Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 38
Dierre Kelly
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gary, Ind.
- High School:
- Merrillville HS
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Bowling Green |
2025 | Senior
- Appeared in 11 of BGSU's games
- Started in 10 games
- Totaled 25 tackles, seven TFLs and 0.5 sack on the season
- Made two tackles and 0.5 sack in season opener against Lafayette
- Made two tackles in his first career start at Cincinnati
- Recorded a tackle in second start against Liberty
- Started against Louisville, making four tackles on the day
- Made two tackles at Ohio
- Notched five tackles against Central Michigan
- Tallied four tackles against Buffalo
- Recorded two tackles at Eastern Michigan
- Made three tackles versus Akron
2024 | Senior
- Has appeared in four of BGSU's games
- Appeared in the season-opening win against Fordham
- Notched a tackle at No. 25 Texas A&M
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's games
- Notched 1.0 sack at Liberty
- Had a 0.5 sack against Eastern Illinois
- Made one stop against No. 2 Michigan
- Notched a 0.5 TFL against Ohio
- Recorded one tackle in win at Georgia Tech
- Notched one stop at Miami (OH)
- Made three stops at Buffalo
- Notched one stop against Akron
- Recorded two stops in win over Ball State
- Notched three tackles and 1.0 TFL in win at Kent State
- Made three stops and had a 1.0 sack in win at Western Michigan
- Recorded one stop in the Quick Lane Bowl against Minnesota
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's games
- Made a stop against Eastern Kentucky
- Made two stops and 1.0 sacks in win over Marshall
- Assisted on a tackle at Mississippi State
- Made two tackles and 0.5 sacks at Akron
- Notched two stops against Buffalo
- Recorded one tackle in win at Central Michigan
- Made three stops against Western Michigan
- Recorded four stops in win at Toledo
- Made three tackles against New Mexico State in the Quick Lane Bowl
- Appeared in ten of BGSU's 12 games
- Finished the year with eight tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a 0.5 sack
- Made collegiate debut at Tennessee and made two tackles
- Also had two stops at Kent State
- Played for head coach Brad Seiss at Merrillville High School as a senior, after transferring from Morton High School
- Team captain in 2019
- Merrillville went 12-2 and advanced to semistate
- Recorded 42 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, an interception and 26 quarterback hurries as a senior
- Team went a combined 20-3 as a sophomore and junior, posting a total of 69 tackles, 6 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries and 12 quarterback hurries over those two seasons
- Honorable mention Class 4A all-state as a junior
- Named all-conference as both a sophomore and junior
- Named to the 2019 Indiana Preps Sports Network Underclassmen Top 22
- Had offers from the majority of the Mid-American Conference
Personal
- Son of Dierre and Dana Kelly
- Major is communication
2026 BGSU Football Pro Day Player Interviews
Wednesday, March 25
BG Football Pro Day 2026 : Coach George
Tuesday, March 24
BG FBall : Postpractice Interviews 3.10
Tuesday, March 10
BG Football NSD Presser 12.4
Friday, December 05
