Jeremy Kellem

Jeremy Kellem
No. 20 Arizona Rattlers
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-06-06) June 6, 1989
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Tackles: 363.5
Interceptions: 34
Pass Breakups: 101
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Jeremy Kellem (born June 6, 1989) is an American football defensive back who is currently a member of the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Southern 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

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. 1 2 "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. 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. 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. 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. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

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