Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2019UCLA
Joshua Kelley
RB • 5'11" • 219 lbs • Lancaster, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Joshua Kelley leans workhorse runner traits and 46.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
82
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Joshua Kelley built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Lancaster, CA wearing No. 27, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Joshua Kelley's career was his backfield work: 2,303...
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- Committed To
- UC Davis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 112
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Joshua Kelley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UCLA. Joshua Kelley leans workhorse runner traits and 46.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,567
- Rushing yards
- 2,303
- Receiving yards
- 264
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Joshua Kelley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCLA · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,567
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UCLA
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Eastside · UC Davis
- High school pipeline
- Eastside · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 4 · Pick 6 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,131 scrimmage yards · RB 50th (top 8%) · Pac-12 8th (top 4%) · National 77th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 11 | 1,436 | 1,243 | 193 | 12 | 79.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCLA | 11 | 1,131 | 1,060 | 71 | 13 | 72.3 |
Related Context
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Joshua Kelley played RB for UCLA. Across 2 tracked seasons, Joshua Kelley recorded 2,303 rushing yards, 264 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UCLA paired 1,436 primary output with 53.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with 189 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · UCLA
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
102.8
Efficiency
46.9
Usage
34.1
Consistency
66.3
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 55. Oklahoma: 51. Washington State: 109. Arizona: 136. Oregon State: 78. Stanford: 189. Arizona State: 164. Colorado: 126. Utah: 90. USC: 54. California: 79
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 17 by 35.6. Oklahoma: 18 by 29.5. Washington State: 22 by 48.8. Arizona: 28 by 49.6. Oregon State: 22 by 36.8. Stanford: 20 by 89.4. Arizona State: 34 by 50.2. Colorado: 23 by 57.1. Utah: 20 by 44.4. USC: 16 by 32.8. California: 20 by 41.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins147 · Games = 4 · +69.4 vs Losses
Losses77.6 · Games = 7 · -69.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
89.4 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs California | L 18-28 | 19 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ USC | L 35-52 | 15 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.4 |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Utah | L 3-49 | 19 | 78 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4.5 |
| Sun 11/3 | vs Colorado100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 31-14 | 23 | 126 | 5.50 | 2 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Arizona State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-32 | 34 | 164 | 4.80 | 4 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Fri 10/18 | @ Stanford100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-16 | 18 | 176 | 9.80 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9.4 |
| Sun 10/6 | vs Oregon State | L 31-48 | 21 | 74 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Arizona100 rush yards | L 17-20 | 27 | 127 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.9 |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Washington State | W 67-63 | 20 | 90 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.0 |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Oklahoma | L 14-48 | 18 | 51 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs San Diego State | L 14-23 | 15 | 53 | 3.50 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 |
Player Story
Joshua Kelley story
Joshua Kelley built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Lancaster, CA wearing No. 27, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Joshua Kelley's career was his backfield work: 2,303 rushing yards, 454 carries, 24 rushing touchdowns, and 264 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 264 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCLA.
The arc is straightforward: Joshua Kelley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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UCLA
2018-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 1,436 | 53.1 | 39.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UCLA | 1,131 | 46.9 | 34.1 | -305 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Stanford
Week 8 · W 34-16 · Conference game
Win with 189 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
189
Scrimmage Yards
92.9 takeover
189 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.
#2
vs USC
Week 12 · W 34-27 · Conference game
289
Scrimmage Yards
91.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
289 scrimmage yards and 65.6 usage.
#3
@ Nevada
Week 1
43
Scrimmage Yards
87.4 takeover
Game with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
43 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#4
@ Wyoming
Week 3
46
Scrimmage Yards
84.3 takeover
Game with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
46 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#5
vs Arizona State
Week 9 · W 42-32 · Conference game
164
Scrimmage Yards
79 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
164 scrimmage yards and 46.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UCLA
1,436 primary output · 53.1 efficiency · 39.2 usage
79.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · UCLA
72.3
1,131 primary · 46.9 efficiency · 34.1 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
7
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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