Chad Kelly
| Ole Miss Rebels No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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 Senior |
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| High school | Tonawanda (NY) St. Joseph's |
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| Date of birth | March 26, 1994 |
| Place of birth | Buffalo, New York |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg) |
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Chad Patrick Kelly (born March 26, 1994) is an American football quarterback. He played college football at Clemson and Mississippi.
Kelly was born to Charlene Cudzylo and Kevin Kelly, a supermarket manager and the younger brother of quarterback Jim Kelly. He spent his early years in Western New York, his mother's home area, not far from where his uncle Jim was playing professional football. Chad Kelly was a consistent strong performer in Punt, Pass, and Kick competitions as a youth. His family moved to Red Lion, Pennsylvania after Kevin was reassigned to a grocery store in the area, but unexplained disciplinary issues had him removed from the Red Lion High School Football team and therefore prompted Chad to return to Western New York. As Jim Kelly had only one son of his own (Hunter Kelly), who died from illness at age 8, Chad Kelly earned a reputation as Jim's heir apparent. Jim attempted to guide his nephew, but felt that Chad was not listening to Jim's advice.
Kelly attended St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Tonawanda, New York. He passed for 2,159 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 1,059 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior. He passed for 3,050 yards, 27 touchdowns and rushed for 991 yards with 14 touchdowns as a senior. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top dual-threat quarterbacks in his class. Kelly committed to Clemson University to play college football.
Kelly was redshirted his first year at Clemson in 2012. As a freshman in 2013, he appeared in five games, passing for 58 yards and rushing for 117 yards with a touchdown. In April 2014, Kelly was dismissed from Clemson's football team due to conduct detrimental to the team
He transferred to East Mississippi Community College, where he spent one year. In his lone season, he started 12 games and threw for 3,906 yards with 47 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He led East Mississippi to a 12-0 record and victory in the NJCAA National Football Championship.
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