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03/05/2012
USC Football Spring Practice Starts Tuesday
Trojans looking to take care of "unfinished business."
2012: Kelley will provide depth at linebacker and could play on special teams as a senior in 2012.
2011: Kelley was a reserve linebacker and special teams player as a junior in 2011 after transferring to USC from a junior college in the spring of 2011. He appeared briefly in 2 games (Arizona and UCLA) in 2011, but did not make a tackle.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: His 2010 honors included All-Central Division West Conference first team as a sophomore linebacker at Chaffey Junior College in Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.). He had a team-best 82 tackles, including 13.5 for losses (with 4 sacks), plus 2 forced fumbles, 1 interception, 1 blocked kick and 1 deflection in 2010.
As a freshman in 2009, he had a team-best 74 tackles, including 9.5 for losses (with 3.5 sacks), and 4 deflections.
HIGH SCHOOL: He prepped at Norco (Calif.) High, where as a 2007 senior he won All-CIF Inland Division honors while getting 100 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery and 1 forced fumble. He helped Norco to a pair of CIF Inland Division titles. Current Trojans Nathan Guertler and Scott Starr also prepped at Norco.
PERSONAL: He is a sociology major at USC.
