Max Kelley holds the KO · Starter spot in South Carolina Gamecocks’s kicker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Max Kelley is a kicker for the South Carolina Gamecocks who graduated from Gallatin High School in Tennessee in 2025. As a true freshman in 2025, he handled kickoff duties and was named to the Coaches All-SEC Freshman team. In high school, Kelley connected on 57-of-65 career PATs and 16-of-23 field goals. During his senior year, he made 24-of-27 PATs and 7-of-11 field goals with a long of 51 yards. A sophomore in 2026, he is expected to focus on placekicking while maintaining punting capability.

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