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We continue talking with the high school coaches of top NFL draft prospects, and today we have Kelly King, head football coach at Milpitas High School (California). King coached projected first-round pick Vita Vea, University of Washington defensive tackle. King talks with host Keith Grabowski about Vea’s versatility on the field and his personality off the field. 

The tentative podcast schedule for the rest of this week includes:

Wednesday: Coach Jaime Ortiz, San Clemente (California) (Sam Darnold)

Thursday: Coach Corey Moore, Lakewood H.S. (St. Petersburg, Florida) (Isaiah Wynn, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Shaquem Griffin)

Friday: Coach Jeff Fox, Nordonia H.S. (Macedonia, Ohio) (Denzel Ward)

Show Notes 

• 1:46        The excitement around the Milpitas program
• 2:26        The culture at Milpitas 
• 2:56        Vea’s versatility at Milpitas 
• 3:54        Vea’s athletic development 
• 4:36        Vea’s off-field personality 
• 5:51         What King sees for Vea in the NFL
• 6:20        King’s favorite story of Vea
• 7:06        Other things Vea was involved in outside of football
• 7:41         Impact of a former player going to the NFL 
• 8:24        Advice to Vea going into the NFL

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