04/26/19: Drafted by Seattle (2nd Round, 64th overall)
• Finished rookie season in 2019 ranked second among all NFL rookie receivers with 58 receptions and third with 900 receiving yards - both second all-time in Seahawks single-season history by a rookie behind Joey Galloway's totals in 1995.
• Started 15 of 16 games played in 2019, in addition to starting both postseason games.
• In the NFC Wild Card at Philadelphia (1/5/20), led team with seven receptions for 160 yards and a 53-yard TD. Yardage total was the most-ever by a rookie in an NFL playoff game and most all time in franchise history.
• In week 1 vs. Cincinnati, started at WR and led the team with 89 yards on four receptions. His 89 yards were the most by a Seahawks rookie WR in a debut surpassing Steve Largent's 1976 total of 86.
COLLEGE: Started 19 of 21 games played at Ole Miss, leaving school after his redshirt sophomore year. Recorded 67 receptions for 1,228 yards and 14 touchdowns during in college career. His 14 career touchdown receptions are ninth all‐time in program history. In 2018, started his redshirt sophomore 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. SEC All‐Freshman in 2017. Caught 39 passes for 646 yards and seven TDs in 2017. Ranked seventh in the SEC with seven TD receptions.
PERSONAL: Attended Oxford High and was a U.S. Army and MaxPreps All‐America selection. A consensus 4‐star prospect by the major recruiting services and listed as the No. 70 overall recruit and the fifth‐best in Mississippi by Rivals.com. Ranked as the 14th‐best wide receiver recruit in the nation by Rivals.com, No. 18 by Scout.com and No. 19 by 247Sports.com. Full name is DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf. Father, Terrence, was an NFL and Ole Miss All‐America offensive lineman. Majored in hospitality management major.
