Kenny Britt

Coming into the 2009 season, any questions that had surfaced about the big kid coming out of Rutgers were answered in full by the end of the year.  The consensus?  Kenny Britt is legit.  For being the youngest player in the NFL last year, there was bound to be some major pressure on him to perform, but Britt has some serious size on his side (6’3”, 218 lbs) and even better skills to back it up.  Various injuries to both Justin Gage and Nate Washington left the door open for Kenny to walk through if he wanted, but he decided to run through it instead.  A couple of 100-yard games and some spectacular catches, including a last-second game winning TD in the 2006 Rose Bowl rematch between Vince Young and Matt Leinart, left Tennessee fans wondering what he would be able to do if the Titans weren’t such a rush-heavy team.  Chris Johnson was obviously the focal point of the offense all season, but Britt and his 16.7 yards/catch (ranked 9^th in the NFL) turned enough heads to likely change their stance on that a bit next year.

~  Ranked 47th in the league with 86.1 WR fantasy points (basic scoring system)

~  Tied for 69th in the league with 3 receiving touchdowns

~  Ranked 55th in the league with 701 receiving yards

~  Ranked 66th in the league with 43.8 receiving yards per game

~  Tied for 96th in the league with 42 receptions

~  Ranked 80th in the league with 75 targets

~  Ranked 51st in the league with 10 receptions of 20+ yards

~  Tied for 46th in the league with 34 catches for first downs

~  Ranked 125th in the league with 176 yards after the catch (YAC)

~  Set career bests in all major statistical receiving categories

The Titans seem to be so enamored with the likes of WRs Justin Gage and Nate Washington that they’re even making Britt fight for a starting job in 2010.  Why, we have no idea, because it was clear as the day is long last year that Kenny was easily the most talented of the bunch.  But fight he must, and win he will, despite the lack of maturity he showed this past offseason.  He’s still just a kid, so growing pains are sure to be there along the way, but his talent is undeniable and if the Titans want their best team on the field, Kenny Britt will be among them.  He does, however, face the problem of the Titans being a run-first offense, but we’re betting on the coaches giving Chris Johnson a little more rest this year after possibly over-using him in 2009.  Whenever Britt wins the starting job, we expect him to come out of the season as the best receiver on the team and offer up fantasy numbers good enough to scrape the WR3 surface.

~ With his immaturity coming into play during the offseason, he will be extremely motivated to change his teammates new nickname for him:  “Question Mark”

~ Even if Tennessee remains a run-based team, Britt’s overall talent should still give rise to his 2010 numbers

~ Britt’s leaping ability and size make him a matchup nightmare for CBs, regardless of Vince Young’s inaccurate arm

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Britt signed a five-year, $9.459 million contract at the beginning of August, 2009 that included $6.527 million guaranteed and listed another $2.79 million available through incentives.  Here’s how it breaks down:

2010 - $395,000

2011 - $575,000

2012 - $755,000

2013 - $897,000

2014 – Free Agent

Nate Washington or maybe Justin Gage could be considered the handcuff to Britt.  However, make sure to keep rookie Damian Williams on your radar

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