Kaleb Eleby
Kaleb Eleby (born March 13, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. He played college football at Western Michigan.
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Maryland Heights, Missouri, U.S. | March 13, 2000
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) |
Undrafted: | 2022 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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 | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | 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) | 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] |
Houston Roughnecks
Eleby was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2023 XFL Draft.[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.
- "Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan, QB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- "XFL's Houston Roughnecks pick two quarterbacks as draft begins". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.