Kaleb Eleby
American football player (born 2000)
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Kaleb Eleby (born March 13, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football at Western Michigan.
Maryland Heights, Missouri, U.S.
Eleby with Western Michigan in 2019 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 13, 2000 Maryland Heights, Missouri, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pattonville (Maryland Heights, Missouri) |
| College | Western Michigan (2018–2021) |
| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Early life
Eleby attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri.[1] During his senior year, he earned Class 5 Missouri Player of the Year, first team all-state, first team all-district and first-team all conference. Over his high school career, he surpassed every passing record at Pattonville High School with a total of 9,735 yards and 95 touchdowns.[2][3] 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.[4] For the season he completed 92 of 147 passes for 1,092 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.[5] After redshirting 2019, he took over as the full-time starter in 2020.[6][7] He finished the season completing 98 of 152 passes for 1,699 yards, 18 touchdowns and two interceptions.[8] In 2021, he had his best season, throwing for 3,277 and 23 touchdowns and being named to the All-MAC Second Team.[9]
On January 4, 2022, Eleby declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 6 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1.92 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[10][11] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted he accepted an invitation to the Seattle Seahawks rookie mini-camp.[12]
Eleby was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2023 XFL draft.[13] He played in one game against the Arlington Renegades on April 23, 2023 where he threw 4/7 for 28 yards and ran once for 6 yards.[14] He was released on December 15, 2023.[15]
On February 5, 2024, Eleby signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[16] He was released on May 11.[17]