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TE Reggie Kelly, Cincinnati Bengals

HT: 6-3, WT: 250, Born: 2-22-1977, College: Mississippi State, Drafted: Round 2

2008 Projections

Best Case

If the Bengals give Kelly a larger role in the passing game this season, he has the hands to be an effective receiver near the goal line and could end up being a decent backup TE in the #20-#25 range.

Worst Case

Since the Bengals typically give Kelly only one to two targets per game, a poor season for him might be equivalent to a decent game from Antonio Gates -- twelve catches for a hundred yards, no touchdowns.

Outlook

For the most part, we know what we're getting with Reggie Kelly: a blocking tight end who will not help your fantasy team. About 20 catches for 200 yards is a reasonable projection for him. Maybe a touchdown.

2007 Game Summaries

Week 1 - Kelly also started at TE (the Bengals opened with a two TE set but frequently used three WRs) and caught the only pass thrown in his direction. Kelly was also called for holding in the first quarter.

Week 2 - Kelly was largely a non-factor in the game catching only one pass for eight yards. He was largely a safety outlet, one that Palmer would only look to if all his receivers and Rudi Johnson was covered.

Week 3 - Hardly used as a receiver, but his one catch was a nice one.

Week 4 - Kelly caught his first pass of the night in the third quarter on 21 yard completion that led to a first down. He would get another big catch for 20 yards in the fourth quarter. He matched his number of catches for the season coming into this game by catching two balls.

Week 6 - Kelly caught three of the four balls thrown his way. Due to the pressure the Kansas City defense, he was forced to stay in and block fairly often.

Week 7 - Kelly was targeted on a deep out. He was mostly used for blocking when he was in, but Glenn Holt took a lot of his playing time.

Week 8 - Kelly did not see much playing time during the game, and caught the only ball thrown his way for a short gain.

Week 9 - Kelly only had two targets and caught both balls for 15 yards on the day. It seemed like Daniel Coats took some of his playing time in the second half and it was unclear why this occurred.

Week 10 - Kelly was not a key component of the Cincinnati Bengals offense posting no receptions on the day.

Week 12 - Kelly was only used as a fourth option as the game plan focused on getting the ball to the playmaking receivers.

Week 13 - Kelly's only reception came in the second quarter and went for seven yards. His effort to stretch the ball out as he was going down resulted in a first down.

Week 14 - The tight end caught one short pass, but was used primarily as a blocker.

Week 16 - Kelly was a non factor in the game, catching only one pass for 24 yards.

Week 17 - Kelly had one catch for two yards in the first half and another catch for five yards in the second half.