Brady Bentley Brady Bentley 5'7" | 165 lbs | WR Shelby Valley | 2024 State KY is another 2A wide receiver that has been high on my radar for a while now and continued to stand out this season. He finished the regular season with 62 receptions for 1,206 yards and 15 touchdowns. Bentley has explosive speed which he uses to blow by opposing defensive backs int he deep passing game. He is also a skilled route runner, using smooth breaks in his routes to create separation. Bentley also played a key role as a ball carrier, finishing the regular season with 35  carries for 304 yards and three touchdowns. Brady doesn’t currently hold any offers but he deserves some attention from college coaches as he has the talent to play at the next level.

Last week, Brady Bentley Brady Bentley 5'7" | 165 lbs | WR Shelby Valley | 2024 State KY performed superbly at the receiver position for his Shelby Valley High School offense. Playing against East Ridge High School, Brady put up a ridiculous 230 receiving yards & 5 receiving touchdown performances off only 9 receptions! Brady utilizes his speed and crafty footwork to make sharp jukes around defenders to create separation after the catch. Bentley also inherits great route-running skills that enable him to get enough separation to make the catch and have room to run. Brady plays the game with a lot of quickness and IQ and this helps him succeed and put up insane stat lines like he did last week. I would not be shocked if he had another similar performance, like this one, in the upcoming postseason.

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Brady Bentley Brady Bentley 5'7" | 165 lbs | WR Shelby Valley | 2024 State KY was Osborne’s go-to target during his impressive performance this past week. He finished the game with nine receptions for 230 yards and five touchdowns. Bentley is dangerous deep threat, showing the ability to use his speed to blow by opposing defensive backs to create separation. He has also shown the ability to use his speed and elusiveness in the open field to turn short passes into big gains. Bentley also scored on a successful two-point conversion attempt. Brady doesn’t currently hold any offers but deserves some attention from college coaches as he has the talent to play somewhere at the next level.

Brady Bentley Brady Bentley 5'7" | 165 lbs | WR Shelby Valley | 2024 State KY is another player that has been high on my radar for a while now and continued to impress this past week. The senior wide receiver put on a show in Shelby Valley’s win over Pike County Central, catching five passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns. Bentley is a dangerous deep threat, using his speed to blow by opposing defensive backs to create separation. He is also very impressive after the catch, using his speed and elusiveness to turn short passes into big gains. Bentley doesn’t currently hold any offers but he deserves some attention from college coaches as he has the talent to play somewhere at the next level.

To wrap up my mid-season offensive top performers in 2A, I have Brady Bentley Brady Bentley 5'7" | 165 lbs | WR Shelby Valley | 2024 State KY . Bentley has continued to be Osborne’s go-to target in the Shelby Valley passing game this season, catching 39 passes for 740 yards and eight touchdowns through seven games. He is a dangerous threat in the deep passing game as he is able to use his speed to blow by opposing defensive backs to create separation. Bentley is also a skilled route runner, using quick breaks in his routes to create separation. He has also played a key role in the run game as he is currently his team’s leading rusher with 33 carries for 294 yards and three touchdowns. Brady doesn’t currently hold any offers but he deserves some attention from college coaches as he has the talent to play somewhere at the next level.

Brady Bentley Brady Bentley 5'7" | 165 lbs | WR Shelby Valley | 2024 State KY is a crafty wide receiver who excels at creating separation from opposing defensive backs and getting himself open for passes. Bentley, the 5’7 165lb 2024 grad from Shelby Valley High School, had a fantastic 2022 campaign as he recorded 57 receptions for 1,208 receiving yards & 13 receiving touchdowns in 13 games played (21.2 yards per reception; 93 yards per game). Although not the biggest or tallest high-level receiver prospect in the Bluegrass State, Bentley utilizes his skills through his superior route running. Before the ball snaps, Brady has a great instinct to determine where there are certain gaps in the secondary for him to head for them which will enable him to receive the ball a lot easier. In many cases, this gives the quarterback enough room to make a good throw to Bentley so he can continue gaining more yards after the reception. Brady also inherits outstanding lateral quickness which allows him to make impactful change-of-direction jukes to maneuver himself past incoming defenders. This helps him either create separation before the throw or to create more yards once he has already caught the toss. Brady plays the game with tons of game IQ and strategy which is unlike many of the other receiver prospects in the state. For that reason, he would make a great asset to any team at the next level.

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Another junior receiver that had a very impressive regular season is Brady Bentley Brady Bentley 5'7" | 165 lbs | WR Shelby Valley | 2024 State KY from Shelby Valley. Bentley caught 38 passes for a 2A leading 1,047 yards along with ten touchdowns. Brady lines up mainly in the slot but has shown the ability to produce on the outside as well. He uses his speed to take the top off the defense down the seam in the deep passing game. Brady also is a great route runner with the ability to make quick breaks in his routes to create separation. After the catch, Bentley uses his speed to get up the field and break away from the defense. Bentley doesn’t currently hold any offers but college coaches should be put on notice going into his senior season as he has been very productive over the past two seasons.