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Josh Kelly Houston Texans · #85

Wide Receiver · 6' 1", 192 lbs · Fresno, CA · Age 25

Josh Kelly is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing.

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Houston Texans · #85 · Wide Receiver

Josh Kelly

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

Live win probabilitySeason

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Scouting report

Josh Kelly — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Josh Kelly is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Josh Kelly stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1706 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Josh Kelly — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Josh Kelly

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 25 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Josh Kelly career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

55–27proj record

#2conf seed

+5.4net rtg

117.5off rtg

112.1def rtg

98%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Aaron Graves, Aiden Fisher.

How his role moves

Projected 55–27, 2nd in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Josh Kelly

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

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The beginning

Josh Kelly is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, in his 1st NFL season.

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Josh Kelly is a Houston Texans wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Kelly goes from here.

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Kelly's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 192 lbs
Born: Fresno, CA
Age: 25
Jersey: #85

Background

Josh Kelly is from Fresno, CA and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 6' 1", 192 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Kelly is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Josh Kelly is a depth receiver who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career catches, 0 yards, 0 touchdowns.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Josh Kelly — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Josh Kelly, answered.

What position does Josh Kelly play?

Josh Kelly is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans.

When was Josh Kelly drafted?

Josh Kelly entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Josh Kelly played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Josh Kelly's career stats?

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Josh Kelly career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Josh Kelly Houston Texans · #85

Josh Kelly — the report card

Where Josh Kelly stands

Josh Kelly — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Josh Kelly

Josh Kelly career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

The Ballad of Josh Kelly

The beginning

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Josh Kelly — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

More Houston Texans players

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