| No. 15 – Memphis Showboats | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 27, 1997 Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) |
| College: |
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| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Cole Kelley (born October 27, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Arkansas and Southeastern Louisiana. Kelley signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2022 but was released prior to the season.
College career
Kelley played football and basketball at Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. He joined the University of Arkansas as a four-star recruit in 2016. He started four games as a redshirt freshman in 2017 and two games the following year before transferring to Southeastern Louisiana University in 2019.
Kelley won the Walter Payton Award for the 2020–21 FCS season, given to the top offensive player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[1] He received first-team All-American FCS honors in both 2020 and 2021.[2][3] He was invited to the January 2022 edition of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, and was named the game MVP.[4]
| Season | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Arkansas Razorbacks | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 87 | 151 | 1,038 | 57.6 | 8 | 4 | 127.5 | 53 | 74 | 1.4 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 35 | 67 | 455 | 52.2 | 5 | 5 | 119.0 | 28 | 73 | 2.6 | 3 | |
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 69 | 93 | 810 | 74.2 | 10 | 2 | 178.5 | 89 | 200 | 2.2 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 210 | 305 | 2,662 | 68.9 | 18 | 4 | 159.0 | 76 | 46 | 0.6 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 284 | 388 | 3,634 | 73.2 | 31 | 6 | 175.1 | 113 | 390 | 3.5 | 12 | |
| Career | 685 | 1,004 | 8,599 | 68.2 | 72 | 21 | 151.8 | 359 | 783 | 2.2 | 34 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | ||||
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| 6 ft 7+3⁄8 in (2.02 m) |
249 lb (113 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 5.14 s | 1.70 s | 3.00 s | 4.98 s | 8.00 s | ||||
| Sources:[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Washington Commanders
Kelley signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022, but was released on August 7, 2022.[7][8]
Memphis Showboats
On January 28, 2023, Kelley signed with the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL).[9] He has been the starter for the Showboats since week 3.
References
- ↑ "Southeastern's Cole Kelley Wins Stats Perform FCS Walter Payton Award". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "2020-21 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team announced". NCAA. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ "2021 AP FCS All-America team". AP News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ "About the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl". nflpa.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Cole Kelley Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Cole Kelley, Southeastern Louisiana, QB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Washington Commanders announce list of undrafted free agents". Commanders.com. May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Commanders sign LB Nathan Gerry, S Steven Parker, TE Eli Wolf amid multiple roster moves". Commanders.com. August 7, 2022.
- ↑ @USFLShowboats (January 28, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved January 28, 2023 – via Twitter.