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Jersey Number 6
Kelby Valsin
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Bowie
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
PERSONAL
- Served as the primary backup as the slot wide receiver position throughout his sophomore season, appearing in all 14 games โฆ continued to be a key member of Texas Techโs special teams units in addition to his role as a wide receiver.
- Caught three passes for 35 yards on the season with receptions for 18 yards versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/30), seven yards against Kent State (9/6) and 10 yards in the win over Oklahoma State (10/25) โฆ hauled in all three of his targets on the season over 65 offensive snaps, per Pro Football Focus.
- Regular member of Texas Techโs punt return and kick return units on special teams โฆ finished tied for third on the team with 41 total snaps on kickoff returns, which was one shy of the team high set by Tyson Turner and Haydon Wiginton โฆ added 32 snaps on punt returns as well.ย
- NCAA TRANSFER PORTAL: entered the transfer portal following the season, eventually signing with Florida Atlantic and his former offensive coordinator in Zach Kittley, now the head coach of the Owls.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
- Appeared in 12 of 13 games either on special teams or as a wide receiver as a redshirt freshman โฆ joined the wide receiver rotation late in the season โฆ also saw time on Texas Techโs kick return unit. ย
- Caught three passes for 21 yards on the season โฆ made his first career catch at Oklahoma State (11/23) late in the season, resulting in five yards โฆ hauled in two passes for 16 yards in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27) โฆ credited with 44 offensive snaps versus the Razorbacks, according to Pro Football Focus, which marked the most in his career.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
- Redshirt season โฆ did not see any game action โฆ scout team member.
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- Attended Bowie High School in his hometown of Arlington, Texas โฆ one of the top wide receiver prospects in the state of Texas over his two varsity seasons despite not playing football until his junior year. ย
- Caught more than 100 passes as a 2,000-yard receiver over his career to garner first team All-District 8-6A accolades each of his two seasons โฆ was an unanimous first team selection his senior year after hauling in 57 catches for 1,148 yards and 10 touchdowns โฆ recognized for his work in the classroom as an honorable mention Academic All-State honoree as a senior by the THSCA โฆ tabbed to the Academic All-District first team as well.
- Hauled in 49 passes for 831 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior โฆ totaled 18 receiving touchdowns for his career โฆ led the district in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns each of his two seasons โฆ helped push Bowie to an appearance in the Class 6A Division II playoffs as a senior.
- Standout on the hardwood as a three-year letterwinner for the basketball program โฆ originally set sights on playing basketball at collegiate level before joining the football program as a junior โฆ two-year captain for the Pirates, earning first team All-District 8-6A honors as a junior.
- received scholarship offers from more than 30 schools across the country โฆ considered a three-star prospect by the likes of 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and On3.com โฆ listed as one of the top-100 recruits in Texas by both Rivals and On3 โฆ the No. 67 wide receiver in the country by Rivals and the No. 91 recruit in the state of Texas โฆ was No. 70 among wide receivers and No. 92 in Texas by On3.
- CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Stanford, Cal, Vanderbilt, Boston College, Memphis, Utah, SMU, TCU, Oregon State, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Arkansas, Tulsa, Washington, Washington State, San Diego State and Texas State.
PERSONAL
- Kelby Ray Valsin โฆ son of Jimmy Valsin Jr. and Karshena Valsin โฆ has two older brothers, Jimmy and Franklin โฆ older brother, Jimmy Valsin III, enters his senior season as a wide receiverย at Oregon State. ย
- A sport management major at Texas Tech.
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