Jeremy Kellem
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-06) June 6, 1989 (age 34)
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Deerfield Beach (FL)
College:Middle Tennessee State
Position:Defensive back
Undrafted:2011
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:410.5
Interceptions:38
Pass breakups:111
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

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

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 August 18, 2015. 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 August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

External links

Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XXVI champions
Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XXVII champions
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