Jeremy Kellem
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 6, 1989 | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Deerfield Beach (FL) | ||||||||
| College: | Middle Tennessee State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
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Jeremy Kellem (born June 6, 1989) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University and attended Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida.[1] He has also been a member of the New Orleans VooDoo and Omaha Nighthawks.
College career
[edit]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
[edit]New Orleans VooDoo
[edit]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
[edit]Kellem spent the 2012 season with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.[5]
Arizona Rattlers
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Jeremy Kellem #20". jcgridiron.rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Kellem". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Jeremy Kellem". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Friday October 21, 2011". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Jeremy Kellem". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Thursday November 08, 2012". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ Markowitz, Adam (August 23, 2014). "ArenaBowl XXVII Records and Factoids". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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[edit]- Living people
- 1989 births
- American football defensive backs
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football players
- New Orleans VooDoo players
- Omaha Nighthawks players
- Arizona Rattlers players
- Players of American football from Broward County, Florida
- Deerfield Beach High School alumni
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- People from Deerfield Beach, Florida