NFL Draft 2011: Austin Pettis and Titus Young, the “Blues Brothers”

March 15, 2011   ·   Alex Monaco   ·   Jump to comments

Boise State wide receivers Austin Pettis and Titus Young are going to be one of the only tandems to ever get picked in the NFL draft from the same team in the same year.
Wide receivers A.J. Green of Georgia and Julio Jones of Alabama are ranked as the top two players at their position heading into the draft, but Pettis and Young are arguably the number three and number four wide receivers in this year's draft class.  
Pettis (6'3", 201 pounds) and Young (5'11", 170 pounds) were a perfect one-two punch from 2007-2010 during their tenure with the Broncos, alongside quarterback Kellen Moore, who elected to hang back for his senior season.  Boise's offense was centered around its ability to pass, specifically to Pettis and Young.
Pettis hauled in 229 receptions for a total of 2,838 yards and 39 touchdowns at Boise.  Young had 204 career receptions for 3,063 yards and 25 total touchdowns.  They're both from the Southern California area, and they obviously ...

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