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Name: Joey Kelly
Position: Long Snapper
Year: (Redshirt) Freshman
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 212
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
High School: Brophy College Prep
2020 stats: Kelly was the backup last year to Aaron Bolinsky and made the Syracuse Orange travel roster but did not see the field.
2021 projections: Will once again head into camp looking to challenge Bolinsky for the starting job.
How’d he get here?: Was offered a preferred walk-on role after former Syracuse special teams coach Justin Lustig watched him in action.
What’d recruiting sites say?: No ranking
Twitter feed: @kelly_jo3y
Tweets of wonder: This is one way you can go from 192 to 212 pounds in two years. The other way is eating lots of donuts but that won’t help your long-snapping.
Slight 235x4 to start off this weeks training. Offseason training in full swing. 1 month left in PHX then its onto ‘Cuse #JUICEDUP pic.twitter.com/DAILi14un9
— Joey Kelly (@kelly_jo3y) June 24, 2019
What movie would Dino recommend for him?: Dino goes with 1974’s “Three the Hard Way” which stars Jim Brown, Jim Kelly and Fred Williamson doing what they do best- kicking ass.
Interesting nugget o’interest: Joey is carrying on the Syracuse special teams tradition of leadership in the SU chapter of Uplifting Athletes
Let’s get a look at ya: Time for some long-snapping highlights.
21 days till the ‘Cuse training @Fischer_Inst Nation Im coming #NewEra pic.twitter.com/TQgGsUPzTV
— Joey Kelly (@kelly_jo3y) July 10, 2019