8TH GRADER MAKES ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM

(picture courtesy of rivals)

And this isn’t just any ordinary player. Kelvin Taylor of Glades Day is also the son of NFL running back Fred Taylor.

1ST TEAM
Offense
QB Nick Bracewell, Mayo Lafayette, 6-2/190, Jr.
RB Tamorris Grace, Fort Meade, 5-9/175, Sr.
RB David Pittman, Hawthorne, 5-9/190, Sr.
RB Kelvin Taylor, Glades Day, 5-11/205, 8th
OL Joey Mroczkowski, Mayo Lafayette, 6-3/285, Sr.
OL Jonathan Inoa, Miami Dade Chr., 6-2/285, Sr.
OL Spencer White, Branford, 6-1/250, Sr.
OL Nahum St. Fort, Naples St. John Neumann, 6-3/310, Sr.
OL Josh Cuthbert, Glades Day, 5-10/260, Sr.
WR Xavier Fagan, Moore Haven, 6-0/170, Sr.
WR Jamal Reid, Mayo Lafayette, 6-1/190, Sr.
PK Luke Cherry, Jacksonville Providence, 6-3/195, Sr.
UT Clint Trickett, Tallahassee North Florida Christian, 6-2/170, Jr.

On a team filled with juniors and seniors, Taylor somehow fits in as a beefy 8th grader.

Jeaga didn’t have a middle-school football program, so at this time last year, Taylor was playing in a recreational league – the Western Communities Football League in Palm Beach County.

Glades Day appealed to Taylor because of its academic reputation and because it offered a chance for Taylor to play varsity football as a middle-schooler for a program that two years ago won the Class 1A title. The Florida High School Athletic Association allows junior high students to participate in varsity sports when they attend school in the same building as the high-schoolers, which is the setup at Glades Day.

So how long before USC or Ohio State buys this kid a car, sends them out to their campus for an official visit, and let’s him go all Greg Oden on some 17 year freshman co-ed.

Eh, I give it about a year or so if it hasn’t happened already.

H/t: Sportsinferno

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