Quarterback, SE Louisiana (from Arkansas), 2016–⁠21

Cole Kelley

Number
No. 15
Height
6′7″
Weight
258 lb
Class (2021)
Sophomore
Hometown
Lafayette, LA

Cole Kelley played quarterback at Arkansas (2016–⁠18) and SE Louisiana (2019–⁠21).

Career highs

495passing yards, career highat Louisiana Tech, 20213touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Louisiana Tech, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highat Louisiana Tech, 2021

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Arkansas8715157.61,0386.984
2018Arkansas356752.24496.755
2019SE Louisiana010.000.000
2021SE Louisiana445974.64958.432
Career16627859.71,9827.11611

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Arkansas53741.4215
2018Arkansas28732.6320
2019SE Louisiana263.004
2021SE Louisiana14423.0216
Career971952.0720

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Arkansas15QBYr 1
2018Arkansas15QBYr 2
2019SE Louisiana15QBYr 3
2021SE Louisiana15QBSo. (Yr 5)6′7″258

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2017Arkansas2020.2552nd (n=160)0.2550.732%0.310.22
2018Arkansas950.32––30.215%0.18–
2019SE Louisiana (FCS)3-0.03––-0.1–––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 SE Louisiana 1 game, 495 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11atLouisiana TechL 42–⁠4544594953242

No box score in the source for Sep 4 at North Alabama, so that game is not listed.

2019 SE Louisiana 1 game, 0 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14atOle MissL 29–⁠40010006

No box score in the source for Aug 30 vs. Jacksonville State; Sep 22 vs. Lamar; Sep 28 at Northwestern State; Oct 5 at McNeese; Oct 12 vs. Incarnate Word; Oct 26 at Houston Christian; Nov 2 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Nov 9 at Central Arkansas; Nov 16 at Abilene Christian; Nov 22 vs. Nicholls; Nov 30 vs. Villanova; Dec 7 at Montana, so those games are not listed.

2018 Arkansas 9 games, 449 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Eastern IllinoisW 55–⁠2091292104
Sep 8atColorado StateL 27–⁠346910220−6
Sep 15vs.North TexasL 17–⁠4416351850414
Sep 22atAuburnL 3–⁠34–––––2
Sep 29vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠24010001
Oct 6vs.AlabamaL 31–⁠65113106
Oct 13vs.Ole MissL 33–⁠3725601125
Oct 20vs.TulsaW 23–⁠01370027
Nov 10vs.LSUL 17–⁠2401000–
2017 Arkansas 9 games, 1,038 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Florida A&MW 49–⁠7234410−8
Sep 23vs.Texas A&ML 43–⁠501221021
Sep 30vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠24–––––6
Oct 7atSouth CarolinaL 22–⁠488131401123
Oct 14atAlabamaL 9–⁠41234220011−10
Oct 21vs.AuburnL 20–⁠5215261630014
Oct 28atOle MissW 38–⁠3719301893122
Nov 4vs.Coastal CarolinaW 39–⁠381625264106
Nov 11atLSUL 10–⁠3331036010

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

MVP of the 2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′7⅜″
Weight249 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan81¼″W
40-yard dash5.14 sW
10-yard split1.70 sW
3-cone drill8.00 sW
20-yard shuttle4.98 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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