Long-Lever Edge Setter

Projected
Round 4-5
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 4-5Nyjalik Kelly projects as a long-lever edge setter. A EDGE out of Central Florida who tested with a fringe athletic profile (49th 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 35 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Below-cohort producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Average
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Below avg
Peak season
40% wt2024
Weak
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Below avg
Efficiency
10% wtSacks/G · 0.26
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs EDGE CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
5 of 5 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.88s·17th of 1091
Vertical
37.0″·79th of 915
Broad
119.0″·54th of 915
Arm
35.1″·97th of 359
Hand
10.4″·92nd of 359
40-Yard
vs. 1091
Vertical
vs. 915
Broad
vs. 915
Arm
vs. 359
Hand
vs. 359
Trait grades
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
● prospect·● historical comps
Willie Young
2010 R7 · #213 · North Carolina State · 6-5/251lb · 4.88s 40
88
sim
Max Valles
2015 R6 · #179 · Virginia · 6-5/251lb · 4.83s 40
84
sim
Kingsley Enagbare
Rotational2022 R5 · #179 · South Carolina · 6-4/258lb · 4.87s 40
82
sim
X-Factor
Length grades in the 80th percentile. 6'5".
Primary risk
Speed sits in the 17th percentile (4.88s 40-yard). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Two-gap 3-4 front that asks him to control the C-gap with arm length.
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 | |
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