Kenny Stills

Kenneth Lee Stills Jr. (born April 22, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver.

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.

As a standout track and 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).

Stills attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Bob Stoops's Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2010 to 2012.

He started all 14 games for the Sooners as a true freshman in 2010.

As a freshman, he had 61 receptions for 786 yards and five touchdowns.

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 2,594 yards and 24 touchdowns.

After the 2012 season, Stills decided to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the NFL Draft.

He played college football at Oklahoma and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

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.

The New Orleans Saints selected Stills in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Stills was the 16th wide receiver drafted in 2013.

On May 10, 2013, the New Orleans Saints signed Stills to a four-year, $2.35 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $194,452.

Throughout training camp, Stills competed against Joe Morgan, Nick Toon, and Andy Tanner to be the third wide receiver on the Saints’ depth chart.

Head coach Sean Payton named Stills the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Marques Colston, Lance Moore, and Nick Toon.

Stills made his NFL debut in the season-opener against the Atlanta Falcons and caught two passes for 86 yards in a 23–17 victory.

In Week 2, Stills earned his first NFL start and caught a ten-yard pass during a 16–14 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

During Week 6, Stills made three catches for 64 yards and caught his first NFL touchdown during the Saints’ 30–27 loss at the New England Patriots.

Stills caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees during the fourth quarter.

On October 27, 2013, Stills made three receptions for a season-high 129 receiving yards and caught two touchdown passes as the Saints defeated the Buffalo Bills 35–17 in Week 8.

In Week 15, he caught a season-high four passes for 47 receiving yards in a 27–16 loss at the St. Louis Rams.

Stills finished his rookie year with 32 receptions for 641 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 16 games and ten starts.

In 2014, Stills recorded career-highs in receptions with 63 and receiving yards with 931 and three touchdowns in 15 games and seven starts.

On March 13, 2015, Stills was traded to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and a third round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

In the 2015 season, Stills finished with 27 receptions for 440 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

In 2016, he started all 16 regular season games recording 42 receptions for 726 yards and nine touchdowns.

On September 11, 2016, Kenny Stills began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality along with teammates Jelani Jenkins, Arian Foster, and Michael Thomas.

On March 8, 2017, Stills signed a four-year, $32 million contract extension with the Dolphins.

During Week 7 against the New York Jets, Stills made a miraculous catch where the ball ricocheted between him and a defender, and came back to Stills for the catch.

He finished the game with 85 yards and two touchdowns as the Dolphins won by a score of 31–28.

During Week 11 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Stills finished with 180 yards and a touchdown in the 30–20 loss.

Overall, Stills finished the 2017 season with 58 receptions for 847 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.

In the 2018 season opener against the Tennessee Titans, Stills had four receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns, including a 75-yard reception, in the 27–20 victory.

During Week 14 against the New England Patriots, he had eight receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown in the "Miracle in Miami" game.