Central Florida
Measurables
6'5"
256 lb
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 4-5Nyjalik Kelly projects as a long-lever edge setter — a EDGE from Central Florida who tested with a fringe athletic profile (46th composite). Combine line reads 6'5" · 256 lb, 4.88s 40, 37″ vertical, 119″ broad. College defensive line: 118 tackles · 12.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 36 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · multi-component
Below-cohort producer
Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.
Career volume
35%48th
age-weighted
Peak season
40%30th
2024
Breakout
15%27th
early-career + jump year
Efficiency
10%27th
Sacks/G · 0.26
Trait grades · 6 dimensions
Burst
67th percentile · 37" vert · 119" broad
Bend
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Length
80th percentile · 6'5" · 35.13" arm
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Speed
17th percentile · 4.88s 40-yard
Frame
68th percentile · 6'5" · 256 lb
NFL comparisons · top 3 historical
Closest distance · 0.24Willie Young
2010 R7 · #213 · North Carolina State · 6-5/251lb · 4.88s 40
88
sim
Dennis Johnson
2002 R3 · #98 · Kentucky · 6-5/258lb · 4.82s 40
84
sim
Trent Murphy
2014 R2 · #47 · Stanford · 6-5/250lb · 4.86s 40
84
sim
Scheme fit
Two-gap 3-4 front that asks him to control the C-gap with arm length.
X-Factor
Length grades in the 80th percentile — 6'5".
Primary risk
Speed sits in the 17th percentile (4.88s 40-yard) — the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine
Scouting Combine · 2026
Athletic composite
3 of 6 metrics graded
40-Yard
vs. 1091
Vertical
vs. 915
Broad
vs. 915
3-Cone
No data
Shuttle
No data
Bench
No data
Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan
Athletic composite
2 of 3 metrics graded
Arm
vs. 359
Hand
vs. 359
Wingspan
No data
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MIA | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | MIA | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | UCF | 53 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | UCF | 46 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 118 | 68 | 50 | 5 | 12.5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |