Usage / Role
81%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Ole Miss
Chad Kelly
QB • 6'2" • Buffalo, NY, USA
Pass-first distributorVolume operator
Chad Kelly is a pass-first distributor with 28.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Clemson • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Chad Kelly built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Buffalo, NY wearing No. 11, spending time with Clemson and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Chad Kelly's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 253
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Chad Kelly, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Ole Miss. Chad Kelly is a pass-first distributor with 28.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 7,807
- Passing yards
- 6,858
- Rushing yards
- 949
- Touchdowns
- 66
Featured Highlight
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Chad Kelly Ole Miss Highlights
2016 · Ole Miss · Player Highlight
Chad Kelly college highlights at Ole Miss.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Chad Kelly quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,807
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Ole Miss
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Joseph School · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- St. Joseph School · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 7 · Pick 35 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2016
- 2016 Total offense rank
- 3,090 total offense · QB 47th (top 15%) · SEC 6th (top 4%) · National 47th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 5 | 175 | 58 | 117 | 1 | 36.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 375 | 302 | 73 | 4 | 78.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 4,167 | 3,740 | 427 | 37 | 78.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 9 | 3,090 | 2,758 | 332 | 24 | 69.2 |
Related Context
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Chad Kelly played QB for Clemson and Ole Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chad Kelly recorded 6,858 passing yards, 949 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Ole Miss paired 4,542 primary output with 70.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 70.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Clemson, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Ole Miss
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
349.4
Efficiency
70.2
Usage
24.6
Consistency
88.8
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 375. UT Martin: 231. Fresno State: 372. Alabama: 362. Vanderbilt: 311. Florida: 299. New Mexico State: 416. Memphis: 361. Texas A&M: 264. Auburn: 402. Arkansas: 478. LSU: 361. Mississippi State: 310
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma State: 43 by 75.2. UT Martin: 16 by 83.3. Fresno State: 30 by 83. Alabama: 41 by 66.7. Vanderbilt: 47 by 50.4. Florida: 55 by 58.9. New Mexico State: 36 by 89.4. Memphis: 56 by 54.8. Texas A&M: 50 by 52.2. Auburn: 59 by 59.4. Arkansas: 45 by 90.2. LSU: 46 by 73. Mississippi State: 41 by 75.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins340.4 · Games = 10 · -38.9 vs Losses
Losses379.3 · Games = 3 · +38.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
90.2 vs Arkansas
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | vs Oklahoma State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 48-20 | 21 | 33 | 302 | 63.6 | 4 | 1 | 75.2 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 43 |
| Sun 11/29 | @ Mississippi State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 38-27 | 21 | 30 | 236 | 70.0 | 2 | 0 | 75.7 | 11 | 74 | 6.70 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs LSU3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 38-17 | 19 | 34 | 280 | 55.9 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 12 | 81 | 6.80 | 2 | 20 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Arkansas300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 52-53 | 24 | 34 | 368 | 70.6 | 3 | 0 | 90.2 | 11 | 110 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Auburn300-yard game | W 27-19 | 33 | 51 | 381 | 64.7 | 2 | 2 | 59.4 | 8 | 21 | 2.60 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Texas A&M | W 23-3 | 26 | 41 | 241 | 63.4 | 2 | 3 | 52.2 | 9 | 23 | 2.60 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Memphis300-yard game | L 24-37 | 33 | 47 | 372 | 70.2 | 2 | 2 | 54.8 | 9 | -11 | -1.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs New Mexico State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 52-3 | 24 | 33 | 384 | 72.7 | 3 | 1 | 89.4 | 3 | 32 | 10.70 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Florida | L 10-38 | 26 | 40 | 259 | 65.0 | 1 | 1 | 58.9 | 15 | 40 | 2.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Vanderbilt300-yard game | W 27-16 | 24 | 42 | 321 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.4 | 5 | -10 | -2 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 9/20 | @ Alabama300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 43-37 | 18 | 33 | 341 | 54.5 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 8 | 21 | 2.60 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Fresno State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 73-21 | 20 | 25 | 346 | 80.0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs UT Martin3+ TD | W 76-3 | 9 | 15 | 211 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 83.3 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
Player Story
Chad Kelly story
Chad Kelly built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Buffalo, NY wearing No. 11, spending time with Clemson and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Chad Kelly's career was his passing role: 6,858 passing yards, 50 touchdown passes, 803 attempts, and 949 rushing yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Ole Miss. 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 949 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson and Ole Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Chad Kelly 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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Clemson
2012-2013
Opening stop
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Ole Miss
2015-2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201520152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Clemson | 175 | 67 | 7.7 | 175 |
| 2015 Postseason | Ole Miss | 4,542 | 70.2 | 24.6 | 4,367 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 4,542 | 70.2 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 3,090 | 66.6 | 28.1 | -1,452 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 10 · L 52-53 · Conference game
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
478
Total Offense
88.9 takeover
478 total offense with 90.2 efficiency.
#2
vs Alabama
Week 3 · L 43-48 · Conference game
464
Total Offense
85.7 takeover
Loss with 464 yards of offense and 70.9 efficiency.
464 total offense with 70.9 efficiency.
#3
vs Auburn
Week 9 · L 29-40 · Conference game
505
Total Offense
81 takeover
Loss with 505 yards of offense and 64.1 efficiency.
505 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.
#4
vs LSU
Week 12 · W 38-17 · Conference game
361
Total Offense
78.2 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
361 total offense with 73 efficiency.
#5
@ Arkansas
Week 7 · L 30-34 · Conference game
342
Total Offense
77 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
342 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Ole Miss
4,542 primary output · 70.2 efficiency · 24.6 usage
78.4
#2
2015 Regular Season · Ole Miss
78.4
4,542 primary · 70.2 efficiency · 24.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Ole Miss
69.2
3,090 primary · 66.6 efficiency · 28.1 usage
Milestones
16
250+ passing yards
16
300+ total offense
15
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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