Through head coaching stops at Oregon, UCLA, the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers, Chip Kelly has coached and faced many great football players over the past few decades.
But Jeremiah Smith is different from anyone else he’s seen. It’s one thing for him to have a 1,000-yard season and 12 receiving touchdowns. It’s something else entirely for him to do that as a true freshman who just turned 19 years old. Kelly has never seen anything like it.
“As young?,” Kelly said when asked if he’s ever seen a comparable player to Smith at his age.