Malcolm Kelly
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| Washington Redskins — No. 12 | |
| Wide Receiver | |
| Date of birth: December 30, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Longview, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 219 lb (99 kg) |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| College: Oklahoma | |
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Malcolm Kelly (born December 30, 1986 in Longview, Texas) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. Kelly became the fastest player in Oklahoma Sooners history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards when he did it in his 19th game (at Missouri) on October 28, 2006.
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[edit] High school career
Kelly attended Longview High School in Longview, Texas. He was a three-time all-district first team selection at wide receiver and was also named First team all-state his final two years in 2003 and 2004. Kelly caught 29 passes for 638 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior, as well as 27 passes for 826 yards and six touchdowns as a junior.
Kelly was ranked the 6th best wide receiver in the nation by both Rivals.com[1] and Scout.com,[2] behind Patrick Turner and DeSean Jackson among others.
[edit] College career
[edit] 2005 season
Playing as a true freshman in the 2005 season, Kelly led the Sooners in receptions and receiving yards. He had a season-high eight receptions at Nebraska, and hauled in five passes for a season-best 118 yards against Texas A&M. He became the fourth freshman in OU history to lead the team in receiving, the first since 1975.
Kelly was named to The Sporting News Freshman All-America Team honorable mention and All-Big 12 Freshman Team. He also received an All-Big 12 honorable mention (Big 12 Coaches). Kelly ranks No. 4 at Oklahoma for receiving yards by a freshman, No. 5 for receptions by a freshman.
[edit] 2006 season
In his 19th career game at Oklahoma, Kelly became the fastest player in Sooners history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards. During the 2006 season he led the Sooners in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches. In a game against Texas Tech he tied the school record with 11 receptions. He also went over 100 receiving yards in five games with a best of 164 versus Middle Tennessee.
After only two seasons with the Sooners, Malcolm Kelly made it to 11th on the all time career receiving list with 1,464 yards. He also has the second most receiving yards in a season in OU's history with 993 yards, behind Mark Jermain Clayton's 1,425 yards. He also led Oklahoma to the Big 12 championship. He scored 10 touchdowns in his junior Campaign.
Kelly suffered a knee injury early in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and missed most of the game.
[edit] 2007 season
Kelly began the 2007 season with a great game against North Texas, receiving for over 150 yards in a 79-10 victory. A week later he recorded 102 yards and three touchdowns receiving as the Sooners beat the Miami Hurricanes 51-13. In his senior season he ranked second on the Sooners, grabbing 49 passes for 821 yards (16.8-yard average) and nine touchdowns.
[edit] Pro career
After being injured in the Fiesta Bowl, Kelly did not work out at the NFL Combine. On pro day at Oklahoma on April 9, 2008, Kelly ran a disappointing 4.75 and 4.68 in the 40 yard dash. Afterwards, Kelly blamed part of his poor showing on a last-minute change in the venue and turf by the Oklahoma coaching staff. Kelly also claimed his injury was misdiagnosed by the Oklahoma staff. [3] [4] Kelly benched 225 14 times. Kelly's short shuttle was 4.15 with a 6.83 cone drill. He was thrown 22 passes from stand-in QB Eric Crouch and caught 21.[5]
On April 26th, 2008 at the 2008 NFL Draft, Kelly was selected by the Washington Redskins in the second round, with the 51st overall pick.
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