Nyjalik Kelly

The Green Bay Packers signed EDGE Nyjalik Kelly to the practice squad on Aug. 31, 2026.

Made 26 starts in 40 games across four seasons of college football, playing his final two seasons (2024-25) at UCF after spending two seasons (2022-23) at Miami (Fla.), recording totals of 118 tackles (67 solo), 12½ sacks, 22½ tackles for a loss, five forced fumbles and an interception…Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention from the coaches in his two seasons (2024-25) at UCF…Started all 12 games as a senior at UCF in 2025 and led the team's defensive linemen with 46 tackles (career-high 33 solo) along with 7½ tackles for a loss, three sacks, an INT, two forced fumbles and a team-high eight quarterback hurries…Both of his forced fumbles were recovered by UCF and returned for TDs…Was named to the Big 12 All-Academic team…Posted a season-high two tackles for a loss in the season opener vs. Jacksonville State (Aug. 28)…Over the course of three Jacksonville State drives in the fourth quarter, brought down RB Cam Cook for a loss of 2 yards, split a sack of QB Gavin Wimsatt and hurried him to force an incompletion…Strip-sacked QB Champ Long for a loss of 8 yards vs. North Carolina A&T (Sept. 6), which led to a UCF TD after DT Rodney Lora recovered the fumble in the end zone…Recorded his first career INT at North Carolina (Sept. 20), picking off a tipped pass from QB Gio Lopez…Posted a season-high eight tackles (five solo), along with 1½ sacks and a forced fumble vs. West Virginia (Oct. 18)…Strip-sacked QB Khalil Wilkins on third-and-8 in the third quarter, which led to a UCF TD on the play after the fumble was returned 32 yards by LB Keli Lawson…Contributed to the defense's eight total sacks (seven by defensive linemen), which were UCF's most in a game since 2007 and helped the defensive line earn Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week honors…Recorded his fourth straight game with a tackle for a loss at Baylor (Nov. 1), bringing down RB Caden Knighten for a loss of 2 yards in the fourth quarter…Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts for the Knights in 2024, posting career highs of 53 tackles (23 solo), 9½ tackles for a loss, 5½ sacks and three forced fumbles along with a pair of QB hurries…Received All-Big 12 honorable mention from the coaches…Registered six tackles (two solo), a sack and a forced fumble vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 7), posting a strip-sack of QB Hunter Watson for a loss of 9 yards in the second quarter…Posted seven tackles (three solo) and 1½ tackles for a loss vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 12)…Recorded seven tackles (three solo), a shared tackle for a loss and a forced fumble vs. BYU (Oct. 26)…Registered six tackles (one solo) and a shared tackle for a loss at Arizona State (Nov. 9)…Posted a career-high nine tackles (four solo), a sack and a pair of tackles for a loss at West Virginia (Nov. 23)…Registered the first multi-sack game of his career vs. Utah (Nov. 29), recording five tackles (two solo), 2½ tackles for a loss, two sacks and a forced fumble…Strip-sacked QB Luke Bottari on third-and-9 in the second quarter, forcing the Utes to punt on the following play…Also brought down Bottari for a loss of 15 yards on Utah's opening drive of the second half, forcing a punt on the next play…Played in five games with three starts in his final season at Miami in 2023, posting eight tackles (four solo) and a tackle for a loss before he was forced to miss the final nine games of the season with an injury…Made his first career start in the season opener vs. Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 1), recording an assisted tackle and sharing a tackle for a loss with DL Branson Deene in the fourth quarter…Saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2022, registering 11 tackles (seven solo), 4½ tackles for a loss and four sacks (tied for No. 3 on the team)…Made his collegiate debut and recorded his first solo tackle vs. Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 3)…Posted his first sack vs. Southern Mississippi, bringing down QB Zach Wilcke for a loss of 5 yards in the fourth quarter…Recorded a sack at Virginia (Oct. 29) and vs. Florida State (Nov. 5), both of which led to a punt within the next two plays…Earned his degree in interdisciplinary studies…Was rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports following his senior season at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …Recorded 25 sacks over his final two seasons (2020-21) at Dillard…Received All-Broward County honorable mention in 2019 after helping Dillard to a 12-1 record and a district title…First name is pronounced nye-juh-leak…Given name Nyjalik Kelly; born in Fort Lauderdale.

The Green Bay Packers signed EDGE Nyjalik Kelly to the practice squad on Aug. 31, 2026.

Made 26 starts in 40 games across four seasons of college football, playing his final two seasons (2024-25) at UCF after spending two seasons (2022-23) at Miami (Fla.), recording totals of 118 tackles (67 solo), 12½ sacks, 22½ tackles for a loss, five forced fumbles and an interception…Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention from the coaches in his two seasons (2024-25) at UCF…Started all 12 games as a senior at UCF in 2025 and led the team's defensive linemen with 46 tackles (career-high 33 solo) along with 7½ tackles for a loss, three sacks, an INT, two forced fumbles and a team-high eight quarterback hurries…Both of his forced fumbles were recovered by UCF and returned for TDs…Was named to the Big 12 All-Academic team…Posted a season-high two tackles for a loss in the season opener vs. Jacksonville State (Aug. 28)…Over the course of three Jacksonville State drives in the fourth quarter, brought down RB Cam Cook for a loss of 2 yards, split a sack of QB Gavin Wimsatt and hurried him to force an incompletion…Strip-sacked QB Champ Long for a loss of 8 yards vs. North Carolina A&T (Sept. 6), which led to a UCF TD after DT Rodney Lora recovered the fumble in the end zone…Recorded his first career INT at North Carolina (Sept. 20), picking off a tipped pass from QB Gio Lopez…Posted a season-high eight tackles (five solo), along with 1½ sacks and a forced fumble vs. West Virginia (Oct. 18)…Strip-sacked QB Khalil Wilkins on third-and-8 in the third quarter, which led to a UCF TD on the play after the fumble was returned 32 yards by LB Keli Lawson…Contributed to the defense's eight total sacks (seven by defensive linemen), which were UCF's most in a game since 2007 and helped the defensive line earn Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week honors…Recorded his fourth straight game with a tackle for a loss at Baylor (Nov. 1), bringing down RB Caden Knighten for a loss of 2 yards in the fourth quarter…Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts for the Knights in 2024, posting career highs of 53 tackles (23 solo), 9½ tackles for a loss, 5½ sacks and three forced fumbles along with a pair of QB hurries…Received All-Big 12 honorable mention from the coaches…Registered six tackles (two solo), a sack and a forced fumble vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 7), posting a strip-sack of QB Hunter Watson for a loss of 9 yards in the second quarter…Posted seven tackles (three solo) and 1½ tackles for a loss vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 12)…Recorded seven tackles (three solo), a shared tackle for a loss and a forced fumble vs. BYU (Oct. 26)…Registered six tackles (one solo) and a shared tackle for a loss at Arizona State (Nov. 9)…Posted a career-high nine tackles (four solo), a sack and a pair of tackles for a loss at West Virginia (Nov. 23)…Registered the first multi-sack game of his career vs. Utah (Nov. 29), recording five tackles (two solo), 2½ tackles for a loss, two sacks and a forced fumble…Strip-sacked QB Luke Bottari on third-and-9 in the second quarter, forcing the Utes to punt on the following play…Also brought down Bottari for a loss of 15 yards on Utah's opening drive of the second half, forcing a punt on the next play…Played in five games with three starts in his final season at Miami in 2023, posting eight tackles (four solo) and a tackle for a loss before he was forced to miss the final nine games of the season with an injury…Made his first career start in the season opener vs. Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 1), recording an assisted tackle and sharing a tackle for a loss with DL Branson Deene in the fourth quarter…Saw action in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2022, registering 11 tackles (seven solo), 4½ tackles for a loss and four sacks (tied for No. 3 on the team)…Made his collegiate debut and recorded his first solo tackle vs. Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 3)…Posted his first sack vs. Southern Mississippi, bringing down QB Zach Wilcke for a loss of 5 yards in the fourth quarter…Recorded a sack at Virginia (Oct. 29) and vs. Florida State (Nov. 5), both of which led to a punt within the next two plays…Earned his degree in interdisciplinary studies…Was rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports following his senior season at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …Recorded 25 sacks over his final two seasons (2020-21) at Dillard…Received All-Broward County honorable mention in 2019 after helping Dillard to a 12-1 record and a district title…First name is pronounced nye-juh-leak…Given name Nyjalik Kelly; born in Fort Lauderdale.