NFL Draft profile: Ryan Kelly, Alabama

Name: Ryan Kelly

College: Alabama

Position: Center

Class: Fifth-year senior

Height: 6-4

Weight: 311

Hometown: West Chester

High School: Lakota West

Honors and achievements: Kelly won the Rimington Trophy in 2015 as the nation's top center. He was a consensus first-team All-American. He did not allow a sack all season and missed only eight assignments in 1,012 snaps. He committed only one penalty.

Notes: Kelly redshirted as a freshman, played 10 games off the bench in his second season and became a starter in 2013.

Quote: "It's just a whole different chapter in your life," Kelly said in January about the draft. "You have a structure for five years at Alabama, and now you're kind of your own enterprise. … There's a lot of uncertainty at the next level, but ultimately, you've got to make it count because you only get this chance once."

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