Malcolm Kelly

[edit] Guide Note

Malcolm Kelly is a football player who played wide receiver for the Oklahoma Sooners from 2005 to 2008. He will start his National Football League career following the 2008 NFL Draft.

Kelly grew up in Longview Longview, Texas attending Longwood High School. He caught a combined 56 passes for 1464 yards and 15 touchdowns during his junior and senior years. That earned Kelly First Team all state honors for both seasons. He was named sixth best wide receiver in the nation coming out of high school by Rivals.com and Scout.com.

Kelly started as a freshman at Oklahoma leading the team in receptions and yards, earning him honors as All Big 12 Conference Freshman Team and The Sporting News Freshman All American Team honorable mention. During the 2006 season in a game against Missouri Tigers Football he became the fastest player in Sooners history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards. His efforts helped the Sooner reach the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Kelly finished his collegiate career with 144 catches for 2,285 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Kelly missed the National Football League combine due to injury but participated in Pro day. He ran the 40 yard dash in 4.75 and 4.68 seconds blaming the change of venue and turf for his times. He bench pressed 225 pounds 14 times and caught 21 of 22 passes thrown to him by Eric Crouch.

[edit] Fast Facts

1. Born: December 30, 1986 in Longview, Texas
2. Height: 6' 4"
3. Weight: 219 lbs.
4. Position: Wide Receiver
5. High school first team all state 2 times
6. 3 year starter at Oklahoma