2018 Football Roster
Roster
Joshua Kelley
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Calif.
- High School:
- Eastside HS (UC Davis)
2019ย
Saw action in 11 games, all starts ... Became the eighth running back in UCLA history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons ... His total of 1,060 yards rushing ranks 20th on the UCLA single-season list ... Had four 100-yard games on the season (127-Arizona, 176-Stanford, 164-Arizona State, 126-Colorado) ... The Bruins put together a streak of five straight 200-yard rushing games for the first time since 1978 ... Made his first career scoring reception at Washington State ... Scored a career-best ย four rushing touchdowns against Arizona State ... The 24 points scored vs. the Sun Devils tied for the most points scored in a game by a conference player during the year ... Finished the regular season ranked second in the Pac-12 in rushing yards/game ... Completed his Bruin career ranked 14th on the all-time school rushing list (2,303) ... His 13 touchdowns on the season and his career total of 25 touchdowns both rate 11th on the school lists ... Finished second in the Pac-12 in rushing yards/game (96.4) and seventh in all-purpose yards/game (102.8) ... First-team all-conference pick by Associated Press ... Second-team all-conference selection by PFF ... Second-team All-Pac-12 conference selection by the league coaches ... Semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy as the nation's top walk-on or former walk-on player ... Presented the Henry R. Red Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player at the team banquet.ย
2018
Saw action in 11 games and was a starter in nine contests ... Ran for the 10th-most yards in school single-season history (1,243) ... Had six 100-yard rushing games on the year (124-at Colorado, 125 v. Washington, 157 at Cal, 136 v. Arizona, 161 at Oregon, 289 v. USC) highlighted by a 289-yard effort against USC which is the most in the rivalry game by a back from either team ... His 40 carries against the Trojans was the third-most in school history ... He rushed for at least one touchdown in each of the last eight games of the season ... Ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and eighth in the NCAA in rushing yards/game (113.0) ... Tied for 10th in the league in scoring (6.5 points/game) ... 19th in the NCAA in all-purpose yards/game (130.55) ... Produced a season-best six receptions at Oregon and finished third on the team with 27 catches during the year ... First-team All-Pac-12 selection by Associated Press and ESPN.com ... An honorable mention All-Pac-12 pick by the league coachesย ... Won the Henry R. Red Sanders Award as the team's most valuable player.ย
2017
Did not see game action in his first year in the program after the transfer from UC Davis.
UC DAVIS
Played two seasons (2015 and 2016) at UC Davis ... Ran for 530 yards on 106 carries as a freshman and scored three touchdowns ... As a sophomore, he rushed for 609 yards on 87 carries and scored four touchdowns ... In 2016, he averaged 24.3 yard per kickoff returnโฆ His longest kick return was 91 yards for a touchdown against Weber State ... He ranked No. 26 in the nation in kickoff returns and No. 57 in the nation in all purpose yards (107.18 per game) ... In 2015, he averagedย 26.1 yards per kickoff return to rank 19th in NCAA, while turning in a season-long return of 56 yards atย Northern Colorado.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played running back and was a kick returner at Eastside High School in Lancaster, Calif. ... Served as team captain as a senior (2014) ... Named Golden League Back of the Year and first-team All-Golden League as a senior ... CIF second-team selection ... Ran for a total of 1,903 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons ... Racked up 1,469 yards as a senior and scored 16 touchdowns ... Had six 100-yard rushing games that season ... Also caught 19 passes for 352 yards and six TDs as a senior ... Finished with over 3,400 career all-purpose yards to his credit, including over 1,000 yards on kickoff, punt and interception returns ... Posted 49 career tackles ... Was also a member of the track team and ran onย the school's 4 x 100 relay team.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Joshua Tyler Kelleyย โฆ Born in Inglewood, Calif. โฆ Parent: Jacqueline Kelley โฆ His list of favorite NFL players includes Adrian Peterson, Odell Beckham, Ezekiel Elliott, Cam Newton, Tom Brady .... Hobbies include watching Anime, reading and story telling ... Loves to dance ... Related to UCLA baseball player Derek Vaughn ... Earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll in Winter 2020, Fall 2018,ย Winter 2018 and Spring 2018.
