Kaleb Eleby (born March 13, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Western Michigan.
 Eleby with Western Michigan in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | March 13, 2000 Maryland Heights, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Pattonville (Maryland Heights, Missouri) |
| College: | Western Michigan (2018–2021) |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editEleby attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri.[1] During his senior year, he earned Class 5 Missouri Player of the Year, first team all-state, first team all-district and first-team all conference. Over his high school career, he surpassed every passing record at Pattonville High School with a total of 9,735 yards and 95 touchdowns.[2] [3] He committed to the Western Michigan University to play college football.
College career
editEleby entered his first year at Western Michigan in 2018 as a backup to Jon Wassink, before starting the final five games due to Wassink being injured.[4] For the season he completed 92 of 147 passes for 1,092 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.[5] After redshirting 2019, he took over as the full-time starter in 2020.[6][7] He finished the season completing 98 of 152 passes for 1,699 yards, 18 touchdowns and two interceptions.[8] In 2021, he had his best season, throwing for 3,277 and 23 touchdowns and being named to the All-MAC Second Team.[9]
On January 4, 2022, Eleby declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
30 5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.91 s | 1.66 s | 2.82 s | 4.65 s | 7.57 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
editAfter going undrafted he accepted an invitation to the Seattle Seahawks rookie mini-camp.[12]
Houston Roughnecks
editEleby was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2023 XFL Draft.[13] He played in one game against the Arlington Renegades on April 23, 2023 where he threw 4/7 for 28 yards and ran once for 6 yards.[14] He was released on December 15, 2023.[15]
Edmonton Elks
editOn February 5, 2024, Eleby signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[16] He was released on May 11.[17]
References
edit- ^ Kvidahl, David. "No. 8: Eleby embarks on fourth season as Pattonville's starting QB". STLtoday.com.
- ^ Lyons, Joe. "Ex-Pattonville QB leads Western Michigan to upset win". STLtoday.com.
- ^ Akter, Maliha. "WATCH: Former Western Michigan QB Kaleb Eleby's brother Kyren chats about how he "scares the defenders" as an unlikely 285-pound quarterback". Sportskeeda. Sportskeeda. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ "Keeping freshman QB on bench in U-M loss part of WMU's redshirt plan". mlive. September 12, 2018.
- ^ "WMU's Kaleb Eleby learning from new defense, fellow QB Jon Wassink". mlive. March 7, 2019.
- ^ Petzold, Evan. "Kaleb Eleby takes reins as Western Michigan football QB after learning from Jon Wassink". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "How WMU QB Kaleb Eleby put himself in elite company with Heisman Trophy hopefuls". mlive. November 26, 2020.
- ^ Berry, Mia. "Western Michigan QB Kaleb Eleby is the MAC's best-kept secret". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Elks sign American QB Kaleb Eleby". CFL.ca. CFL Enterprises. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ "Kaleb Eleby Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan, QB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ https://www.mlive.com/broncos/2022/05/wmu-qb-kaleb-eleby-accepts-nfl-rookie-camp-invite-from-seahawks-per-report.html
- ^ "XFL's Houston Roughnecks pick two quarterbacks as draft begins". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Roughnecks Kaleb Eleby". XFLnewshub. XFL News Hub. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". www.xfl.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions - Football Player Trades and Signings". CFL.ca. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Edmonton Elks Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.