Matt Kelly enters his fourth season as area scout for the Minnesota Vikings in 2026. Kelly, who is responsible for scouting on the West Coast, joined the Vikings after serving as the director of football operations for the Senior Bowl in 2022.
In his role as director of football operations for the Senior Bowl, Kelly's primary duties included the coordination of all scouting activities, player travel, game week team interviews and communication with NFL member clubs.
Kelly previously spent two years (2019-20) as an in-house scouting assistant for the Senior Bowl and as the game's Mid-Atlantic area scout in 2021. Prior to his Senior Bowl experience, Kelly interned for the Philadelphia Eagles and worked in player personnel at Georgia.
He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the United States Air Force Academy and a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio.
