Jeremy Kellem

Jeremy Kellem
No. 20, 27
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-06) June 6, 1989 (age 35)
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Deerfield Beach (FL)
College:Middle Tennessee State
Undrafted:2011
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena League statistics
Total tackles:410.5
Pass deflections:111
Interceptions:38
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Jeremy Kellem (born June 6, 1989) is an American former professional football defensive back who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the New Orleans VooDoo and Arizona Rattlers, and in the United Football League (UFL) for the Omaha Nighthawks. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University.

Early life and college

Kellem attended Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida.[1]

Kellem played from 2007 to 2010 with the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. He was named First-Team All-Sun Belt as a junior and senior. He was also named to the ESPN Academic All-American team.[2] Kellem finished his college career with 286 total tackles, six sacks and ten interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns.[3]

Professional career

New Orleans VooDoo

Kellem was signed by the New Orleans VooDoo on October 21, 2011.[4] He was named Second Team All-Arena as a rookie in 2012 after recording 95.5 total tackles and eight interceptions.[2]

Omaha Nighthawks

Kellem spent the 2012 season with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.[5]

Arizona Rattlers

Kellem signed with the Arizona Rattlers on November 8, 2012.[6] He was a member of the Rattlers teams that won ArenaBowl XXVI and ArenaBowl XXVII.[7] He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2015 after recording 95.5 total tackles and fourteen interceptions.[8] Kellem was also named AFL Defensive Back of the Year in 2015.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jeremy Kellem #20". jcgridiron.rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Jeremy Kellem". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Kellem". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  4. ^ "Friday October 21, 2011". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  5. ^ "Jeremy Kellem". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "Thursday November 08, 2012". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  7. ^ Markowitz, Adam (August 23, 2014). "ArenaBowl XXVII Records and Factoids". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Obert, Richard (August 17, 2015). "Rattlers' Glasper, Kellem, McAdoo make All-Arena Defense". azcentral.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Obert, Richard (August 24, 2015). "Rattlers' Jeremy kellem named AFL Defensive Back of the Year". www.azcentral.com. azcentral.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2015.