Ryan Kelly

Experience: 10 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 32

Weight: 307 lbs

College: Alabama

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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

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

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).

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