Kenbrell is as explosive in his routes/cuts/breaks as marquise Lee. Watch highlights! He left some quality and fast corners in his dust when changing direction and bursting to top speed in a flash last season and preseason. He is faster/more flexible and more explosive than last season. He is also much stronger but with his style the XTRA speed/flexibility is more significant.
He reminded me last season as 2002 chad Johnson with little less explosion and core flexibility for reaching tough passes. Core flexibility and hip/ankle/knee flexibility along with quickness is what he worked on in his off season long grueling hard daily. Everybody questioned when I said he was training/practicing 8 hrs every day. But Even Bill raves bout his hard hard work. When your work/training/practicing surprises/impresses Bill then your training/practicing very hard and long.
His cousin Antonio Brown has a similar work ethic. Everybody criticized his contract while everybody was talking resign Wallace. Saying why did they pay Antonio all that $$ for just looking good in practice. When the steelers needed to try and retain Wallace. Now look who is the more complete WR! Look whose practice field play is transferring to real games! Due to hard work/training/practices/detail to WR craft. Antonio Brown like Kenbrell is a quicker/more flexible/more explosive all around better athlete than when he was at the combine and in college. Kenbrell like his cousin did,worked on his hands and attention to craft and detail as a WR. Kenbrell has outworked his cousin to catch up to him on the field with production and established respect Antonio has achieved.
Kenbrell impressed sports writers from all around last preseason with his raw talent. He flashed in the regular season and then struggled with mistakes/rookie jitters/inexperience overall as almost all great WRs have as rookies. He also had some injuries.
He hasn't played in games yet because preseason games haven't started. But he has impressed with his talent/consistent playmaking/work ethic every time he has hit the practice field.He has stood out every time and many times looked like the best player on offense. No reason to think he won't continue to impress once the pads go on. Before injuries/rookie inexperience showed up last season,he made many big plays on talent alone as a very raw inexperienced rookie with very suspect coaching/training in college. This year through long hard training/practicing he is a quicker/more explosive/flexible/better athlete. He is also smarter,better coached and much much better of a player. He has better hands,much more confidence,a better feel for his position and the game and ever improving craftiness and attention to detail. Bill raved about how coachable he was and he wants to improve his craft at his position and knowledge of offense and how to best defenses continuously. There is no garuntee he will definitely be nearly as productive as his cousin Antonio. But there is no reason to think he won't continue to look impressive when games begin. Considering his improved knowledge and craft of his position and the game and improving confidence and comfortability along with his much improved overall speed/athletic ability through his hard long training/practice sessions. KT could realistically be poised for a big season with considerable Stats. I think he has what it takes to go over 1000 yards.