Bio
Britt played in his first career NFL contest and grabbed his first
career NFL reception with a 15-yard grab from Kerry Collins against
Pittsburgh (9/10/09) … Has led the team in receiving yards three times
in 2009 (at PIT, at NYJ, at JAX) … Has tied for the team lead in
receptions twice in 2009 (at NYJ, at JAX) … Has registered one career
100-yard receiving game (at JAX). At Pittsburgh (9/10):
Saw significant action as a reserve in his first NFL contest and
grabbed four receptions for a team-high 85 yards … Collected his first
career NFL reception with a 15-yard catch in the second quarter … Got
open down the left sideline and hauled in a 57-yard reception to set up
the Titans’ lone touchdown of the evening late in the second quarter. Houston (9/20):
Played in a reserve role at receiver and notched two catches for 22
yards … Kickstarted the Titans’ scoring drive before the half with a
13-yard catch along the left sideline. at N.Y. Jets (9/27): Saw
action as a reserve at wide receiver and led the team with 59 receiving
yards on four receptions … Converted a third-and-nine with a 27-yard
catch over the middle during the Titans’ scoring drive in the third
quarter. at Jacksonville (10/4): Tied for the team lead with
seven receptions for a team-best 105 receiving yards … Hauled in a
42-yard catch-and-run reception during the Titans’ touchdown drive in
the third stanza. Indianapolis (10/11): Played in a reserve role at wide receiver and caught two passes for 18 yards. at New England (10/18): Saw action as a reserve at wide receiver but did not collect a reception.
COLLEGE: The Titans used their first-round draft choice in
2009 on wide receiver Kenny Britt, an explosive playmaker with size,
speed and a productive track record. In a three-year career at Rutgers
University (34 games, 31 starts), the 6-foot-3 wideout set a Big East
Conference record with 3,043 receiving yards. Additionally, Britt
became Rutgers’ all-time leader in career touchdown receptions (17,
tied with Chris Brantley), consecutive 100-yard receiving game (five in
2008), career 100-yard receiving games (14), single-season receiving
yards (1,371 in 2008) and single-season receptions (87 in 2008). His
178 career receptions ranked third in Rutgers history and fourth in Big
East history. Britt’s 14 career 100-yard games set a school record and
tied former Pitt wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald’s conference record. He
averaged 89.5 yards per contest and 17.1 yards per catch during his
career. As a junior, Britt was named an Associated Press third-team
All-American after ranking second in the nation with 114.3 receiving
yards per game. He concluded his career with a 31-game streak with at
least two receptions. An integral player in transforming the Scarlet
Knights into a national power, the team won 27 total games, including
three consecutive bowl victories, during Britt’s three years there.
With a year of eligibility remaining, he decided to declare for the NFL
Draft. In pre-draft workouts, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds,
displayed a 37-inch vertical jump and bench pressed 225 pounds 23
times. The Bayonne (bay-OWN), N.J., native was selected by the Titans
with the 30th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
PERSONAL:
• Single, splits time between Nashville and Bayonne, N.J.
• At Bayonne (N.J.) High School, earned first-team All-Hudson
County honors from Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association,
The Star-Ledger and Jersey Journal. Named fifth-best overall talent in
New Jersey by Rivals.com after producing 24 receptions for 462 yards
and six touchdowns.
• Also participated in track and finished second in state in 50m-dash as senior.
• List of favorites: (movie) “The Bourne Ultimatum”; (TV shows)
“Bernie Mac” and “The Simpsons”; (music artist) Lloyd Banks; (school
subjects) math and black history; and (food) his father’s lasagna.
• Born Kenneth Lawrence Britt on Sept. 19, 1988 in Bayonne, N.J.
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