Kolby Listenbee (born January 25, 1994) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at TCU.
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 25, 1994 Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bowie (Arlington, Texas) |
| College: | TCU (2012–2015) |
| NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 6 / pick: 192 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editListenbee attended Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas. He played quarterback for the Volunteers football team. He committed to Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college football.
College career
editListenbee played in 16 games his first two years at TCU (2012–2013) and had three receptions for 82 yards. As a junior in 2014, he became a starter and had 41 receptions for 753 yards and four touchdowns.[1][2] As a senior in 2015, he had 30 receptions for 597 yards and five touchdowns.[3][4] Listenbee also ran track at TCU.[5]
Professional career
editPre-draft
editOn December 1, 2015, it was announced that Listenbee had accepted an invitation to play in the 2016 Senior Bowl.[6] On January 26, 2016, it was reported Listenbee would be unable to play in the Senior Bowl and he was replaced by Clemson's Charone Peake. Listenbee was one of 43 collegiate wide receivers invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. He performed the majority of drills, but was unable to perform the short shuttle or three-cone drill after suffering an apparent groin injury. His overall performance was well received by scouts and analysts, as Listenbee ran the second fastest 40-yard dash among all players, only behind Notre Dame wide receiver Will Fuller.[7] On March 31, 2016, he attended TCU's pro day, along with Trevone Boykin, Josh Doctson, Derrick Kindred, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Aaron Green, Jaden Oberkrom, and 13 others. Scouts and team representatives from 30 NFL teams attended, including Minnesota Vikings' head coach Mike Zimmer, Vikings' General Manager Rick Spielman, Los Angeles Rams' General Manager Les Snead, and wide receiver coaches from the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys. Listenbee only performed 18 reps in the bench press, due to a sports hernia injury.[8] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Listenbee was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by NFL draft experts an scouts. He was ranked the 11th best wide receiver in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[9]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) |
4.39 s | 1.60 s | 2.63 s | 35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) |
10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
15 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[10] | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
editThe Buffalo Bills selected Listenbee in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[11] He was the 23rd wide receiver selected in 2016.[12] On May 12, 2016, the Bills signed Listenbee to a four-year, $2.47 million contract with a signing bonus of $99,699.[13]
Throughout training camp, Listenbee competed for a roster spot against Greg Salas, Marcus Easley, Dezmin Lewis, Leonard Hankerson, Greg Little, Jarrett Boykin, Walter Powell, Davonte Allen, and Gary Chambers.[14] On August 30, 2016, Listenbee was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list coming off of surgery.[15]
On June 6, 2017, Listenbee was waived by the Bills due to persistent injury concerns.[16]
Miami Dolphins
editOn October 3, 2017, Listenbee was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins. He was released on December 5, 2017.
Indianapolis Colts
editOn December 13, 2017, Listenbee was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 1, 2018.[18] He was waived/injured by the Colts on May 18, 2018, and was placed on injured reserve.[19] He was released on June 7, 2018.[20]
References
edit- ^ Chatmon, Brandon. "Track triumphs spark TCU's Kolby Listenbee to gridiron success". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "TCU receiver Listenbee adds more than speed to his game".
- ^ "TCU's Kolby Listenbee falls short of goal to set record 40-yard dash time".
- ^ "Packers held a formal interview with TCU receiver Kolby Listenbee".
- ^ "TCU football loading up on track stars".
- ^ "Prospects who have accepted invites to 2016 Senior Bowl". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Katie Sharp (February 11, 2016). "Here's the complete list of players invited to the 2016 NFL Combine, led by 14 from Ohio State". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Gil Brandt (March 31, 2016). "Boykin shows off arm, Doctson is outstanding at TCU's pro day". NFL.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Kolby Listenbee, DS #11 WR, TCU". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Kolby Listenbee". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ Dunne, Tyler (May 5, 2016). "Bills rookie Kolby Listenbee may be the NFL's fastest player... but why?". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Kolby Listenbee contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Ourlads.Com: Buffalo Bills' depth chart: 07/01/2016". Ourlads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Chris. "Reserve/PUP for Shaq Lawson; WR Little among cuts to get to 75". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Chris (June 6, 2017). "Bills sign WR Rashad Ross; waive Kolby Listenbee". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Colts Sign WR Kolby Listenbee To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Colts Sign Eight Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Move: Colts Sign WR Kayaune Ross". Colts.com. May 18, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean (June 7, 2018). "Colts waive Kolby Listenbee from injured reserve". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved June 8, 2018.