Player Dossier

2016-2018

Arkansas

Cole Kelley

QB • 6'7" • 258 lbs • Lafayette, LA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Cole Kelley is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

8.6

Efficiency

45.1

Consistency

34.4

Season Value

33.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Arkansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Arkansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Scouting Read

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Cole Kelley, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Arkansas. Cole Kelley is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Cole Kelley played QB for Arkansas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cole Kelley recorded 1,487 passing yards, 147 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Arkansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Arkansas paired 1,112 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 45.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Game shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Arkansas

Games

9

Primary Metric / G

58

Efficiency

45.1

Usage

8.6

Consistency

34.4

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

65.2 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Sat 9/11@ Louisiana Tech300-yard game · 3+ TD445949574.63265.214423216

Career Arc

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    Arkansas

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonArkansas0
2017 Regular SeasonArkansas1,11253.614.91,112
2018 Regular SeasonArkansas52245.18.6-590

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Louisiana Tech

Game shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

537

Primary metric

537 total offense with 65.2 efficiency.

#2

Ole Miss

6

Primary metric

Game with 6 yards of offense and 32.5 efficiency.

6 total offense with 32.5 efficiency.

#3

Coastal Carolina

270

Primary metric

Win with 270 yards of offense and 66.8 efficiency.

270 total offense with 66.8 efficiency.

#4

Ole Miss

211

Primary metric

Win with 211 yards of offense and 54.9 efficiency.

211 total offense with 54.9 efficiency.

#5

North Texas

199

Primary metric

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

199 total offense with 44.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Arkansas

1,112 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage

56.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · Arkansas

33.6

522 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Arkansas

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

1

3+ takeover TD games

7

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8517

Teurlings Catholic · Lafayette, LA

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

1,634

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.