Daniel Kaelin

AT VIRGINIA 2025 – Took over at QB in the second quarter against Wake Forest (11/8) … Completed 18 of his 28 pass attempts for 145 yards against the Demon Deacons … Also had a a career-long 54-yard rush against Wake, only the 12th rush of at least 50 yards by a QB in program history … Saw action at quarterback on UVA’s game-winning play in overtime at Louisville (10/4) … Threw his first career TD pass to Eli Wood in the red zone in UVA’s 48-20 win over Stanford (9/20) … Saw action in 55-16 rout of William & Mary (9/13), when he completed 11 of his 16 pass attempts for 164 yards with one interception … Made his collegiate debut in UVA’s 48-7 season-opening win over Coastal Carolina (8/30) … One of two UVA student-athletes serving on the ACC’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Executive Board … Enrolled at Virginia in January. PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (NEBRASKA) 2024 – Did not see game action … No. 3 quarterback on Nebraska’s depth chart. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL Played for Michael Huffman at Bellevue West High School … Regarded as one of the state of Nebraska’s top players while leading a high-powered Bellevue West offensive attack … Named 2023 Elite 11 quarterback … Won the accuracy competition over 19 other quarterbacks at the prestigious camp in the summer of 2023 … As a senior at BWHS, Kaelin completed 187-of-319 passes for 2,225 yards and 17 touchdowns, against only six interceptions … Also rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Thunderbirds to a 7-4 record and a trip to the state semifinals … Honorable mention all-state pick and second-team All-Metro selection by the Omaha World-Herald … Averaged 37.0 yards per punt and was a first-team Super-State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star … Completed nearly 64 percent of his passes and threw for 3,186 yards and 36 touchdowns as a junior to guide Bellevue West to a 7-4 record … Ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns … First-team All-Nebraska selection as an athlete and a second-team Super-State selection as a quarterback … Split time at quarterback as a sophomore, throwing for 693 yards and five touchdowns to help Bellevue West to a 10-2 record and a state semifinal appearance … Regarded as one of the top-5 players in Nebraska, including the No. 2 player in the state by 247 Sports. He was ranked among the top 30 quarterbacks in the country by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals.com … UVA football’s first student-athlete from the state of Nebraska since 2010 (Collin Lundgren – Omaha).