CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia football program added three additional transfer student-athletes who enrolled in January for the spring semester of 2023. The players are safety Cam’Ron Kelly, cornerback Tayvonn Kyle and offensive tackle Ugonna Nnanna. The three players committed to the Cavalier program following the NCAA early signing period that took place in December. All three are currently enrolled at UVA.
Cam’Ron Kelly … Safety … 6-2 … 210 … Chesapeake, Va. … North Carolina / Oscar Smith HS
2022 (Senior): Appeared in all 12 regular-season games and totaled 49 tackles to help North Carolina to a 9-5 record and Coastal Division title … had 30 solo stops … lone interception came vs. Wake Forest … had season-high six tackles vs. Appalachian State, Duke, Notre Dame, Virginia and Georgia Tech … also returned five punts (all in first four games of the season) for 64 yards (12.8 avg.) including a long of 26 versus Florida A&M in his first return of the season … finished his North Carolina career with 180 tackles and five interceptions … credited with 12 pass defenses as a Tar Heel. 2021 (Junior): Appeared in all 13 games and made nine starts at defensive back … All-ACC Third Team selection … ranked third on the team with 69 tackles … tied for the ACC lead with four interceptions … Tied for the team lead with five stops and had a half TFL against Georgia State … started against Duke and led the team with seven tackles and notched his first collegiate interception … notched a season-high nine tackles against Florida State … had three stops, one interception and a breakup against Miami … equaled a career high with 12 tackles at Notre Dame … had two interceptions, a breakup and three tackles against Wake Forest … had 12 stops against South Carolina at the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. 2020 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games and made four starts at defensive back … an All-ACC Academic Team selection … ranked third on the team with 55 tackles, and had three breakups, one tackle for loss and one forced fumble … had nine tackles and a TFL against Virginia Tech … Came up with six stops at FSU … made a career-high 12 tackles at Virginia … Came up with 11 tackles and a breakup at Duke. 2019 (Freshman): Played in the first five games of the season at defensive back before suffering a season-ending knee injury … started at safety against Clemson … compiled seven tackles during the season…