Christo Kelly

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
305
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Wilmette, Ill.
High School:
Loyola Academy

Honors & Awards at Holy Cross
AFCA Good Works Team (2024)
Team Captain (2024)
All-Patriot League First Team (2024)
Academic All-Patriot League (2024)
Academic All-District (2023)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Phil Steele All-Patriot League Third Team (2023)
Unsung Hero (2022)

2025 - Sixth Year Season at Carolina

Appeared in two games for the Tar Heels
Missed most of the season due to injury
Served as UNC's starting center in the season opener against TCU
Tried to return from the injury against Richmond, but only played a few snaps before missing the remainder of the year

2024 - Redshirt Senior Season at Holy Cross??

Named to AFCA Good Works Team — one of 22 selections across all of college football.
Team captain.
All-Patriot League first team honoree.
Academic All-Patriot League selection.
Co-president of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Started all 12 games at center.
Part of an offensive line that allowed 1.08 sacks per game, the best mark in the Patriot League and 11th-best nationally.
Holy Cross offense averaged 27.6 points per game.

2023 - Redshirt Junior Season at Holy Cross

Vice president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Started 10 games at center.
Centered an offensive line that ranked in the top 10 nationally in rushing offense (third, 264.2 yards per game), total offense (fourth, 466.6 yards per game) and scoring offense (sixth, 36.9 points per game).
Earned Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators.
Phil Steele All-Patriot League Third Team honoree.
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2022 - Redshirt Sophomore Season at Holy Cross

Appeared in 10 contests, with a start in FCS quarterfinal vs. South Dakota State (12/10).
Part of an offensive line that allowed the Crusaders to rank eighth nationally in scoring offense with 37.4 points per game, and sixth nationally in rushing offense with 245.1 rushing yards per game.
Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Received team's Unsung Hero award.

2021 - Redshirt Freshman Season at Holy Cross

Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Appeared in four games as a reserve offensive lineman.

2020 - True Freshman Season at Holy Cross

Did not appear in any games.
Shortened season played during Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.
Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

High School

Played for head coach John Holecek at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill.
Team captain during senior season.
Earned first team All-Chicago Catholic League Blue Division honors as a senior.
A three-time all-area selection.
Helped lead team to the 2018 state championship.
Started 40 consecutive games along the offensive line, the second longest streak in school history.

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