Ryan Kelly

Lakota West Class of 2011: Football

As a junior at Lakota West in 2009, Ryan Kelly was a first-team
all-conference and all-city selection on the offensive line. During his
senior season, he suffered a torn ACL in the last game of his season.
Although selected, he was unable to play at the Under Armour All-America Game
Coming off his knee injury. Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN,

Ryan was ranked as the No. 4 center prospect in his class.  After redshirting
his initial year in Tuscaloosa, Ryan came off the bench to play in 10 games
of the 2012 season at center, backing up All-American senior Barrett Jones
at Alabama. Ryan was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. In his sophomore
year, Ryan took over starting duties. As a junior, Ryan was named to the
Rimington Trophy watch list and started 12 games at center. A highly
reliable anchor on the offensive line, he missed just seven assignments in
806 snaps on the year for a 99.1 percent success rate and did not allow a
quarterback sack. In his senior season, Ryan missed only eight assignments in 1,012 snaps
for a success rate of 99.2 percent on the season and committed just one
penalty in 1,012 snaps with no holding calls. He was a consensus first-team All-America
selection, earning first-team honors from Walter Camp, USA Today, Sporting
News, the FWAA, and the AFCA, and won the Rimington Trophy in 2015.
He was a member of Alabama’s BCS National Championships in 2011
and 2012 and the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2015.
Ryan earned his bachelor’s and Master’s degree in marketing from Alabama.

The Indianapolis Colts selected Ryan in the first round (18th overall) of the
2016 NFL Draft. The Colts drafted him with the expectation of him becoming “the first
solid center for the franchise since Jeff Saturday.” He has played in 35 games for the Colts over 3 seasons.

Favorites:
BOOK FOR LEADERS:
Make Your Bed by William H McRaven

ATHLETE:
Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas (or any professional golfer)

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM:
Indianapolis Colts

SPORTS MOVIE:
Remember the Titans

FAVORITE PODCAST:
Joe Rogan

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter: ryan_kelly70
Facebook: Ryan Kelly
Instagram: ryankelly70

QUOTE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU:
“What you do speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you are saying.” -Nick
Saban

IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW…WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THE HIGH
SCHOOL RYAN?:
1. Try a little harder in school.
2. Cherish the memories, it goes by so fast.

THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A FIREBIRD WAS…
TRADITION.

CURRENT JOB:
Center, Indianapolis Colts

FUN FACTS:
If Ryan could go pro in anything besides football, he would love
to be a professional bass fisherman or pro golfer.