Kiran nagaji is the craziest draft prospect in 2024 every single year there is seemingly an FCS player who comes out of absolute nowhere ends up going in the first or second round.
That has an impact at the next level it’s also usually on the offensive line for some reason two years ago we saw Trevor Penning from Northern Iowa last year. we saw Cody Mock and this year we see it from Kieran he is currently one of the best prospects for the 2014.
NFL draft resides on the offensive line comes from the FCS and has a ridiculous story at one point he wanted to be an investment banker just a few months ago. he was a summer intern and now he’s one of the top prospects in this year’s draft today.
I’m going to talk about the most ridiculous Prospect in the 2024 NFL draft we’re to go through his insane story talk about how he got to this point and what his impact could be at the next level.
Now let’s get started and talk about the insane rise of Kieran nagaji in order to understand how Kieran got to this point we first need to go back in time his journey has been filled with a ton of hurdles but right now he’s considered to be a top 100 draft pick.
He graduated from an IV League institution many describe him as the most interesting Prospect in this year’s draft and his story is truly unbelievable despite his parents emphasis on education over Sports Kieran loved football from a young age and it honestly never wavered he was born of two African parents and eventually found his way onto the football field after initially going to play basketball.
He had perfect size and measurables to play basketball but ultimately he wanted to play football he grew up just outside of Chicago and for as long as he could remember he enjoyed watching the NFL and dreamed of one day playing at the highest level.
His parents were very unfamiliar with the sport of football and actually stressed education Kieran had a plan though he was going to do both summertime is when most kids play organized Sports and get specialized training but instead and his twin sister would go back to Africa.
This was to be able to see his family and in Middle School Hoops became his main sport however though in 8th grade he finally decided to put on the pads and join the football team it didn’t end up going as plan though he apparently had quote a bad experience with a football coach.
It quote really deterred me from playing football instead chose to remain focused on basketball and eventually enrolled at Hinsdale Central High School which is located in Illinois and did not play football as a freshman.
But at the urging of his friends he gave football one more chance as a sophomore and this started him down his improbable path to this year’s draft as a junior he became hensdale starting left tackle and over his final two years he helped his team have a 16 and5 record in two playoff appearances.
College coaches started to take notice and during his junior year scholarship offers started to follow suit he started to get notice from schools such as Yale Columbia Penn forom Southern Illinois Indiana State and Illinois State those were all at the FCS level but schools such as Minnesota Northwestern and Kansas State also wed him but had yet get to pull the trigger with an offer.
What was Kieran looking for in a school well he said quote I’m looking for a program that’s going to allow me to flourish in my academic and athletic life equally some place that allowed me to shape my future for the better and truly set me up for a great life after college whether that’s the NFL or another future career.
In total Kieran finished with 22 total offers however only one FBS program offered and that was Central Michigan Northwestern almost offered but it didn’t end up happening rather than waiting on bigger schools to discover him he ended up falling in love with the and committed to the Bulldogs before his senior year of high school.
He said “I’m super competitive” and I feel like I was under recruited but it all worked out like it was supposed to if I could go back and attend any school in the country I would still pick Yale Kieran City knew he wanted to commit to Yale after his first visit in 2019 and his mother recommended he continued visits and weighed all his options.
But he made the decision on the spot and went with his guy he was full of optimism after signing with Yale and despite getting a late start as a football player his goal of playing the game at the highest level was on track his high school said quote.
When I talk to the Yale coaches they talk very highly about his work and what he’s contributed I think this guy is the limit in terms of what he can be and he’s just an all around quality kid whose character and integrity makes him such a good football player.
