When the news hit that Chad Kelly was out for the year, we quickly put together a summary of what in general made Kelly’s career at Ole Miss so special. Now that it’s been a few days, I’ve had some time to dig into the numbers and find more ways of highlighting his importance to the Ole Miss offense.
I mentioned before how he was able to significantly elevate the offense once he took the reins as quarterback, specifically how the Rebels jumped from 35th to 9th in Offensive S&P+ from 2014 to 2015. Here’s a more detailed look at that improvement.