re: Kelly Has Developed SEC Talent!

He was a 5* player, nothing wrong with that, but not the career most would have thought. Work ethic was not there. A waste of talent?

Back in 2011, DeSoto High had two DB’s, the highest rated player,was a kid named Bryson Echols, he signed with UTx. Was at UTx for a couple years, not much playing time. Ended up transferring to Arizona State. Not much of a football career.

The lower rated DB on that same team, signed with LSU. He was the lowest rated position player in that signing class. One of the BTR reporters when asked who would play as a true freshman that year, his reply, I don’t know who plays, but he singled out the DeSoto players that would be Red-Shirted. Well, the DeSoto player ended up playing his true Freshman year. His freshman year he started all 13 games, his sophomore season also starting 13 games. He was drafted after his Senior season, 7th round. His rookie season, he played in 16 games, starting two. The following season he started all 15 games, they would go on to win the Super Bowl. He ended up playing 6 years in the NFL. That player was Jalen Mills.
Two players, one ranked very high, the other, not so much. Both had the same opportunity.