Ryan Kelly

CAREER NOTES

• Vikings Senior Vice President of Player Personnel Ryan Grigson drafted Kelly when he was Indianapolis' General Manager.
• Four-time Pro Bowl selection (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) and All-Pro Second Team selection in 2020.
• Started all 124 career games he played in nine seasons with the Colts (2016-24), including 121 regular season matchups and three postseason contests.
• According to Pro Football Focus, has only allowed 14 sacks in his career, including only giving up 1.0 sack in each of the past two seasons (2023-24).

CAREER NOTES

• Vikings Senior Vice President of Player Personnel Ryan Grigson drafted Kelly when he was Indianapolis' General Manager.
• Four-time Pro Bowl selection (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) and All-Pro Second Team selection in 2020.
• Started all 124 career games he played in nine seasons with the Colts (2016-24), including 121 regular season matchups and three postseason contests.
• According to Pro Football Focus, has only allowed 14 sacks in his career, including only giving up 1.0 sack in each of the past two seasons (2023-24).

2024 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Started each of the 10 games he played during his final season with the Colts in 2024.
• In Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins (10/20), started at center for an offensive line that did not allow a sack.

2023 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Started all 14 games he played in 2023, earning Pro Bowl honors for the fourth time in his career and the first time since he made three-straight appearances from 2019-21.
• Was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in Week 2 (at Houston Texans) or Week 10 (at New England Patriots).

2022 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Started all of the Colts' 17 games during the 2022 season.
• Helped pave the way for the Colts to rush for 207 yards in Week 10 at the Las Vegas Raiders (11/13).
• In Week 6 at the Jacksonville Jaguars (10/16), was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in 58 pass attempts, marking the most pass attempts without allowing a sack in franchise history.

2021 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Appeared in and started 14 games in 2021, earning his third-straight Pro Bowl berth.
• Contributed to an offensive line that helped RB Jonathan Taylor lead the NFL in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

2020 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Started all 15 games he saw action in for the 2020 season, earning a second consecutive berth to the Pro Bowl.
• Started the Colts' Wild Card matchup at the Buffalo Bills, marking the third postseason start of his career.
• Was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in four different games throughout the season.
• In Week 17 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, helped RB Jonathan Taylor rush for a franchise-record 253 yards.

2019 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Started each of the Colts' 16 games in 2019 and was named a Pro Bowler for the first time in his NFL career.
• Helped RB Marlon Mack become the first Colts 1,000-yard rusher since 2016.
• Against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11 (11/17), he helped the Colts amass 264 yards on the ground, the 12th-highest total in team history and the most since the team recorded 275 rushing yards against the Chicago Bears in 2004 (11/21).

2018 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Started all 12 games he appeared in during the 2018 season.
• Started both of the Colts' two postseason games and helped the team rush for a postseason franchise record 200 yards int he AFC Wild Card matchup at the Houston Texans (1/5/19).
• Part of an offensive line that ranked first in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed, including going five-straight games without allowing a sack, tying the New York Giants (2010) and Tennessee Titans (2008) for the third-longest streak in NFL history since at least 1982.
• Started in Weeks 7 (vs. Buffalo Bills) and 8 (at Oakland Raiders) when the Colts rushed for 200+ yards in back-to-back games for the first time in the same season since 1985.

2017 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Started all seven games he played during the 2017 season.

2016 | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Started each of the Colts' 16 games as a rookie in 2016.
• Was 1-of-11 rookies in the NFL to start all 16 games, 1-of-5 rookie offensive linemen to do so and 1-of-2 rookies centers to achieve the feat.
• Became just the fifth Colts offensive lineman to start all 16 games as a rookie and the first center in franchise history to do so.

COLLEGE - ALABAMA

• Played his collegiate career at Alabama (2011-15), appearing in 46 games (36 starts) as a three-year starter at center. He did not allow a sack during his final two seasons.
• Was part of three Crimson Tide National Championships (BCS Championships in 2011 and 2012 and CFP National Championships in 2015).

HONORS

• Rimington Trophy Award (2015)
• Jacobs Blocking Trophy (2015)
• Consensus First-Team All-American (2015)
• Associated Press Second-Team All-American (2015)
• SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year (2015)
• Campbell Award Semifinalst (2015)
• Outland Trophy Award Semifinalist (2015)
• SEC All-Freshman Team (2012)

PREP - LAKOTA WEST (OHIO)

• Named an Under Armour All-American and rated the No. 2 center by Scout.come, No. 4 center by ESPNU and No. 6 center by Rivals.com.
• As a senior, was named a Third-Team Division 1 All-Ohio Selection.
• First-team all-conference and all-city as a junior in 2009.

OFF THE FIELD

• Father, Dave, served on the police forced for nearly 30 years.
• Brother, Mike, attended the United States Naval Academy and was a LB for Navy Midshipmen Football. Following the 2016 season, he became a commissioned Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
• Married his wife, Emma, on May 1, 2021. They have three children, twin boys, Duke and Ford, and a daughter, Stella. Ford and Duke were born in June 2023, and Stella was born in October of 2024.
• Lost their first-born daughter, Mary Kate, to a miscarriage in 2021. Since then, the couple has been advocates for families and youth in need.
• Represented Concerns of Police Survivors (2018-21) and Count the Kicks (2022-23) as part of the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative.
• Earned his bachelor's degree in business management and his master's degree in marketing from Alabama.
• Was teammates with current Browns and former Vikings LB Jordan Hicks at Lakota West High School in West Chester, Ohio.
• Was teammates with Vikings DL Jonathan Allen during his final three seasons at Alabama (2013-15).