DK Metcalf youth football camp draws sold-out crowd in Oxford
DK Metcalf's free camp sold out at Bobby Holcomb Field, bringing Oxford kids ages 8 to 16 four hours of training, lunch, shirts and giveaways.
A free DK Metcalf youth football camp sold out at Bobby Holcomb Field in Oxford, filling the morning slot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with kids ages 8 to 16 who received T-shirts, lunch, giveaways and performance training. The no-cost format removed the usual price barrier for families, but the sold-out registration also showed how quickly a hometown NFL name can draw demand in Lafayette County.
Metcalf’s local pull starts in Oxford. Ole Miss Athletics lists him as an Oxford native and Oxford High School graduate, and also identifies him as a 2019 NFL Combine invitee. That mix of hometown roots and professional recognition helped turn the camp into more than a celebrity stop; for many local families, it was a chance to see one of Oxford’s own back on familiar ground.
The camp was also part of a pattern, not a one-off appearance. A 2024 youth camp in Oxford was billed as free and open to ages 8 to 16, a 2025 report called it his second annual football camp, and this year’s event moved to Bobby Holcomb Field after earlier sessions were held at mTrade Park. The shift in venue, paired with the sold-out listing, suggests an event that has kept growing as word spread around town.
The weekend carried another local tie. At Bobby Holcomb Field, Metcalf and his family also announced the Met the Moment Scholarship through the Seven Pillars Foundation, a program that will award $5,000 each year to one Oxford High senior and one Lafayette High senior. The annual commitment totals $10,000 and puts a direct education component alongside the football camp.
Taken together, the camp and scholarship gave Oxford families something concrete: a free day of sports access for younger children and a separate pipeline of support for graduating seniors. In a community where youth sports can quickly become expensive, the sold-out camp stood out because it did not ask families to pay to participate, and because the hometown star behind it kept investing in more than one age group at a time.
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