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Kaleb Eleby

Kaleb Eleby (born March 13, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Western Michigan.

Early life

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

Seattle Seahawks

After going undrafted he accepted an invitation to the Seattle Seahawks rookie mini-camp.[10]

Houston Roughnecks

Eleby was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2023 XFL Draft.[11] He was released on December 15, 2023.[12]

Edmonton Elks

On February 5, 2024, Eleby signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[13] He was released on May 11.[14]

References

  1. ^ Kvidahl, David. "No. 8: Eleby embarks on fourth season as Pattonville's starting QB". STLtoday.com.
  2. ^ Lyons, Joe. "Ex-Pattonville QB leads Western Michigan to upset win". STLtoday.com.
  3. ^ "Keeping freshman QB on bench in U-M loss part of WMU's redshirt plan". mlive. September 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "WMU's Kaleb Eleby learning from new defense, fellow QB Jon Wassink". mlive. March 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Petzold, Evan. "Kaleb Eleby takes reins as Western Michigan football QB after learning from Jon Wassink". Detroit Free Press.
  6. ^ "How WMU QB Kaleb Eleby put himself in elite company with Heisman Trophy hopefuls". mlive. November 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Berry, Mia. "Western Michigan QB Kaleb Eleby is the MAC's best-kept secret". Detroit Free Press.
  8. ^ "Kaleb Eleby Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan, QB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  10. ^ https://www.mlive.com/broncos/2022/05/wmu-qb-kaleb-eleby-accepts-nfl-rookie-camp-invite-from-seahawks-per-report.html
  11. ^ "XFL's Houston Roughnecks pick two quarterbacks as draft begins". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "XFL Transactions". www.xfl.com. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "Transactions - Football Player Trades and Signings". CFL.ca. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "Edmonton Elks Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

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