David Kelly - Coordinator of Player Personnel - Football Support Staff

David Kelly

Title:
Coordinator of Player Personnel
Email:
davidkelly@fau.edu
Phone:
561-297-1094

At FAU
David Kelly joined newly hired head football coach Willie Taggart almost immediately. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the program

Kelly comes to FAU after serving on Taggart’s staffs at FSU, Oregon and USF, as a wide receivers coach, assistant athletic director for football recruiting operations, and director of player personnel, respectively
He has served as a wide receivers at some of the top programs in the country, including LSU, Georgia Tech, Stanford and UCF, and coached running backs at the University of Georgia, following a successful run as head coach at Dunwoody High School in Georgia
He is a highly respected coach and recruiter with experience at the high school level, ACC, SEC, Pac-12, Conference USA and in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos
He was named one of the top 25 college football recruiters in the nation by ESPN in 2010 and by Rivals in 2009

At Florida State

In 2019, Kelly began focusing his attention on recruiting as the Seminoles’ recruiting coordinator
He was officially added to the Florida State program on Jan. 19, 2018 to work with wide receivers before moving exclusively to the recruiting side
In 2018, Kelly tutored a young group of dynamic playmakers that helped Florida State pass for 3,241 yards, the most by an offense under a first-year head coach in program history, and rank third in the ACC and 28th in the NCAA with an average of 270.1 passing yards per game
The receivers group, which featured three freshmen and one sophomore among the top contributors, combined for 186 receptions for 2,604 yards and 15 touchdowns
Senior Nyqwan Murray and freshman Tamorrion Terry both earned All-ACC acclaim after tying for the team lead with 744 receiving yards. Terry’s total broke the Florida State freshman record that had stood for 41 years, and he also tied the program’s freshman record with two 100-yard receiving games. His team-high eight touchdowns tied for fourth among all ACC receivers and was one shy of FSU’s freshman record
Murray led the Seminoles with 54 receptions and ranked seventh in the ACC with an average of 4.5 catches per game. Murray and Terry each also made game-winning touchdown grabs in the final two minutes, with Murray taking a 58-yard catch-and-run for the final points in a 28-24 win at Louisville with 1:13 remaining and Terry hauling in a 74-yard bomb with 1:49 left in a 22-21 victory vs. No. 22 Boston College
The receivers consistently showed big-play prowess as the group averaged 14.0 yards per reception and tied for the ACC lead with three 70-yard passing plays. Terry ranked fifth in the country with an average of 21.3 yards per reception and averaged 39.1 yards on his eight touchdown catches
Terry was the first Seminole since Peter Warrick in 1998, and the second freshman in program history, with two 70-yard touchdown catches in a season. Fellow freshman Keyshawn Helton added a 73-yard score against Clemson. Prior to the 2018 season (featuring three 70-yard touchdown grabs by freshmen), there had only been five 70-yard touchdown catches made by a freshman in FSU’s history

At Oregon and USF

In the previous two seasons, Kelly played a vital role in the recruiting operations at Oregon and South Florida
He joined Taggart at Oregon as an assistant athletic director for football recruiting operations
At USF, Kelly was director of player personnel for the 2016 season

At UCF

Kelly previously was at UCF, where he served as the assistant head coach and wide receivers coach from 2007-11 after spending 2006 as the program’s director of high school relations
In 2010, the Knights won 11 games, captured the Conference USA championship and defeated Georgia in the Liberty Bowl for the first bowl win in program history. In his first season as a coach at UCF, he helped the Knights compile a 10-4 record and win the conference championship
Kelly’s group developed depth every season as the offense counted on contributions from multiple wide receivers. In 2007, true freshman Kamar Aiken caught a team-high five touchdowns and was one of three receivers with at least 20 catches
Aiken made nine touchdown catches in 2009 – the most by a UCF receiver since 2005 – as part of a 44-catch campaign, and Rocky Ross made 41 receptions. Ross also received Academic All-America honors that season for his work in the classroom

At Duke

Before going to Orlando, Kelly was the associate head coach and wide receivers coach at Duke for two seasons

At Stanford

In 2002 and 2003 he coached at Stanford as the Cardinal’s offensive coordinator and associate head coach

At Georgia Tech

He was the wide receivers coach at Georgia Tech in 2000 and 2001, where he developed the best wide receiver corps in the ACC to help the Yellow Jackets win 17 games and make two bowl appearances
While he was in Atlanta, he guided Kelly Campbell to First Team All-ACC honors in 2001. Campbell finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in career receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions

At LSU

Kelly’s first collegiate wide receivers job came at LSU, where he mentored the Tigers’ receivers and tight ends from 1996-99
In each of his first two seasons LSU earned a share of the SEC Western Division crown
The team also appeared in the Peach Bowl twice and the Independence Bowl while he was in Baton Rouge

At Georgia

Kelly’s first full-time college coaching opportunity came as Georgia’s running backs coach in 1994 and 1995
He coached Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis, Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward and Robert Edwards, among others. Davis was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1995 NFL Draft and became the organization’s all-time leading rusher
Davis was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXII and helped the Broncos win back-to-back championships with a victory in Super Bowl XXXIII. Kelly attended Davis’ NFL Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony in August of 2017
Ward had a 14-year NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was named to the Steelers’ All-Time Team. He won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and was named MVP of Super Bowl XL
Edwards was the 18th overall selection in the 1998 NFL Draft and played six seasons of professional football

At Dunwoody High School

Kelly was the head coach at Dunwoody High School in Georgia for 10 seasons and earned a record of 80-36-1
In 1993, he capped his career with a 15-0 record and the Georgia 4A state championship. That year’s team was ranked No. 3 in the final USA Today national poll, and Kelly was named Georgia’s Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

At Furman

Kelly began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Furman after earning four letters

As a Player at Furman

During his playing career, he saw time at wide receiver, running back and cornerback for the Paladins

Personal
Education: Bachelor’s degree in education from Furman ’79; master’s degree in education from Furman ’81
Family: He and his wife, Belinda, have one daughter, Brittany, who is an aspiring model

Coaching Experience

Years	School	Position
2020	Florida Atlantic
2019	Florida State	Recruiting Coordinator
2018	Florida State	Wide Receivers Coach
2017	Oregon	Assistant Athletic Director for Football Recruiting Operations
2016	USF	Director of Player Personnel
2012-13	Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)	Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Coach
2007-11	UCF	Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers
2006	UCF	Director of High School Relations
2004-05	Duke	Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach
2002-03	Stanford	Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
2001-02	Georgia Tech	Wide Receivers Coach
1996-99	LSU	Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Coach
1994-95	Georgia	Running Backs Coach
1984-94	Dunwoody High School (GA)	Head Coach
1981-83	Dunwoody High School (GA)	Assistant Coach
1979-80	Furman	Graduate Assistant