28 Facts About Joshua Kelley

Joshua Tyler Kelley was born on November 20,1997 and is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League.

Joshua Kelley began his college football career with the UC Davis Aggies before transferring to the UCLA Bruins program.

Joshua Kelley was selected by the Chargers in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Joshua Kelley's mother volunteered at the University of California, Los Angeles, and he had an aunt and uncle who studied there; his uncle played on the Bruins baseball team.

Joshua Kelley attended Eastside High School and rushed for 1,903 yards and 22 touchdowns in his final two seasons with the Lions.

Joshua Kelley did not receive a full scholarship until the start of his sophomore year, but relinquished it and transferred after the season, when head coach Ron Gould and the rest of the coaching staff were fired.

Joshua Kelley ended his UC Davis career with 1,139 yards and seven touchdowns in two seasons.

Joshua Kelley signed as a walk-on with the Bruins of the Football Bowl Subdivision, and served on the scout team in 2017 while sitting out the year as a redshirt due to transfer rules.

Joshua Kelley was benched and did not play a week earlier against Fresno State after being outperformed during practice.

Joshua Kelley became one of the nation's top running backs over the final two months of the season.

Joshua Kelley emerged as the Bruins' top offensive player with six 100-yard games, and UCLA's scoring increased as well.

Against USC, Joshua Kelley had a career-high 289 yards rushing on 40 carries to help the Bruins earn their first win in four years in their crosstown rivalry with the Trojans.

Joshua Kelley scored two touchdowns, including one on a career-long 61-yard run.

Joshua Kelley ended the season with 1,243 yards rushing, the 10th-highest single-season total in UCLA history, and his 113 rushing yards per game ranked fourth-highest in the Pac-12 Conference and ninth in the nation.

Joshua Kelley ran for at least one touchdown in each of the final eight games, and finished with 12 touchdowns to rank second in the conference.

Joshua Kelley earned honorable mention in All-Pac-12 voting by conference coaches, while the Associated Press named him to their first team.

In 2019, Joshua Kelley returned for his senior year after deciding against entering the NFL Draft.

Joshua Kelley injured his right knee in practice, and subsequently missed most of training camp.

Joshua Kelley did not play in the season opener against Cincinnati.

Joshua Kelley rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns the following week against Colorado, helping the Bruins earn their fourth win and surpass their total from a year before.

Joshua Kelley was named second-team All-Pac-12, the only Bruin to be named to either the first or second team.

Joshua Kelley ended his UCLA career with 454 rushes for 2,303 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Joshua Kelley was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft with the 112th overall pick.

Joshua Kelley competed with Justin Jackson to be the backup behind Chargers featured back Austin Ekeler.

Joshua Kelley again ran for over 60 yards the following week, when he had 113 yards from scrimmage in a loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Joshua Kelley played in 10 games during the season, finishing with 33 carries for 102 yards along with five receptions for 38 yards.

Joshua Kelley began the season playing behind Sony Michel, who was Ekeler's primary backup.

Joshua Kelley suffered an MCL sprain in Week 6 and was placed on injured reserve on October 22,2022.