UC Davis Athletics

2016: Ranked No. 4 in kickoff return TDs (1), No. 26 in kickoff returns (24), No. 57 in the nation in all purpose yards (107.18), No. 109 in rushing yards (609) and No. 113 in rushing yards per game (55.4)...Saw action in all 11 games... Ranked third in conference for kick return average... Finished with 559 yards in 23 returns over 11 games... Averaged 24.3 yard per return... Longest kick return was 91 yards for a touchdown against Weber State... Just one of five Big Sky players to record a kick return touchdown this season... Finished with a total of 1169 offensive yardage for the Ags, averaging 55.4 yards per game... Recorded 87 rushes for 609 yards and four touchdowns... Longest rush was 58 yards at Eastern Washington.

2015: Saw action in 10 games, missing only home tilt against Montana... Had productive true freshman season, posting team-best 5.0 rushing average while finishing second with 530 total yards... Gained a season-high 94 yards on 20 carries against Northern Arizona and later had 88 yards on 14 carries against Southern Utah... Scored three times: 14 yds at Hawai'i, 34 yards against Cal Poly, and 3 yards at Sacramento State... His 34-yard TD marked his longest run of the year... Was also Aggies' primary kick returner, averaging 26.1 yards (19th in NCAA) while turning in a season-long return of 56 yards at Northern Colorado... Earlier went 55 yards on kick return at Hawai'i.

EASTSIDE HS '15: Earned All-Golden League first-team honors and Golden League Back of the Year... Also named offensive player of the year and first-team all-section after ending his prep career with 1,903 rushing yards and 22 TDs over his junior and senior seasons.... Had 1,469 yards and 16 TDs as a senior, including posting six 100-yard games... Also caught 19 passes for 352 yards and 6 TDs in 2014 and finished with 9 TD receptions in his career... Finished with 3,434 career all-purpose yards which included nearly 1,000 on kickoff, punt and interception returns... Had 49 career tackles, an interception and three sacks... All-league second team as a junior and special teams player of the year... Speedster who ran 11.3 during track season and is member of team's 4x100 relay... Mass Communication Group member.

PERSONAL: Born in Lancaster, Calif.... Majoring in communication... Parents are Jacqueline Kelley and Lemuel Kelley... Loves comics, anime and fictional stories... Is eyeing a career in the NFL, radio and broadcasting... Title of his autobiography would be "Joshua Kelley: The Blessed Humanitarian"... Says he'd be perfect for the lead in "Rocky".

 

Year	GP	Att	Yds	Avg.	Long	TD	Rec	Yds	TD
2015	10	106	530	5.0	34	3	1	10	0
2016	11	87	609	7.0	58	4	3	11	0
Totals	21	193	1139	12.0	92	7	4	21	0