Jasen Kelly brings upside as a young Ohio linebacker with size, speed, and tackling tools
Kelly is a redshirt freshman linebacker for Ohio who has flashed enough athletic traits to earn a 63 rating in EA Sports College Football 26, with solid marks for speed, acceleration, tackling, pursuit, and hit power. He played in one game for Ohio in 2024 and logged five tackles in 2025 per third-party stat tracking, so the sample is still small, but his profile suggests a developmental defender with room to grow rather than an instant-volume starter. If you want a physically active linebacker with special-teams and depth upside, he is a reasonable fit.
