Bryson Ford would rather give you a song than diamonds or gold @CoachAtchley, @khsaafootball, @KyHighFootball, @bigassfans, @minguabeefjerky, @ColonelFootball

’29 MLB/TE very likely to see early PT in ’25

🎶Cowboys ain't easy to love
And they're harder to hold
They'd rather give you a song 
Than diamonds or gold🎶
Ed and Patsy Bruce, "Mommas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys," 1975 

Bryson Ford is among the better ’29s coming from middle school to the varsity roster on the western end of Kentucky. His nickname is “Cowboy” and he fits the name. Bryson has been working super hard in the weight room to get ready for PT because the likelihood is, he’s going to play. Bryson is 5’11,” 160-pounds with enviable length and will play defensively at MLB and offensively at TE. Where he begins this new phase of his career is probably on defense. We can tell you he is looking the part and his frame is only going to improve. So will his power and speed numbers. Between his 🎶Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levis,…each [Friday Night] [will] begin a new day…🎶

HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”

Christian County, KY: Sure, Christian County High is in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Hopkinsville has its own high school, and the Colonels don’t think much of them, so we have headed this article “Christian County” to denote the difference.

This is the last year we can get away with the differentiation. The two schools merge for the Fall of ’26 and will compete in 6A. The Colonels are playing “Big Boy” football right now.

Bryson Ford comes up from the MS ranks having been highly decorated and making about every specialty team a player, his age, can fathom. Ford played in the “Battle of the Regions,” for the team (Region 1) which was 30 seconds away from winning the trophy this offseason in that tournament.

The significance in mentioning this is the fact middle school players who have played in such events have experienced high school level football already. There are coaches who would disagree; but, there are plenty more who would conceded this fact privately.

Now schools like Trinity High would beat the heck out of the Region 1, “Battle” squad. However, The Battle of the Regions, Region 1 Team, might well play with 60% of the HS football teams in its region.

Wouldn’t beat them all. Might well beat a fair share.

The point is, we can make pretty accurate predictions about freshman likely to play from how these guys play against competition like “Battle,” and games similarly situated. If you ever wondered from where these type predictions come, now you know.

How a kid did playing Joe Slappie Middle may not tell us much. How that same kid did playing in “Battle” is a different story entirely.

Bryson has been putting in the work in the weight room. Ford is 5’11,” and has his weight hovering around 160 with months of development yet to occur. Ford has really good length and a tireless work ethic.

Ford seems to get what is at stake. He knows his team needs him and he is responding accordingly.

Ford has his bench press hovering in the neighborhood of 200-pounds and he’s squatting 315. Ford is pulling 350, so his numbers are ahead of where many ’29 TEs/MLBs are heading into an all-important summer.

If the Colonels can get Ford closing in on 180-pounds and get his press to two-plates (225), his squat to 350 and his pull (deadlift) to four plates (405), he will be physically just fine manning the defensive second level or at TE, either one. If we can get another three (3) to four (4) inches on him, lookout.

At that size, 🎶[t]hem that don’t know him/Won’t like him and them that do/Sometimes won’t know how to take him…🎶

This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball, reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!

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