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Jersey Number 2
Kelby Valsin
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
- High School:
- Bowie
At Florida Atlantic
Redshirt Junior (2026)
- Arrived to Paradise in January of 2026, reuniting with Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley and Special Teams Coordinator Tyler Schovanec
Redshirt Sophomore (2025)
- Played in 13 games
- Finished with three catches for 35 yards and added a punt return
- Recorded an 18-yard reception, the longest of his career, in the season opener against Arkansas Pine Bluff
- Had a seven-yard reception the following week versus Kent State
- Logged his first collegiate kick return, a 21-yarder at Arizona State
- Hauled in one catch for 10 yards against Oklahoma State
Redshirt Freshman (2024)
- Appeared in 12 games, seeing time on both on special teams and 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 late in the season, resulting in five yards
- Hauled in two passes for 16 yards in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas
- Credited with 44 offensive snaps versus the Razorbacks, according to Pro Football Focus, which marked the most in his career
Freshman (2023)
- Was a scout team member and used redshirt year
High School
- 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 helping 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. Was a 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
Personal
- Son of Jimmy Valsin Jr. and Karshena Valsin
- Has two older brothers, Jimmy and Franklin
- Older brother, Jimmy Valsin III, played five years at Oregon State
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