Kelsey Rose Jr is an exciting second level defensive prospect with a strong frame and positional versatility that helps him be a menacing defensive chess piece in the front seven of a defense.

He spent his early high school career playing literally everywhere on the football field, but settled into more of a front seven role this season in addition to his receiver responsibilities.

Some programs, especially at the mid major level, are going to envision him as an edge rusher with a sturdy build that can work upfield to pressure quarterbacks, chase down ball carriers and cover the flat.

Other programs will want him as a versatile playmaker working through the traditional linebacker positions in their defense where he can man the middle of the defense and work in space to chase down ball carriers.

He has the ability and potential at both inside linebacker and edge with the production at both spots to complement. He will need some refinement and a creative defensive coordinator to maximize his skillset, but if he gets both of those things at the next level, a college program might uncover a hidden gem of a prospect.

Kelsey Rose Jr is a versatile defensive player that should grow into a big, athletic linebacker for a college program that can make plays in a variety of ways with some development.

He has very good length and a lot of good weight already on his frame. With that frame and plus athleticism, he has exciting potential that has played a variety of positions in his high school career.

As he hones in on linebacker specifically at the next level and the position continues to come more natural to him, he could be a sneaky riser as an athletic playmaker with size for the second level of a defense.

Kelsey Rose Jr is an intriguing athlete that has played all over the field in his time at Jackson Christian, but projects best as a linebacker, where he is playing this fall. With his size and movement skills, he has the tools to develop into a quality player once he settles down at the position with some collegiate coaching. His athleticism allows for him to make plays all over the field and ball skills can complement that nicely. He might just be beginning to scratch the surface of the level of play that his potential could allow.