Cornell’s Ryan Kelley was a breakout linebacker with award-winning improvement
Ryan Kelley emerged as a fast-improving Cornell linebacker, earning the program’s Robert Fenton Patterson Award for most improvement and the Frank “Doc” Kavanagh Training Room Athlete of the Year after a breakout 2016 season. He flashed playmaking instincts with pass breakups, an interception, and his first career start, and Cornell’s coaches clearly trusted his growth and toughness. The catch: the available public record is older, so this profile speaks more to a proven developmental defender than a current-season stat machine. If you want a high-upside, physical LB with grit and momentum, Kelley is the kind of guy who earns notice.
