Kez McCorvey
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Kezarrick Montines McCorvey is a former professional American football
player who played wide receiver
for three seasons for the Detroit Lions
(1995–1997). Although a standout wideout in college for the FSU Seminoles, Mccorvery was used primarily on special teams in the NFL and amassed only 2 career receptions (both in 1997). Kez McCorvey caught 192 passes from 1991–94, which is the second highest total in school history. His junior season in 1993 was particularly memorable for FSU fans as it culminated in the school's first national title. His total of 74 receptions that year was the second highest in FSU history. A two-time ACC selection, he was named to a pair of All-America teams as a senior and was a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Trophy as a senior in 1994. He had at least one reception in each of the last 32 games of his FSU career.
After graduating with a degree in sociology, he started his pro football career in 1995 when he was drafted by the Detroit Lions (Round Five, pick #156). He was inducted into Florida State's Hall of Fame in 2005.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for three seasons for the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
(1995–1997). Although a standout wideout in college for the FSU Seminoles, Mccorvery was used primarily on special teams in the NFL and amassed only 2 career receptions (both in 1997). Kez McCorvey caught 192 passes from 1991–94, which is the second highest total in school history. His junior season in 1993 was particularly memorable for FSU fans as it culminated in the school's first national title. His total of 74 receptions that year was the second highest in FSU history. A two-time ACC selection, he was named to a pair of All-America teams as a senior and was a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Trophy as a senior in 1994. He had at least one reception in each of the last 32 games of his FSU career.
After graduating with a degree in sociology, he started his pro football career in 1995 when he was drafted by the Detroit Lions (Round Five, pick #156). He was inducted into Florida State's Hall of Fame in 2005.