{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Jeremy Kellem | image = | current_team = | number = 20, 27 | position = Defensive back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|6}} | birth_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 195 | high_school = Deerfield Beach {{nowrap|(Deerfield Beach, Florida)}} | college = Middle Tennessee State | undraftedyear = 2011 | pastteams = * New Orleans VooDoo ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2012}}) * Omaha Nighthawks ({{UFL Year|2012}}) * Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2012}}–{{AFL Year|2016}}) | status = | highlights = * 2× ArenaBowl champion (2013, 2014) * AFL Defensive Back of the Year ({{AFL Year|2015}}) * First-team All-Arena (2015) * Second-team All-Arena (2012) * 2× First-team All-Sun Belt (2009, 2010) * Second-team All-Sun Belt (2008) | aflstatlabel1 = Total tackles | aflstatvalue1 = 410.5 | aflstatlabel2 = Pass deflections | aflstatvalue2 = 111 | aflstatlabel3 = Interceptions | aflstatvalue3 = 38 | afl = Jeremy_Kellem-12141 }}
'''Jeremy Kellem''' (born June 6, 1989) is an American former professional football defensive back who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the New Orleans VooDoo and Arizona Rattlers, and in the United Football League (UFL) for the Omaha Nighthawks. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State University.
==Early life and college== Kellem attended Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://jcgridiron.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=384066 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903143926/https://jcgridiron.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=384066 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 | title=Jeremy Kellem #20 | publisher=jcgridiron.rivals.com | accessdate=August 31, 2014}}</ref>
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.<ref name="A">{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/aflrtl/mtt/jeremy_kellem_829778.html |title=Jeremy Kellem |publisher=arenafootball.com |accessdate=August 31, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818192205/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/aflrtl/mtt/jeremy_kellem_829778.html |archivedate=August 18, 2015 }}</ref> Kellem finished his college career with 286 total tackles, six sacks and ten interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jeremy-kellem-1.html |title=Jeremy Kellem |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=sports-reference.com |accessdate=August 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903090558/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jeremy-kellem-1.html |archivedate=September 3, 2014 }}</ref>
==Professional career== Kellem was signed by the New Orleans VooDoo on October 21, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=66 | title=Friday October 21, 2011 | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=August 31, 2014}}</ref> He was named second-team All-Arena as a rookie in 2012 after recording 95.5 total tackles and eight interceptions.<ref name="A"/>
Kellem spent the 2012 season with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=kellejer002 | title=Jeremy Kellem | publisher=StatsCrew.com | accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
Kellem signed with the Arizona Rattlers on November 8, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=21 |title=Thursday November 08, 2012 |publisher=arenafan.com |accessdate=August 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703030613/http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=21 |archivedate=July 3, 2016 }}</ref> He was a member of the Rattlers teams that won ArenaBowl XXVI and ArenaBowl XXVII.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=113&article=3747 |title=ArenaBowl XXVII Records and Factoids |publisher=arenafan.com |date=August 23, 2014 |accessdate=August 18, 2015 |author=Markowitz, Adam |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818193353/http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=113&article=3747 |archivedate=August 18, 2015 }}</ref> He earned first-team All-Arena honors in 2015 after recording 95.5 total tackles and fourteen interceptions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/arena/rattlers/2015/08/17/rattlers-glasper-kellem-mcadoo-make-all-arena-defense/31856197/ |title=Rattlers' Glasper, Kellem, McAdoo make All-Arena Defense |publisher=azcentral.com |date=August 17, 2015 |accessdate=August 18, 2015 |author=Obert, Richard |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515123548/https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/arena/rattlers/2015/08/17/rattlers-glasper-kellem-mcadoo-make-all-arena-defense/31856197/ |archivedate=May 15, 2021 }}</ref> Kellem was also named AFL Defensive Back of the Year in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/arena/rattlers/2015/08/24/rattlers-jeremy-kellem-named-afl-defensive-back-year/32270199/ |title=Rattlers' Jeremy kellem named AFL Defensive Back of the Year |publisher=azcentral.com |work=www.azcentral.com |date=August 24, 2015 |accessdate=August 25, 2015 |author=Obert, Richard |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930101421/https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/arena/rattlers/2015/08/24/rattlers-jeremy-kellem-named-afl-defensive-back-year/32270199/ |archivedate=September 30, 2020 }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=kellejer002 Stats Crew profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140903090558/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jeremy-kellem-1.html College stats] *[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=70447&draftyear=2011&genpos=FS NFL Draft Scout]
{{ArenaBowl XXVI}} {{ArenaBowl XXVII}}
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