Quarterback, Western Michigan, 2017–⁠21

Kaleb Eleby

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2021)
Sophomore
Hometown
Maryland Heights, MO

Kaleb Eleby played quarterback at Western Michigan (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

382passing yards, career highat Central Michigan, 20205touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Northern Illinois, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Toledo, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018Western Michigan9214762.61,0927.443
2020Western Michigan9715164.21,70011.3182
2021Western Michigan23036263.53,2779.1236
Career41966063.56,0699.24511

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Western Michigan29−27−0.9312
2020Western Michigan34381.1413
2021Western Michigan87640.7625
Career150750.51325

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Western Michigan5QBYr 1
2018Western Michigan5QBYr 2
2019Western Michigan5QBYr 3
2020Western Michigan5QBYr 4
2021Western Michigan5QBSo. (Yr 5)6′1″210

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
2018Western Michigan1750.1724th (n=160)0.2629.246%0.11–
2020Western Michigan1840.5997th (n=116)0.27109.147%0.740.09
2021Western Michigan4360.4279th (n=145)0.33184.246%0.510.27

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 Western Michigan 13 games, 3,277 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4atMichiganL 14–⁠4720371911016
Sep 11vs.Illinois StateW 28–⁠01521174102
Sep 18atPittsburghW 44–⁠41233433730−20
Sep 25vs.San José StateW 23–⁠3172820020−7
Oct 2atBuffaloW 24–⁠17213327920−2
Oct 9vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠45193325702−15
Oct 16vs.Kent StateW 64–⁠3115223073033
Oct 23atToledoL 15–⁠3415292320023
Nov 3vs.Central MichiganL 30–⁠4222362761118
Nov 9vs.AkronW 45–⁠401220217210
Nov 16atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠222229307115
Nov 23atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠21212633850−12
Dec 27 ✦vs.NevadaW 52–⁠248141622123
2020 Western Michigan 6 games, 1,700 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 4atAkronW 58–⁠131216262306
Nov 11vs.ToledoW 41–⁠38202928430−2
Nov 18atCentral MichiganW 52–⁠441220382516
Nov 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 30–⁠271224210107
Dec 5vs.Eastern MichiganL 42–⁠531826288402
Dec 12atBall StateL 27–⁠3023362742119
2018 Western Michigan 5 games, 1,092 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 25vs.ToledoL 24–⁠51232829320−26
Nov 1vs.OhioL 14–⁠59101915212−5
Nov 13atBall StateL 41–⁠4220291871022
Nov 20vs.Northern IllinoisW 28–⁠21193528500−23
Dec 21 ✦vs.BYUL 18–⁠492036175015

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′0¾″
Weight208 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan75¾″W
40-yard dash4.91 sW
10-yard split1.66 sW
Vertical jump25½″
Broad jump9′3″
3-cone drill7.57 s
20-yard shuttle4.65 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).

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