Malcolm Kelly Malcolm Xavier Kelly ( born December 30 , 1986 ) is a former American football wide receiver . He was drafted in the second round ( 51st overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins . He played college football at The University of Oklahoma . Early years . Kelly attended Longview High School in Longview , Texas . He was a three - time all - district first team selection at wide receiver and was also named First team all - state his final two years in 2003 and 2004 . Kelly caught 29 passes for 638 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior , as well as 27 passes for 826 yards and six touchdowns as a junior . Kelly was ranked the sixth best wide receiver in the nation by both " Rivals . com " and " Scout . com " , behind Patrick Turner and DeSean Jackson among others . College career . Playing as a true freshman in the 2005 season , Kelly led the Sooners in receptions and receiving yards . He had a season - high eight receptions at Nebraska , and hauled in five passes for a season - best 118 yards against Texas A & M . He became the fourth freshman in OU history to lead the team in receiving , the first since 1975 . Kelly was named to " The Sporting News " Freshman All - American Team and All - Big 12 Freshman Team . He also received an All - Big 12 honorable mention ( Big 12 Coaches ) . Kelly ranks No . 4 at Oklahoma for receiving yards by a freshman , No . 5 for receptions by a freshman . In his 19th career game at Oklahoma , Kelly became the fastest player in Sooners history to reach 1 , 000 career receiving yards . During the 2006 season he led the Sooners in receptions , receiving yards and touchdown catches . In a game against Texas Tech he tied the school record with 11 receptions . He also went over 100 receiving yards in five games with a best of 164 versus Middle Tennessee . He was named MVP of the Big 12 Championship Game . After only two seasons with the Sooners , Kelly made it to eleventh on the all time career receiving list with 1 , 464 yards . He also has the second most receiving yards in a season in OU ' s history with 993 yards , behind Mark Clayton ' s 1 , 425 yards . He also led Oklahoma to the Big 12 championship . He scored ten touchdowns in his junior Campaign . Kelly suffered a knee injury early in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and missed most of the game . Kelly began the 2007 season with a great game against North Texas , receiving for over 150 yards in a 79 - 10 victory . A week later he recorded 102 yards and three touchdowns receiving as the Sooners beat the Miami Hurricanes 51 - 13 . In his junior season he ranked second on the Sooners , grabbing 49 passes for 821 yards ( 16 . 8 - yard average ) and nine touchdowns . After being injured in the Fiesta Bowl , Kelly did not work out at the NFL Combine . On pro day at Oklahoma on April 9 , 2008 , Kelly ran a disappointing 4 . 75 and 4 . 68 in the 40 yard dash . Afterward , the Oklahoma coaching staff acknowledged a last - minute change in the venue and turf — players must wear appropriate shoes for a given surface . Kelly claimed , [ and Oklahoma denied with little effort towards a second opinion ] , his injury was misdiagnosed by the Oklahoma staff . Kelly benched 225 15 times . Kelly ' s short shuttle was 4 . 15 with a 6 . 83 cone drill . He was thrown 22 passes from stand - in QB Eric Crouch and caught 21 . Professional career . Washington Redskins . Kelly was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round ( 51st overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft . On July 14 , he signed a four - year , $ 3 . 36 million contract with $ 1 . 655 million guaranteed . However , due to injuries Kelly was inactive for three of the first five games of his rookie season . He appeared in only five games his first year , catching three passes for 18 yards . Kelly played 16 games in 2009 recording 25 receptions for 347 yards . Kelly spent the entire 2010 season on injured reserve with a knee injury . On August 30 , 2011 , Kelly was released with an injury settlement .