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, 2021Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas | 87 | 151 | 57.6 | 1,038 | 6.9 | 8 | 4 |
| 2018 | Arkansas | 35 | 67 | 52.2 | 449 | 6.7 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | SE Louisiana | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SE Louisiana | 44 | 59 | 74.6 | 495 | 8.4 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 166 | 278 | 59.7 | 1,982 | 7.1 | 16 | 11 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas | 53 | 74 | 1.4 | 2 | 15 |
| 2018 | Arkansas | 28 | 73 | 2.6 | 3 | 20 |
| 2019 | SE Louisiana | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | SE Louisiana | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 2 | 16 |
| Career | 97 | 195 | 2.0 | 7 | 20 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas | 15 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Arkansas | 15 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | SE Louisiana | 15 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | SE Louisiana | 15 | QB | So. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas | 202 | 0.25 | 52nd (n=160) | 0.25 | 50.7 | 32% | 0.31 | 0.22 |
| 2018 | Arkansas | 95 | 0.32 | – | – | 30.2 | 15% | 0.18 | – |
| 2019 | SE 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 42–45 | 44 | 59 | 495 | 3 | 2 | 42 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at | L 29–40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 55–20 | 9 | 12 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 27–34 | 6 | 9 | 102 | 2 | 0 | −6 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 17–44 | 16 | 35 | 185 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 3–34 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 17–24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 31–65 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 33–37 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 23–0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 17–24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2017 Arkansas 9 games, 1,038 passing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 49–7 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0 | −8 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 43–50 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 42–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 22–48 | 8 | 13 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 9–41 | 23 | 42 | 200 | 1 | 1 | −10 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 20–52 | 15 | 26 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 38–37 | 19 | 30 | 189 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 39–38 | 16 | 25 | 264 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 10–33 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
MVP of the 2022 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′7⅜″ | |
| Weight | 249 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 81¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.14 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 sW | |
| 3-cone drill | 8.00 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.98 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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