Player Career

Cole Kelley Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cole Kelley story

Cole Kelley built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a quarterback from Lafayette, LA wearing No. 15, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Cole Kelley's career was his passing role: 1,487 passing yards, 13 touchdown passes, 218 attempts, and 147 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Arkansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 147 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas.

The arc is straightforward: Cole 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Arkansas

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value 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

Week 2

Game shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

537

Total Offense

82.6 takeover

537 total offense with 65.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Alabama

Week 7 · L 9-41 · Conference game

190

Total Offense

66.9 takeover

Loss with 190 yards of offense and 46.2 efficiency.

190 total offense with 46.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Auburn

Week 8 · L 20-52 · Conference game

177

Total Offense

66.6 takeover

Loss with 177 yards of offense and 54.8 efficiency.

177 total offense with 54.8 efficiency.

#4

@ Ole Miss

Week 3

6

Total Offense

66.3 takeover

Game with 6 yards of offense and 32.5 efficiency.

6 total offense with 32.5 efficiency.

#5

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 10 · W 39-38

270

Total Offense

64 takeover

Win with 270 yards of offense and 66.8 efficiency.

270 total offense with 66.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Arkansas

1,112 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage

61.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Arkansas

36.4

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

2

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency