3-star ATH Dante Kelly decommits from Mississippi State

Itta Bena (Miss.) Leflore County three-star athlete Dante Kelly decommitted from Mississippi State on Saturday morning. He announced the news over social media.

“First I would like to thank God for all of his blessings… i want to thank Mississippi State for the love, support and opportunity they have given me,” Kelly wrote in a statement published to social media. “This has been an exciting and difficult time for me. With that being said i’ve decided to de-commit from Mississippi State. (T)hanks(,) my recruitment is 110% open.”

My recruitment is 110% open @PJ247Sports @MacCorleone74 @DamariusRay3 @Quantez_Ray11 pic.twitter.com/bwjzI2yc2C

— Dante “Reaper” Kelly⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Dante_Kelly) October 29, 2022

Kelly is the No. 1,361 overall prospect and No. 92 athlete in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 27 player in Mississippi.

On3 rates Kelly higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Even though he is not ranked in the 2023 On300, he is the No. 69 athlete and No. 24 player in Mississippi.

The 6-foot-3, 203-pound prospect originally pledged to the Bulldogs on June 13. He currently holds seven offers.

Kelly has also taken two unofficial visits to Ole Miss, most recently on Oct. 10. He spoke with Ben Garrett of OM Spirit about his first trip to Oxford on March 30.

“I loved the atmosphere that was there,” he told Garrett. “The energy at practice, the way they practice (and) the enthusiasm, I just loved all of it.”

Kelly has an On3 NIL Valuation of $6.1K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.