Omari Kelly News, Rumors, Updates - Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | FOX Sports

Headed to East Lansing Kelly will transfer to Michigan State, Pete Nakos of On3.com reports.

Impact Kelly is coming off a breakout season with Middle Tennessee State after two quiet years at Auburn. The wideout reeled in 53 catches for 869 yards and four touchdowns this fall, and will spend his senior season with the Spartans, where he figures to compete for playing time immediately.

DECEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

MSU Football to reportedly host MTSU standout WR Omari Kelly Another high-volume group of five transfer wide receiver will reportedly visit Michigan State

DECEMBER 10 • USATODAY.COM

Entering transfer portal Kelly plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per Pete Thamel of ESPN.com.

Impact Kelly will enter the portal following a single season with Middle Tennessee State. The former Auburn transfer had a breakout year with the Blue Raiders in 2024, catching 53 passes for 869 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games. The junior receiver will retain a single year of eligibility at his next destination.

DECEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Returns, scores Kelly caught five passes for 58 yards and a touchdown against NMSU on Saturday.

Impact Kelly missed MTSU's last game with an undisclosed injury, so it was good to get him back. While he's closing in on 1,000 yards on the season with a game left, this is only the second game in which he's scored this year.

NOVEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Warming up in full pads Kelly (undisclosed) was spotted warming up in full pads ahead of Middle Tennessee State's game against New Mexico State, Conner Smith of the Mulfreesboro Post reports.

Impact Kelly missed last week against Liberty, but appears on track to make his return. That would be a huge development for Middle Tennessee State, as the star wideout has reeled in 48 catches for 811 yards and three touchdowns this fall.

NOVEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Not dressed Saturday Kelly (undisclosed) didn't warm up and has been ruled out for Saturday's game against Liberty, Middle Tennessee staff writer Sam Doughton reports.

Impact It's a brutal late blow for the Blue Raiders offense -- Kelly leads the team with 811 yards on 48 receptions in his first season after transferring from Auburn. With Kelly out, Myles Butler will need to step up as Middle Tennessee's top receiver.

NOVEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Tough game against UTEP Kelly caught two passes for 32 yards versus UTEP on Saturday.

Impact This was a surprisingly poor game for Kelly. While he has only found the end zone in one game this season - though he scored three times that day - he came into this game with 46 catches for 779 yards.

NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Another big game Kelly caught eight passes for 128 yards versus JSU on Wednesday.

Impact This is Kelly's fourth game with over 100 yards this season. He's earned a lot of targets and racked up the yards, but he has only scored in one game this year.

OCTOBER 24 • ROTOWIRE

Adds six more catches Kelly caught six passes for 77 yards against KSU on Tuesday. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.

Impact While Kelly didn't manage to hit 100 yards for the third game in a row, he added to his robust reception total. The Auburn transfer has 38 catches through seven games, and only once has he had fewer than four receptions.

OCTOBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Nets 103 yards Kelly had eight catches for 103 yards against La Tech on Thursday, but also lost a fumble.

Impact That's two games in a row where Kelly has lost a fumble, but the good has largely outweighed the bad. Nicholas Vattiato seems to force the ball to Kelly at times, yielding a ton of targets and 32 catches through six games. If there is a concern, it's that all three of his touchdowns came in a single outing, and otherwise he has been held out of the end zone.

OCTOBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies 174 yards Kelly caught six passes for 174 yards against Memphis on Saturday, but lost a fumble.

Impact Two games ago, Kelly had nine catches for 239 yards and three scores. Last week, he was held to 12 yards on four catches. It has been a roller coaster of a season for the Auburn transfer. He's clearly the top receiver, but this not a robust offense by any means. Maybe a string of conference games in the consensus worst conference in the FBS will bear fruit.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Back to realty after career day Kelly had four catches on seven targets for 12 yards against Duke on Saturday.

Impact After doing less than nothing against Mississippi, Kelly exploded for nine catches, 239 yards, and three touchdowns against WKU. Then, he had to visit Duke, and things went pear shaped again. This is Kelly's first season as a Conference USA player, and he was stellar in his one conference game. There's a lot left to learn here.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

Huge game against Hilltoppers Kelly caught nine passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns versus WKU on Saturday.

Impact Now this is what MTSU hoped for when Kelly transferred in from Auburn. Of course, it wasn't for a lack of trying. While Kelly came into this game with five catches for 46 yards, that was on 12 carries. Now he's had the chance to turn his targets into big numbers against a conference opponent.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Auburn receiver Omari Kelly to transfer Kelly caught two passes during his sophomore season

DECEMBER 1, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM