| Drew Kelson |
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Safety
6-2 · 215
Houston, Texas (Lamar)
#4
· 2006 season highlights video
A speedy, hard-hitting and versatile fourth-year defender who has appeared in 43 career games, starting four ... played linebacker, safety and running back ... made 80 career tackles to go along with nine TFL, three sacks, five pressures, four PBU, an INT, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... appeared in 11 games at safety and on special teams in 2007 ... tallied 25 tackles, two TFL, a sack and a forced fumble ... finished second on the team with eight special teams tackles ... appeared in 10 games at weakside linebacker in 2006 ... recorded 15 tackles, four TFL and a sack ... played in 13 games with three starts at weakside linebacker in 2005 ... tallied 36 tackles, two TFL, a sack, two pressures, four PBU, an INT, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... led the team with 12 special teams tackles ... saw action at running back, safety and special teams in 2004 ... played in nine games on special teams in 2004 ... also appeared at defensive back in one game and running back in two games ... earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2005 ... a four-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... graduated with a degree in corporate communications in December 2007 (three-and-a-half years).
SENIOR (2007)
Appeared in 11 games at safety and on special teams, missing the final two regular season games with a knee injury ... earned the Longhorns' Roy Williams Joe Jamail Leadership Award and was named one of UT's Outstanding Defensive Backs ... tallied 25 tackles, two TFL, a sack and a forced fumble ... finished second on the team with eight special teams tackles ... posted four tackles against Arkansas State ... tallied four tackles and a TFL in a victory at UCF ... recorded three tackles and a pressure against Rice ... added a tackle versus No. 10 Oklahoma ... notched three tackles at Iowa State ... recorded a season-high five tackles at Baylor ... posted three tackles at Oklahoma State before being sidelined with knee injury ... returned to post two tackles, a sack and a forced fumble against Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl.
JUNIOR (2006)
Appeared in 10 games, starting one (Texas Tech), after missing the first three with an ankle injury ... helped UT give up only 61.2 yards rushing per game (third NCAA), 297.4 yards per game (22nd NCAA) and 18.3 points per game (26th NCAA) ... tallied 18 tackles, five TFL and a sack ... recorded three tackles, including a sack, and a pressure against Iowa State ... recorded one tackle against Sam Houston State ... added two tackles versus No. 14 Oklahoma ... notched five tackles and two TFL against Baylor ... had two tackles and a TFL at Texas Tech ... recorded two tackles at Kansas State ... added three tackles and a TFL versus Iowa in the Alamo Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2005)
Switched to linebacker from safety and played in 13 games with three starts on defense and special teams ... part of a defense that ranked 10th nationally in total defense (302.9 ypg), eighth in scoring defense (16.4 ppg), eighth in passing defense (172.0 ypg) and 33rd in rushing defense (130.9 ypg) ... tallied 36 tackles, two TFL, a sack, two pressures, four PBU, an INT, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery ... led the team with 12 special teams tackles ... started against La.-Lafayette and made four tackles ... earned a start against No. 4 Ohio State and recorded four tackles, a sack, three PBU and forced a late-game fumble that helped Texas seal a 25-22 victory ... posted two tackles and a TFL against Rice ... added four tackles at Missouri ... recorded two stops versus Oklahoma ... notched two tackles and recovered a fumble against No. 24 Colorado ... tallied a career-high six tackles and a pressure in a victory over No. 10 Texas Tech ... added two tackles at Oklahoma State ... posted one tackle at Baylor ... recorded three tackles and an INT at Texas A&M ... notched two tackles and a pressure in the Big 12 Championship ... made four tackles, broke up a pass and forced a fumble in Texas' 41-38 victory over USC for the National Championship.
FRESHMAN (2004)
Played in nine games on special teams ... appeared at defensive back in one game and running back in two games ... carried the ball four times for 34 yards ... made one tackle versus North Texas ... rushed three times for 34 yards against Rice, including a long of 17 yards ... had one carry versus Baylor.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Tom Nolan at Lamar H.S. ... three-year starter at safety ... also played running back and returned kicks ... earned 2004 Parade High School All-America honors ... earned second-team 5A all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior ... also tabbed honorable mention all-state by The Associated Press ... earned first-team all-district 18-5A honors in 2003 ... had 164 tackles, six interceptions (returned three for TDs) that year ... averaged over 37 yards per interception return ... carried the ball 80 times for 738 yards and 11 TDs and caught 16 passes for 300 yards and five TDs as a senior ... also returned seven kickoffs for 163 yards (23.3 ypr) and 10 punts for 167 yards (16.6 ypr) that year ... led Lamar to an 11-2 record and a spot in the state semifinals in 2003 ... scored two TDs, one on a 30-yard pass and one on a 60-yard run, versus North Shore his senior season ... had five interceptions and 116 tackles, while rushing 35 times for 261 yards and six TDs that year ... also recorded six catches for 44 yards as a junior ... was a starter as a sophomore ... a two-year letterman in both basketball and track & field.
PERSONAL
Born 11/14/85 in Houston, Texas ... full name is Andrew Michael Kelson ... was a high school teammate of Brian Orakpo ... graduated with a degree in corporate communications in December 2007 (three-and-a-half years) ... a four-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... active in UT's community service program ... attended the NCAA's Leadership Conference in the summer of 2006 ... a prep honor student who maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA ... named to the Houston Independent School District All-Academic Team ... took four years of Spanish ... member of the Spanish Honor Society ... volunteered time in Top Teens of America as a senior, reading to children and cleaning highways ... also was involved in holiday food drives and the March of Dimes, helping with fundraisers for the past two years ... enjoys DVR, playing chess and singing in the church choir.
CAREER STATISTICS
Defense
Year G/GS TT (Solo) Sacks TFL QBP INT (Yds-TD) PBU FC FR High
2007 11/0 25 (24) 1.0 (-14) 2 (-15) 1 0 (0-0) 0 1 0 5/BU
2006 10/1 18 (13) 1.0 (-1) 5 (-14) 2 0 (0-0) 0 0 0 5/BU
2005 13/3 36 (17) 1.0 (-6) 2 (-7) 2 1 ([-2]-0) 4 2 1 6/TT
2004 9/0 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 1/NT
Career 43/4 80 (55) 3.0 (-21) 9 (-36) 5 1 ([-2]-0) 4 3 1 6/TT
Special Teams
Year G TT (Solo) FC FR PBLK KBLK
2007 11 8 (8) 0 0 0 0
2006 10 2 (1) 0 0 0 0
2005 13 12 (4) 0 0 0 0
2004 9 1 (1) 0 0 0 0
Career 43 23 (14) 0 0 0 0
High Games
Tackles: 6 vs. Texas Tech (So.)
TFL: 2 vs. Baylor (Jr.)
Sacks: 1 vs. Arizona St. (Sr.); vs. Iowa St. (Jr.); at Ohio State (So.)
