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.
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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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20162016 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionsecond
- 20152015 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionsecond
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