• 2019 NFL Combine Invitee
• 2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
• 2018 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (Phil Steele)
• 2018 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Lindy's)
• 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
2018 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started the season’s first seven games before suffering a season-ending neck injury at Arkansas ... Hauled in 26 catches for 569 yards and five touchdowns … Prior to injury, was ranked fourth in the SEC with five receiving TDs and third in the conference in receiving yards ... His 14 career touchdown receptions are ninth all-time in program history ... Added to the Biletnikoff Award watch list after fast start to 2018 season ... vs. Texas Tech (9/1/18): Made his 2018 debut, catching four passes for 81 yards and a TD ... vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Hauled in seven catches for 93 yards and one TD in win over the Salukis ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/15/18): Tallied two catches for 92 yards and one touchdown ... vs. Kent State (9/22/18): Hauled in five catches for 102 yards and one TD ... at #5 LSU (9/29/18): Started at receiver and tallied three catches for 37 yards ... vs. ULM (10/6/18): Hauled in four catches for 115 yards and one touchdown ... Helped set single-game school record in receiving yards (517) ... Was one of three receivers over 100 yards receiving, first time since 2014 ... at Arkansas (10/13/18): Hauled in one catch for 49 yards before suffering season-ending injury ... Preseason All-SEC second team by Phil Steele and third team by Lindy’s
2017 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): SEC All-Freshman ... Week 10 SEC Co-Freshman of the Week following his game-winning TD catch at Kentucky ... Played and started in all 12 games ... Caught 39 passes for 646 yards and seven TDs in 2017, all career highs ... Ranked seventh in the SEC with seven TD receptions ... Had a solid season opener vs. South Alabama (9/2/17): Hauled in a career high eight catches for a career high 84 yards ... vs. UT Martin (9/9/17): Caught five passes for 37 yards and a TD ... at Cal (9/16/17): Caught three passes for 125 yards, setting a new career high in yardage ... Also caught a 71-yard pass, setting a career high ... at Alabama (9/30/17): Caught three passes for 46 yards ... Hauled in two touchdown catches at Auburn (10/7/17) ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/14/17): Caught two passes for 37 yards ... Had one reception for 15 yards vs. LSU (10/21/17) ... Tallied his second 100-yard game of the season against Arkansas (10/28/17) with 107 yards receiving off four catches ... Hauled in the game-winning TD reception with five seconds left at Kentucky (11/4/17), one of his two TD catches in the game, earning SEC Co-Freshman of the Week laurels ... Caught five passes for 83 yards, one of which was a 58-yard TD reception ... Had one reception for seven yards vs. Louisiana (11/11/17) ... Had just one catch vs. Texas A&M (11/18/17), a 10-yard gain ... Hauled in two passes for 67 yards and one TD at No. 14 Mississippi State (11/23/17), one being a 63-yard score in the third quarter.
2016 (FRESHMAN): Awarded a medical redshirt for his 2016 freshman season ... Scored touchdowns in each of his first two college games ... Broke his foot vs. Wofford (9/10/17) and missed the last 10 games of the season ... Member of the 2016 signing class.
HIGH SCHOOL: A U.S. Army and MaxPreps All-America selection ... A consensus 4-star prospect by the major recruiting services ... Listed as the No. 70 overall recruit and the fifth-best in Mississippi by Rivals.com ... Ranked the 14th-best WR recruit in the nation by Rivals.com, No. 18 by Scout.com and No. 19 by 247Sports.com.
PERSONAL: Son of Terrence and Tonya Metcalf ... Full name is DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf ... Born: Dec. 14, 1997 ... Father was an NFL and Ole Miss All-America offensive lineman ... Would like to attend culinary school and own his own restaurant ... Hospitality Management major ... NFF Freshman Scholar-Athlete ... 3.04 GPA.
