilt in Game 5
· Tallied a 75 percent blocking grade
in the Bulldogs' win over Memphis;
also had five knockdowns against
the Tiger defense
· Blocked at a 77 percent grade in
Game 7 at Auburn and had two
knockdowns in the contest
· Missed the Kentucky game with an
injury
· Returned to action vs. Alabama in
Game 9 and notched a season-high
86 percent grade and a knockdown
· Had a 78 percent grade-out at
Tennessee and also had five
knockdowns vs. the Vols
· Blocked for an 81 percent grade at Arkansas in Game 11
K
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S
C
AREER
D
EFENSIVE
S
TATISTICS
YEAR
G/GS TT UT AT
TFL-YDS SK-YDS FF/FR PD INT-YDS
2001
11/7
50 26 24
8.0-18
1.0-5
0/1
1
0-0
2002
11/9
32 14 18
7.0-19
1.0-7
1/0
0
0-0
2003
11/10
55 36 19
12.0-45
4.0-31
3/3
3
0-0
TOTALS
33/26 137 76 61
27.0-82
6.0-43
4/4
4
0-0
