Cole Kelley Explained

Cole Kelley
Position:	Quarterback
Birth Date:	October 27, 1997
Birth Place:	Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	7
Weight Lb:	250
High School:	Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette)
Undraftedyear:	2022
Pastteams:	Washington Commanders * Memphis Showboats
Highlights:	Walter Payton Award (2020) First-team FCS All-American (2020, 2021) SLC Offensive Player of the Year (2020) Second-team All-SLC (2020) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl MVP (2022)
Pfr:	KellCo01

Cole Kelley (born October 27, 1997) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. 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]

+ College statistics	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
	210	305	2,662	68.9	18	4	159.0	76	46	0.6	7
	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

Washington Commanders

Kelley signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022, but was released on August 7, 2022.^{[5] [6]}

Memphis Showboats

On January 28, 2023, Kelley signed with the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL).^[7] He was released on March 12, 2024.^[8]

External links

• • Southeastern Louisiana Lions profile
• Arkansas Razorbacks profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Southeastern's Cole Kelley Wins Stats Perform FCS Walter Payton Award . Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics . 12 November 2021.
2. Web site: 2020-21 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team announced. NCAA . 12 March 2022.
3. Web site: 2021 AP FCS All-America team. AP News . 12 March 2022.
4. Web site: About the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl . nflpa.com . January 30, 2023 . January 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131035716/http://collegiate.nflpa.com/about/ . dead .
5. Web site: Washington Commanders announce list of undrafted free agents. Commanders.com. May 2, 2022. May 2, 2022. May 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220502205457/https://www.commanders.com/news/washington-commanders-announce-undrafted-free-agents-2022. dead.
6. Web site: Commanders sign LB Nathan Gerry, S Steven Parker, TE Eli Wolf amid multiple roster moves. Commanders.com. August 7, 2022.
7. USFLShowboats . Free Agent Signing . 1619336788098822145 . January 28, 2023 . January 28, 2023.
8. 1767694602352423045 . UFL_PR . The United Football League has announced the following transactions: . March 12, 2024 . March 12, 2024.