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Jersey Number 6
Kelby Valsin
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Bowie
Bio
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
PERSONAL
- Appeared in 12 of 13 games either on special teams or as a wide receiver as a redshirt freshman … joined the wide receiver rotation late in the season … also saw time on Texas Tech’s kick return unit.
- Caught three passes for 21 yards on the season … made his first career catch at Oklahoma State (11/23) late in the season, resulting in five yards … hauled in two passes for 16 yards in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas (12/27) … 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 … did not see any game action … scout team member.
- Attended Bowie High School in his hometown of Arlington, Texas … 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.
- 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 … was an unanimous first team selection his senior year after hauling in 57 catches for 1,148 yards and 10 touchdowns … recognized for his work in the classroom as an honorable mention Academic All-State honoree as a senior by the THSCA … tabbed to the Academic All-District first team as well.
- Hauled in 49 passes for 831 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior … totaled 18 receiving touchdowns for his career … led the district in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns each of his two seasons … 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 … originally set sights on playing basketball at collegiate level before joining the football program as a junior … 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 … considered a three-star prospect by the likes of 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and On3.com … listed as one of the top-100 recruits in Texas by both Rivals and On3 … the No. 67 wide receiver in the country by Rivals and the No. 91 recruit in the state of Texas … 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 … son of Jimmy Valsin Jr. and Karshena Valsin … has two older brothers, Jimmy and Franklin … older brother, Jimmy Valsin III, enters his senior season as a wide receiver at Oregon State.
- A sport management major at Texas Tech.
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