Kenny Stills
| No. 10 Miami Dolphins | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 22, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Carlsbad (CA) La Costa Canyon | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 144 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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Kenneth Lee Stills, Jr. (born April 22, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Early years
Stills attended La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, California, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball and track. In his sophomore year, he had 30 catches for 627 yards and six touchdowns. As a junior, he snatched 62 passes for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns. As a senior in 2009, he was named CIF first-team at wide receiver after hauling in 45 receptions for 914 yards and 10 touchdowns. His career totals of 3,041 yards receiving established a San Diego area career-record.[1]
Also a standout track & field athlete, Stills competed as a sprinter. At the 2009 Avocado League Finals, he earned third-place finishes in both the 100-meter dash (10.84 s) and 200-meter dash (21.76 s).[2]
College career
Stills attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Bob Stoops' Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2010 to 2012. He started all 14 games for the Sooners as a true freshman in 2010. He set school records for receptions and receiving yards for a freshman with 61 for 786 yards and five touchdowns.[3] In the 2011 season, he had 61 receptions for 849 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2012, he had 82 catches for 959 yards and 11 touchdowns. Overall, in his three years at Oklahoma he had 204 receptions for 2594 yards and 24 touchdowns.[4] After the 2012 season, Stills decided to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the NFL draft.[5]
Professional career
2013 NFL Combine
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in | 194 lb | 4.38 s | 1.54 s | 2.49 s | 4.13 s | 7.13 s | 33.5 in | 10 ft 4 in | 16 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Central Florida Pro Day.[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints
In the 2013 NFL Draft, Stills was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round as the 144th overall pick.
Miami Dolphins
On March 13, 2015, Stills was traded to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and a 3rd round pick in the 2015 NFL draft.[7]
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | REC | Targets | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD | FD | FUM | LST |
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| 2013 | NO | 16 | 32 | 51 | 641 | 20.0 | 76 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NO | 15 | 63 | 85 | 931 | 14.8 | 69 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
Personal
Stills is the son of Annette Delao[9] and Ken Stills, who played in the National Football League from 1985 to 1990.[10] His uncle, Gary Stills, also played in the NFL, as a linebacker from 1999 to 2008.[11]
References
- ↑ http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/Kenny-Stills/9068896f-930c-4ce8-8e4f-8bb84030e010
- ↑
- ↑ OU's Kenny Stills is faster, stronger and still having fun
- ↑ ESPN.com stats
- ↑ "Oklahoma's Jefferson, Stills to enter NFL draft", Associated Press at SI.com, January 7, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=83828&draftyear=2013&genpos=RB
- ↑ Patra, Kevin. "Saints trading WR Kenny Stills to Dolphins". NFL.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/16016/kenny-stills
- ↑ Jenni Carlson, "OU's Kenny Stills ready for opportunity to fill Ryan Broyles' shoes", The Oklahoman, November 17, 2011.
- ↑ Dad's special view from the stands
- ↑ Terrance Harris, "Father knows best for Saints rookie receiver Kenny Stills", The Times-Picayune, May 9, 2013.
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