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EDGE2026 Draft Prospect

Nyjalik Kelly

Central Florida

Measurables

6'5"

256 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 4-5

Long-Lever Edge Setter

Nyjalik 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).

36C+

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

B

Burst

67th percentile · 37" vert · 119" broad

N/A

Bend

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

A-

Length

80th percentile · 6'5" · 35.13" arm

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

C

Speed

17th percentile · 4.88s 40-yard

B

Frame

68th percentile · 6'5" · 256 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.24
  1. #1

    Willie Young

    2010 R7 · #213 · North Carolina State · 6-5/251lb · 4.88s 40

    88

    sim

  2. #2

    Dennis Johnson

    2002 R3 · #98 · Kentucky · 6-5/258lb · 4.82s 40

    84

    sim

  3. #3

    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

Combine percentiles

vs. EDGE class · 2000–2026 baseline
28

Athletic composite

28thBELOW AVG

3 of 6 metrics graded

1× Excellent1× Solid1× Poor
4.88s17thPOOR
i

40-Yard

vs. 1091

37.079thEXCELLENT
i

Vertical

vs. 915

119.054thSOLID
i

Broad

vs. 915

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

95

Athletic composite

95thGREAT

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Elite1× Great
35.197thELITE
i

Arm

vs. 359

10.492ndGREAT
i

Hand

vs. 359

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022MIA1174040000
2023MIA844100000
2024UCF53233015.53000
2025UCF463412332140
Career1186850512.55140