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 | |
| |
Early life
editEleby attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri.[1] During his career he had 9,735 passing yards and 95 touchdowns.[2] 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.[3] For the season he completed 92 of 147 passes for 1,092 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.[4] After redshirting 2019, he took over as the full-time starter in 2020.[5][6] He finished the season completing 98 of 152 passes for 1,699 yards, 18 touchdowns and two interceptions.[7] Eleby returned as the starter in 2021.
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[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
editAfter going undrafted he accepted an invitation to the Seattle Seahawks rookie mini-camp.[10]
Houston Roughnecks
editEleby was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2023 XFL Draft.[11] He was released on December 15, 2023.[12]
Edmonton Elks
editOn February 5, 2024, Eleby signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[13] He was released on May 11.[14]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.