Kenny Golladay

Kenny Golladay
No. 19 – Detroit Lions
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-03) November 3, 1993
Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Chicago (IL) St. Rita
College: Northern Illinois
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 96
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 55
Receiving yards: 905
Receiving touchdowns: 6
Player stats at NFL.com

Kenny Golladay (born November 3, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Illinois, and was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

College career

North Dakota

Golladay began his collegiate career at North Dakota in 2012. As a freshman, Golladay had 30 catches for 429 yards and a touchdown. In his sophomore season in 2013, Golladay had a breakout year with a team-high 69 catches for 884 yards and eight touchdowns.

Northern Illinois

After two seasons at North Dakota, Golladay transferred to Northern Illinois in 2014. He had to sit out one season per NCAA transfer rules. As a junior, Golladay had 73 catches for 1,129 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2015.[1]

In his final collegiate season, Golladay had 87 catches for 1,156 yards and eight touchdowns in 2016.[2][3]

Professional career

On December 23, 2016, it was announced that Golladay had accepted his invitation to play in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game[4] but was not able to play after he suffered an elbow injury during Senior Bowl practice.[5][6] He was one of 58 collegiate wide receivers to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Golladay had a mediocre performance as he finished 20th among all wide receivers in the 40-yard dash and 26th in the three-cone drill.[7] On March 10, 2017, Golladay attended Northern Illinois' pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. He performed well and caught every pass as scouts and team representatives from 18 NFL teams attended. Although 13 other projects attended, Golladay was the featured prospect at the Huskies' pro day.[8] He attended private workouts and visits with the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New Orleans Saints.[9][10][11] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Golladay was projected to be a fourth or fifth round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. he was ranked the 21st best wide receiver in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[12]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 218 lb
(99 kg)		 32 in
(0.81 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.50 s 1.58 s 2.64 s 4.15 s 7.00 s 35 1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 18 reps
All values from NFL Combine[13]

The Detroit Lions selected Golladay in the third round (96th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[3] He was the 12th wide receiver selected in 2017 and became the 39th player drafted from Northern Illinois as well as the sixth highest selection in school history.[14]

2017

On June 19, 2017, the Detroit Lions signed Golladay to a four-year, $3.19 million contract that includes a signing bonus $718,824.[15]

Throughout training camp, Golladay competed against T. J. Jones, Keshawn Martin, Jared Abbrederis, and Ryan Spadola for third wide receiver role.[16] Golladay made his NFL debut in the Detroit Lions' first preseason game at the Indianapolis Colts and caught three passes for 53 receiving yards and two touchdowns in their 24-10 victory. His first preseason touchdown came on a 23-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jake Rudock in the first quarter.[17] Head coach Jim Caldwell named Golladay the third wide receiver on the depth chart, behind Golden Tate and Marvin Jones.[18]

He made his professional regular season debut in the Detroit Lions' season-opener against the Arizona Cardinals and made four receptions for 69 yards and two touchdowns in the Lions' 35–23 victory. His first career touchdown came on a 10-yard pass from Matt Stafford in the fourth quarter and he also caught a 45-yard reception to seal the game.[19] Golladay missed five games (Weeks 3-9) after suffering a strained hamstring.[20] On December 3, 2017, Golladay earned his first career start and caught two passes for 44 yards in the Lions' 44–20 loss at the Baltimore Ravens. The next week, he had the first carry of his career for a nine-yard gain and had three receptions for 17 receiving yards in a 24–21 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. in Week 17, Golladay caught two passes for a season-high 80 yards and scored a 54-yard touchdown during a 35-11 victory at the Green Bay Packers. Golladay finished the 2017 season with 28 receptions for 477 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions in 11 games and five starts.[21] The Detroit Lions finished second in the NFC North with a 9-7 record and fired head coach Jim Caldwell at the end of the season.

References

  1. ↑ "Kenny Golladay 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  2. ↑ "NIU receiver Kenny Golladay is headliner at Bears' local pro day".
  3. 1 2 O'Hara, Mike (April 28, 2017). "Detroit Lions trade down, draft wide receiver Kenny Golladay". DetroitLions.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ David Fucillo (December 23, 2016). "Updated list of accepted invites for 2017 Shrine Game". ninersnation.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Brett Sobleski (January 21, 2017). "NFL Draft 2017: Takeaways from the East-West Shrine Game". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ Brandon Knapp (April 28, 2017). "The Detroit Lions Draft Kenny Golladay In The Third Round Of The 2017 Draft". DetroitLionsPodcast.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ Adam Stites (March 6, 2017). "NFL Combine results 2017: Full wide receiver numbers". sbnation.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Former Huskies Show Their Stuff at NIU Football Pro Day". niuhuskies.com. March 10, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ Herbie Teope (March 23, 2017). "Saints hold private workout with Northern Illinois' Kenny Golladay". Nola.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ Tom Silverstein (April 25, 2017). "Mixon, WRs highlight Packers' draft visits". packersnews.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "SCB Steelers' Draft Journal: Kenny Golladay, WR, Northern Illinois". steelcityblitz.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Kenny Golladay, DS #21 WR, Northern Illinois". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Kenny Golladay". NFL.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Pro-Football Reference: Kenny Golladay". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Kenny Golladay contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  16. ↑ Dave Birkett (August 16, 2017). "Lions observations: Kenny Golladay takes first-team reps, Tate to slot". freep.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  17. ↑ "NFL Game Center: Pre-Week 1-2017: Detroit Lions @ Indianapolis Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  18. ↑ Kyle Meinke (September 5, 2017). "Detroit Lions list 6 new starters on first depth chart of regular season". mlive.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions - September 10th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  20. ↑ Rotowire (November 2, 2017). "Lions' Kenny Golladay: Remains sidelined Thursday". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  21. ↑ "NFL Player stats: Kenny Golladay (2017)". nfl.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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