Brendan Kelly
97  Brendan Kelly
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Eden Prairie, Minn.

High School:
Holy Angels

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 250

Position:
DL

Experience:
3V

11/01/2011

Badger Rewind: Renewing confidence is Badgers' primary goal

Wisconsin had bright spots in all three phases, but breakdowns were too much to overcome vs. OSU

10/24/2011

Badger Rewind: Turning the page to next challenge key for UW

With another road test looming in Columbus, Badgers can't dwell on heartbreaker in East Lansing

10/24/2011

Bielema meets media as Badgers prepare for Ohio State

Head coach Bret Bielema reflects on loss at Michigan State, looks ahead to road test vs. Buckeyes

10/23/2011

Lucas' Last Word: Badgers must learn from setback and move forward

UWBadgers.com Insider Mike Lucas offers final thoughts on Michigan State 37, Wisconsin 31

10/22/2011

Postgame Notes: Wisconsin vs. Michigan State

Notes from Wisconsin's 37-31 loss at Michigan State

10/29/2011

Wisconsin vs. Ohio State - Oct. 29, 2011

Wisconsin vs. Ohio State - Oct. 29, 2011

2013: Granted sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA

2012: Recorded three tackles against Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 ... collected five tackles, including 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, in the Big Ten Championship game against Nebraska on Dec. 1 ... recorded four tackles, including one sack and one pass defended at Penn St on Nov. 24 ... had one tackle, including 1.0 for loss and 1.0 sacks, against Ohio State on Nov. 17 ... tallied two tackles, including 0.5 for loss, at Indiana on Nov. 10 ... recorded two tackles against Michigan State on Oct. 27 ... collected two tackles against Minnesota on Oct. 20 ... tallied three tackles, with 1.0 sack and 1.0 TFL, and broke up one pass at Purdue on Oct. 13 ... tecovered a fumble against Illinois on Oct. 6 ... made three tackles against Utah State on Sept. 15 ... recorded three tackles against Northern Iowa on Sept. 1

2011: Earned second letter ... played in all 14 games, starting the last eight ... three tackles in Rose Bowl vs. Oregon ... recorded three tackles with one tackle for loss against Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship game on Dec. 3 ... made one tackle at Minnesota on Nov. 12 ... recorded one tackle against Purdue on Nov. 5 ... career-high two TFLs, including one sack, and four tackles at Ohio State on Oct. 29 ... had one sack, four tackles and a forced fumble against Michigan State on Oct. 22 ... posted four tackles against Indiana on Oct. 15 ... in first start of career, recorded four tackles with first sack of career and a forced fumble against Nebraska on Oct. 1 ... had one tackle against South Dakota on Sept. 24 and Northern Illinois on Sept. 17 ... career-high six tackles and one pass break up against Oregon State on Sept. 10 ... recorded two tackles and broke up a pass against UNLV on Sept. 1

2010:
Redshirt season

2009: Earned first letter ... played in eight games while missing time due to injury ... tied season high with two tackles against Purdue on Oct. 31 ... made one tackle against Iowa on Oct. 17 ... season-high two tackles against Wofford on Sept. 19

2008: Suffered season-ending hand injury early in season ... played in three games before injury ... one solo tackle at Michigan on Sept. 27, also saw action on punt return ... two stops tied season high against Marshall on Sept. 6 ... made debut as a Badger against Akron on Aug. 30 making season-high two tackles ... also saw action on kickoff and punt return units

High School:
Ranked as the No. 33 defensive end in the nation and fifth-best player in Minnesota by Rivals.com ... ranked as the 72nd-best defensive end in the nation and No. 7 player in the state of Minnesota by Scout.com ... first-team all-state, first-team all-conference and first-team all-metro as a senior ... defensive lineman of the year ... 104 tackles, including 21 TFLs and 15 QB sacks as a senior for a career total of 212 tackles, and 23 QB sacks ... three-time letterwinner in football ... team captain as a senior ... also lettered in basketball, lacrosse and weight lifting ... head coach was Mike Smalley

Personal:
Parents are Vince and Jane Kelly ... enjoys playing the drums and wake boarding ... major is agricultural business management

Career Defensive Statistics
Season GP/GS UT AT Tot. TFL QBS FC FR INT PD
2008 3/0 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2009 8/0 2 3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2010 (Redshirted) 0/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2011 14/9 14 21 35 5.0-27 3.0-18 2 0 0 1
2012 11/5 17 11 28 6.0-29 5.0-28 0 1 0 2
Totals 36/14 36 37 73 11.0-56 8.0-46 2 1 0 3

Game-by-Game Tackles
2008 SEASON: Akron (1-1=2); Marshall (1-1=2); Michigan (1-0=1)

2009 SEASON: Wofford (1-1=2); Iowa (0-1=1); Purdue (1-1=2)

2011 SEASON: UNLV (2-0=2); Oregon State (2-4=6); Northern Illinois (0-1=1); South Dakota (0-1=1); Nebraska (2-2=4); Indiana (1-3=4); Michigan State (2-1=3); Ohio State (3-1=4); Purdue (0-1=1); Minnesota (0-1=1); Michigan State (2-1=3); Oregon (0-3=3)
2012 SEASON: UNI (1-2=3); USU (2-1=3); PUR (2-0=2); MINN (1-1=2); MSU (2-0=2); IND (1-1=2); Ohio State (1-0=1); Penn St (3-1=4); Nebraska (3-2=5); Stanford (1-2=3)

Career Game Highs
Tackles 6 vs. Oregon State, Sept. 10, 2011
Tackles for Loss 2.5 vs. Nebraska, Dec. 1, 2012
Sacks 2.0 vs. Nebraska, Dec. 1, 2012
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended 1 (4x), MR at Penn St, Nov. 24, 2012
2012 Season Game Highs
Tackles 5 vs. Nebraska, Dec. 1
Tackles for Loss 2.5 vs. Nebraska, Dec. 1
Sacks 2.0 vs. Nebraska, Dec. 1
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended 1 (2x) MR at Penn St, Nov. 24