Kolby Listenbee (born January 25, 1994) is a former

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wide receiver. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the

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. He played college football at TCU.

Early years

Listenbee attended Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas. He played

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for the Volunteers football team. He committed to

Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciple ...

(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

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s. As a senior in 2015, he had 30 receptions for 597 yards and five touchdowns. Listenbee also ran track at TCU.

Professional career

Pre-draft

On December 1, 2015, it was announced that Listenbee had accepted an invitation to play in the

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. On January 26, 2016, it was reported Listenbee would be unable to play in the

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and he was replaced by Clemson's Charone Peake. Listenbee was one of 43 collegiate wide receivers invited to the

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in Indianapolis, Indiana. He performed the majority of drills, but was unable to perform the short shuttle or

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after suffering an apparent

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injury. His overall performance was well received by scouts and analysts, as Listenbee ran the second fastest

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among all players, only behind Notre Dame wide receiver

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. On March 31, 2016, he attended TCU's pro day, along with Trevone Boykin,

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, Aaron Green, Jaden Oberkrom, and 13 others. Scouts and team representatives from 30 NFL teams attended, including Minnesota Vikings' head coach

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, Vikings' General Manager

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, Los Angeles Rams' General Manager

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, and wide receiver coaches from the Oakland Raiders and

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. Listenbee only performed 18 reps in the bench press, due to a

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injury. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Listenbee was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by

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experts an scouts. He was ranked the 11th best wide receiver in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills selected Listenbee in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the

. He was the 23rd wide receiver selected in 2016. On May 12, 2016, the Bills signed Listenbee to a four-year, $2.47 million contract with a signing bonus of $99,699. Throughout

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, Listenbee competed for a roster spot against

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, Dezmin Lewis, Leonard Hankerson, Greg Little, Jarrett Boykin, Walter Powell, Davonte Allen, and Gary Chambers. On August 30, 2016, Listenbee was placed on the reserve/

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list coming off of surgery. On June 6, 2017, Listenbee was waived by the Bills due to persistent injury concerns.

Miami Dolphins

On October 3, 2017, Listenbee was signed to the practice squad of the

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. He was released on December 5, 2017.

Indianapolis Colts

On December 13, 2017, Listenbee was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 1, 2018. He was

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by the Colts on May 18, 2018 and was placed on injured reserve. He was released on June 7, 2018.

References

External links

TCU Horned Frogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Listenbee, Kolby 1994 births Living people Players of American football from Arlington, Texas American football wide receivers TCU Horned Frogs football players Buffalo Bills players Miami Dolphins players Indianapolis Colts players TCU Horned Frogs men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Texas