Kolby Listenbee

Kolby Listenbee (born January 25, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at TCU.

Kolby Listenbee
No. 18
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-25) January 25, 1994
Arlington, Texas
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Arlington (TX) Bowie
College:TCU
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 192
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Listenbee 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

Listenbee 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

On 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]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
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 s1.60 s2.63 s35 1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)		15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10]

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills selected Listenbee in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. He was the 23rd wide receiver selected in 2016.[11]

On May 12, 2016, the Buffalo Bills signed Listenbee to a four-year, $2.47 million contract with a signing bonus of $99,699.[12]

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.[13] On August 30, 2016, Listenbee was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list coming off of surgery.[14]

On June 6, 2017, Listenbee was waived by the Bills due to persistent injury concerns.[15]

Miami Dolphins

On October 3, 2017, Listenbee was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad. He was released on December 5, 2017.

Indianapolis Colts

On December 13, 2017, Listenbee was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 1, 2018.[17] He was waived/injured by the Colts on May 18, 2018 and was placed on injured reserve.[18] He was released on June 7, 2018.[19]

References
  1. Chatmon, Brandon. "Track triumphs spark TCU's Kolby Listenbee to gridiron success". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  2. "TCU receiver Listenbee adds more than speed to his game".
  3. "TCU's Kolby Listenbee falls short of goal to set record 40-yard dash time".
  4. "Packers held a formal interview with TCU receiver Kolby Listenbee".
  5. "TCU football loading up on track stars".
  6. "Prospects who have accepted invites to 2016 Senior Bowl". nfl.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  7. 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.
  8. Gil Brandt (March 31, 2016). "Boykin shows off arm, Doctson is outstanding at TCU's pro day". NFL.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  9. "Kolby Listenbee, DS #11 WR, TCU". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  10. "NFL Draft Profile: Kolby Listenbee". NFL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  11. 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.
  12. "Spotrac.com: Kolby Listenbee contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  13. "Ourlads.Com: Buffalo Bills' depth chart: 07/01/2016". Ourlads.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  14. 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.
  15. Brown, Chris (June 6, 2017). "Bills sign WR Rashad Ross; waive Kolby Listenbee". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018.
  16. "Colts Sign WR Kolby Listenbee To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 13, 2017.
  17. "Colts Sign Eight Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.
  18. "Roster Move: Colts Sign WR Kayaune Ross". Colts.com. May 18, 2018.
  19. Williams, Charean (June 7, 2018). "Colts waive Kolby Listenbee from injured reserve". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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