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Chad
KELLY
#12 Quarterback
Chad
KELLY
#12 Quarterback
Height 6'1
Weight 216 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1994-03-26 (31)
Born Buffalo, NY
School Mississippi
Status AMER
Completions 175
Attempts 258
Yards 2451
Touchdowns 10

CFL: 4

Argos: 4

Acquired: Signed as a free agent February 10, 2022.

2024: Played 9 games. Suspended for the first 9 games of season. Finished 175/258 (67.8%) for 2,451 yards, 10 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. Rushed 48 times for 214 yards and 5 TDs. Threw for a career high 463 yards while tying his career best with 4 TD passes at Ottawa September 7. Playoffs: Finished 18/20, 358 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT in Eastern Semi-Final win over Ottawa. Rushed 2 times for 29 yards and a TD…Finished 11/22, 182 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs in Eastern Final win in Montreal. Rushed 4 times for 26 yards. Suffered broken leg near the end of the third quarter. 111th Grey Cup: Did not play due to injury in 41-24 win over Winnipeg in Vancouver.

2023: Played 18 games, started 16 with Toronto Argonauts. Finished 270/394 (68.5%) for 4,123 yards, 23 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Rushed 40 times for 248 yards and 8 TDs. Threw for 417 yards and 4 touchdowns, both career highs, against Ottawa August 13. Rushed for 3 TDs in the season opener against Hamilton June 18. His record as a starter was 15-1. Named CFL Most Outstanding Player. Named East Division Most Outstanding Player. Named Argos Most Outstanding Player. Named CFL All-Star. Named East Division All-Star. Playoffs: Finished 21/36, 246 yards, 1 TD, 4 INTs in Eastern Final loss to Montreal.

2022: Played 18 games, started 1 with Toronto. Finished 26/45 (57.8%) for 297 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Rushed 25 times for 137 yards and 6 TDs. Made CFL debut June 16 vs. Montreal. Made first CFL start October 29 vs. Montreal. First CFL completion was a 2-yard pass to Isaiah Wright June 25 at BC. First CFL TD pass was a 27 yarder to Dejon Brissett October 29 vs. Montreal. First rushing TD was a 1-yard run at Hamilton August 12. Playoffs: Was 1/1 passing, a 46-yard touchdown pass to DaVaris Daniels. Carried the ball 5 times for 9 yards in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Entered the game in the fourth quarter after a thumb injury to McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Finished the game 4/6, 43 yards. Rushed 2 times for 21 yards in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.

2021: Did not play.

2020:  Released by Indianapolis Colts September 30.

2019: Signed with Indianapolis May 20.

2018: Waived by Denver Broncos October 24. Played 1 game. Made NFL debut October 14 against Los Angeles Rams. Took one snap, an end of half kneel down.

2017: Selected by Denver in the seventh round, 253rd overall, of the NFL Draft. He was the final selection in the draft, earning him the title “Mr. Irrelevant.”

College: Attended the University of Mississippi (2015-16). Played 22 games, started all 22. Passed for 6,800 yards and 50 touchdowns. As a junior he passed for 4,042 yards with 31 TDs. Set 25 school records, including passing for touchdowns in 22 consecutive games. Graduated with the third most all-time passing yards. Named Second Team All-SEC in both seasons. Sugar Bowl MVP in 2015…Attended East Mississippi Community College (2014). Played 12 games. Led team to a 12-0 record and the NJCAA national championship. Threw for 3,906 yards with 47 TDs. Rushed for 446 yards and 4 TDs. Named First Team NJCAA All-American…Attended Clemson University (2012-13). Played 5 games. Redshirted as a freshman. Finished with 58 yards passing.

Personal: Attended St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Tonawanda, New York. ESPN ranked him as the No. 1 quarterback in New York state and No. 4 in the country. As a senior he passed for 3,050 yards with 27 touchdowns, while rushing for 991 yards and 14 TDs. Won state championship in his junior year. A four-time national Punt, Pass and Kick winner. His uncle Jim was a Hall-of-Fame quarterback with the Buffalo Bills. His brother Casey was a tight end at Ole Miss before transferring to Oregon. Chad was mentioned in the first few episodes of the Netflix series Last Chance U. Also played baseball and lacrosse.

 

Seasons

Passing

YEAR TEAM GP COMP ATT YDS TD INT AVG
2022
TOR 18 26 45 297 2 3 6.6
2023
TOR 18 270 394 4123 23 12 10.5
2024
TOR 9 175 258 2451 10 8 9.5
Total
45 471 697 6871 35 23 9.9

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2022
TOR 18 25 137 6 5.5 42
2023
TOR 18 40 248 8 6.2 18
2024
TOR 9 48 214 5 4.5 18
Total
45 113 599 19 5.3 42

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2022
TOR 18 0 1 1 20
2023
TOR 18 0 1 0 19
2024
TOR 9 1 1 0 11

Passing

DATE WEEK OPP COMP ATT YDS TD INT AVG
08-22
12 SSK 24 39 322 0 1 8.3
09-02
13 HAM 24 30 322 1 1 10.7
09-07
14 OTT 36 56 463 3 4 8.3
09-14
15 BC 18 28 268 1 0 9.6
09-20
16 HAM 17 26 255 1 1 9.8
09-28
17 MTL 19 30 287 0 1 9.6
10-12
19 WPG 16 23 203 1 0 8.8
10-19
20 OTT 21 26 331 3 0 12.7
10-26
21 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Total
175 258 2451 10 8 9.5

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
08-22
12 SSK 3 11 0 3.7 11
09-02
13 HAM 6 39 1 6.5 13
09-07
14 OTT 2 6 0 3.0 3
09-14
15 BC 10 56 1 5.6 15
09-20
16 HAM 5 19 2 3.8 11
09-28
17 MTL 3 25 0 8.3 11
10-12
19 WPG 9 33 0 3.7 18
10-19
20 OTT 10 25 1 2.5 10
10-26
21 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
48 214 5 4.6 92

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS