Kaleb Eleby
Western Michigan Broncos – No. 5 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | Maryland Heights, MO | March 13, 2000
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Pattonville (Maryland Heights, Missouri) |
Kaleb Eleby (born March 13, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Western Michigan Broncos.
High school career[]
Eleby 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[]
Eleby 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[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
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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) |
7.57 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | ||||||
All values from NFL Combine[8][9][10] |
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan, QB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Maryland
- American football quarterbacks
- Western Michigan Broncos football players
- American football quarterback stubs