5 Things: Kaedin Massey elevates the Kansas State class
1.) On Thursday evening, Lyndon High offensive lineman Kaedin Massey committed to Kansas State and became the fourth offensive line pledge of the class for the Wildcats. He joins Philadelphia-area prospect Ryan Howard, Des Moines native Kyle Rakers and in-state rising senior Gus Hawkins. Will they add a fifth? They hope so. K-State would love to also secure the services of Grant Brix.
2.) In what has become a trend, it was another recruiting battle won by Kansas State over other Power Five suitors. In fact, it was an impressive list of programs that were defeated by the Wildcats that mainly included Nebraska, Oklahoma and Ole Miss (his other official visits) but also extended to Kansas, Michigan State, Iowa State, Missouri, Northwestern and Stanford. Though there was some confidence from the Huskers and Sooners, even in the final stages, he never waffled off of K-State being the pick. A source confirmed to KSO that he made the announcement on what would have been the birthday of his late grandmother, Sheryl Massey, who came from a family largely full of Kansas State fans and that it meant the world to his family for him to choose the Wildcats on that particular date.
3.) Another element that was overlooked, and pretty well hidden by Massey throughout the process, was how much fandom existed from he and his family. As one person close to the situation noted, “the entire family bleeds purple”. It was even shared to us that Massey could be seen wearing a Collin Klein K-State jersey often when he was younger. Now he can play for him as an offensive coordinator.
4.) It starts with athleticism, size and length with Massey. He has a long ways to go in terms of developing into the kind of player that is ready for Big 12 football, but he possesses the traits that aren’t teachable. He just has to learn the ins and outs of the position. Every team fell in love with him after seeing him play basketball, including Kansas State. That showed the footwork, explosiveness, athleticism and the required skill-sets needed to excel on the edge and fend off edge rushers and keep them off of the quarterback. He’s raw, and as an 8-man football star, pass blocking and figuring out that component will be the largest learning curve for him. His ceiling is high, and it will take his inner fire and hunger to succeed to reach it.
5.) Keep in mind that it is not an indictment on him or his potential. We believe Massey has great ability and has a chance to play at a high level in college. It just won’t happen soon. Our rosiest outlook would be for him to take two years before being up to speed on what to do and how to do it along the offensive line for K-State.
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