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Prospect Profile: Ryan Kelly

Center | Alabama | Senior

Height: 6 feet, 4 inches | Weight: 311 pounds

College stats

2015: won the Rimington Trophy (presented annually to the nation’s top center); anchored the offensive line for the College Football Playoff national champs; helped running back Derrick Henry lead FBS with 2,219 rushing yards and win the Heisman Trophy; named to multiple All-America teams and All-SEC First Team; won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy (top lineman in SEC); selected as SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year

Career: started all 36 games he played in his final three seasons and appeared in a total of 46 games after redshirting in 2011; backed up fellow Rimington Trophy winner Barrett Jones in 2012 and earned selection to the SEC All-Freshman team; helped Alabama average more than 200 rushing yards per game in each of his three seasons as a starter (205.