’27 interior OL believes iron sharpens iron….
Kadence Price is a guy who does all the little technical things correctly. Of course, when you are the son of a high school head coach, who played the same position collegiately, at WKU, and is in the Hilltopper Hall of Fame, that should probably be expected. Price is a 6’2,” 270-pounder who could stand to be a little taller were he to play, next level, at guard; but, who is the perfect frame to play center in college. Price has the chops, skills, power, explosion, and strength to be one of those fantastic, slightly out of frame, big-time Division I-types we all love seeing thrive. Enjoy this look at a guy who will pop-up on both pre and post-season, all-everything lists entering and exiting his final stanza as a Maroon.
HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”
Madisonville, KY: Former Head Football Coach at the University of Tennessee, Phillip Fulmer, once confided in me two rather significant and not widely known factoids. One was the fact he believed Aaron Sears was the best OG to ever play for him. The other was Sears really wasn’t any taller than 6’2.”
That was surprising. Sears, who was drafted in the second round and made the All-NFL Rookie Team for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was listed at 6’4.” It just goes to show that if you are good enough, and Sears was fantastic, they will list you however they need to justify your roster spot, your spot in the starting lineup.
Incidentally, Sears won the Jacobs Trophy for the best blocker in the Southeastern Conference as an undersized (according to the coach who recruited him to Tennessee) guard. Not too shabby.
We bring up Aaron Sears for a reason. Kadence Price reminds us of the Russellville, Alabama, two-time All-SEC, interior OL. Price, like Sears before him, does all the little things the right way.
Price made our Big Ass Fans, Large School, All-State Football Team. Price doesn’t list that in his Twitter/X-Account bio curiously. He does list being a 3rd team all-stater with the Courier Journal squad.
We have no idea why he would deem our inclusion as something less noteworthy than the C-J’s. It isn’t. Whatever; we are fiercely proud of him regardless of what he thinks of us.
Incidentally, our team has both a well-defended article and a super cool, heard around the commonwealth, reveal show. What does the Courier Journal team net you; an article? Whoopity-do, but I digress.
We have watched Price in person on numerous occasions. He does everything the way an OL coach would want it done.
Price moves his feet well, plays with excellent sink and leverage, plays controlled and over his squatter’s backside, and rarely lungs at defenders. Price utilizes a devastating punch to re-route defenders while nearly caving opponent’s chest cavities.
Watching Price play football along an offensive front is akin to listening to a symphony written by a master of the craft. With Price upfront, the Maroons won 8-games, ran for 2,738-yards and 41-TDs, developed a finalist for Mr. Football (Markezz Hightower), and tossed the ball around for close to 1,500-yards and another 10-scores through the air.
Price is a multi-phase talent who plays defensively but sparingly and carries a 4.1 GPA. In a limited number of snaps as a junior on that side of the ball, Price had a couple sacks and a TFL. His defensive play, though limited, should tell you something of his aggressiveness.
We love this kid, upfront. This guy is a steal for some lucky college program and the type “under the radar” guy to hit it big, next level, and play football for years to come. Price is just a solid, All-State, OL performer, like his dad before him.
We reached out to a rival high school head coach who wanted to remain anonymous but did tell us, “This kid is a big-time performer who does all the little things the right way. He is an easy pick for all-district, all-conference, all-state teams owing to his production, growth potential, and limitless ceiling.”
This guy went on to say, “Price, after a year or two in a college strength program, will be an absolute bigger beast than he is right now. Price is too much to handle, for a high school kid. Price is a grown man.”
Teams, across the commonwealth, have started their offseason regimen toward putting together strong ’26 teams. The Maroons are coming off some productive years but are looking to breakthrough and stick around longer come playoff time.
Having scrimmage line talent like Kadence Price around should certainly help. Excuse the Maroons if they are excited and eager to get to August/2026. You would be too with talent like Price hanging around your weight racks.
This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball, reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!
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