Christo Kelly holds the C · Starter spot in North Carolina Tar Heels’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Christo Kelly is a 6'4", 305-pound center from Wilmette, Illinois, who played at Loyola Academy before transferring to North Carolina as a sixth-year student-athlete. A multi-year starter at Holy Cross, Kelly earned All-Patriot League first-team honors and AFCA Good Works Team recognition in 2024, when he started all 12 games. His offensive line ranked 11th nationally in sacks allowed at 1.08 per game. In 2023, he started 10 games for an offense that ranked third nationally in rushing yards (264.2 per game). Kelly appeared in two games for the Tar Heels in 2025, starting against TCU before suffering an injury that limited the remainder of his season.

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