Kenny Garrett was feared as one of the most imposing defensive players ever to don the black-and-gold, and left his mark on Celina High School football with toughness, effort, and all-out dominating play from his linebacking position from 1985 to 1988.

Garrett stands alone as his school’s all-time leading tackler with 299, holds the single-season mark with 129 tackles his senior year, and ranks second for the most stops in a single game with 21 against Gordonsville in 1988.

Besides those unprecedented defensive numbers, Garrett was a bonafide All-Mid-State first-teamer three times in his career—which was a prestigious honor given across all classifications at the time by both the Nashville Banner and Tennessean newspapers.  He was also an Associated Press All-State honorable mention his senior year and named All-District 5-A twice.

On the defensive side of the ball, he led his Bulldog teams to a 33-14 overall record throughout his career and they only allowed an average of 10 points per game during the same stretch. Garrett is widely considered Celina High School’s greatest defensive player of all time.