Cole Kelley

Cole Kelley
No. 15 – Memphis Showboats
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:	Arkansas (2016–2018); Southeastern Louisiana (2019–2021);
Undrafted:	2022
Career history
	Washington Commanders (2022)*; Memphis Showboats (2023–present);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	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);
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 States Football League (USFL). 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
Season	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

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill
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]

Kelley signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022, but was released on August 7, 2022.[7][8]

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.

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