Kaleb Eleby (born March 13, 2000) is an American professional

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. He played

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Early life

Eleby attended Pattonville High School in

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. During his senior year, he earned Class 5 Missouri Player of the Year, first team all-state, first team all-district and first-team all conference. Over his high school career, he surpassed every passing record at Pattonville High School with a total of 9,735 yards and 95

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. He committed to the

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to play college football.

College career

Eleby entered his first year at Western Michigan in 2018 as a backup to Jon Wassink, before starting the final five games due to Wassink being injured. For the season he completed 92 of 147 passes for 1,092 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions. After redshirting 2019, he took over as the full-time starter in 2020. He finished the season completing 98 of 152 passes for 1,699 yards, 18 touchdowns and two interceptions. In 2021, he had his best season, throwing for 3,277 and 23 touchdowns and being named to the All-MAC Second Team. On January 4, 2022, Eleby declared for the 2022 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

After going undrafted he accepted an invitation to the Seattle Seahawks rookie mini-camp.

Houston Roughnecks

Eleby was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2023 XFL Draft. He played in one game against the Arlington Renegades on April 23, 2023 where he threw 4/7 for 28 yards and ran once for 6 yards. He was released on December 15, 2023.

Edmonton Elks

On February 5, 2024, Eleby signed with the

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of the

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(CFL). He was released on May 11.

References

External links

Western Michigan Broncos bio
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