FSU football lands 3rd NCAA portal commitment of weekend from Colorado State DL Grady Kelly

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Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 7:02 PM·2 min read

Oct 28, 2023; Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; Colorado State Rams defensive lineman Grady Kelly (90) chases Air Force Falcons quarterback Zac Larrier (9) in the second quarter at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

Florida State football has landed its third NCAA transfer portal commitment of the weekend.

Colorado State defensive lineman Grady Kelly told local media after his official visit on Sunday that he has committed to FSU.

The commitment comes less than 24 hours after the Seminoles gained commitments from LSU wide receiver Jalen Brown and Alabama defensive back Earl Little Jr.

Kelly, a 6-foot-2-inch, 285-pound Navarre, Florida native, recorded 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a blocked kick in 12 games this season with the Rams. Colorado State went 5-7, notably taking Deion Sanders' then-No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes to the limit in a 43-35 double overtime loss.

In high school, Kelly was a 3-star prospect out of Navarre High School, located just east of Pensacola, and recorded 133 tackles, 47 for loss over four years. He holds the school records for sacks in a season (17 in 2019) and a game (eight against Tallahassee Lincoln on Sept. 12, 2019).

He chose Colorado State over Cornell, Samford and Rice.

Kelly joins a defensive line room made up of, Dennis Briggs, Darrell Jackson, Joshua Farmer, KJ Sampson, Daniel Lyons, D'Nas White and Jamoire Flagg. There were a handful of defensive line exits including Fabian Lovett (NFL Draft), Malcolm Ray (transferred to Rutgers) and Ayobami Tifase (transfer portal).

FSU also graduated Braden Fiske who left a major impact on the line in his lone season at FSU.

Kelly is FSU's fifth portal addition in the winter cycle joining defensive end Marvin Jones Jr., (Georgia), quarterback DJ Uiagalelei (Oregon State), wide receiver Jalen Brown (LSU) and defensive back Earl Little Jr. (Alabama).