Coach on Mellor: 'Best hands I have seen in many, many years'

Dylan Mellor's Grass Roots Youth Football League season has come to a close and his head coach has shared some very kind words about his performance. Remember, this was Mellor's first full season in what is the "all-star" youth football league in the Washington D.C.-Northern Virginia-Maryland area.

It was also his first time playing the wide receiver position.

Here is a transcript of what Loudoun County War Eagles coach Rusty Markland had to say about about his top pass-catcher:

"For opposing teams he is called 'The Sleeper' for the simple reason you do not notice him until he is behind the defense with the ball in his hand scoring. Another unknown factor to most is that Mellor was the fastest player on the Eagle team. Mellor is a position receiver that will get you first downs and he is a deep threat…that combination is lethal. If the defense does not double cover Mellor he will make you pay. Probably the best hands I have seen in many, many years…nothing gets by him. He has baseball gloves for hands (huge) and seems to have superglue on his fingers…that with his speed and precise routes is remarkable. His talent went unnoticed for several weeks, he prefers to work his talent and not his mouth. If all the catches were added up on all teams I would select Mellor is the best overall receiver in the GYFL hands down. How we did not hear more of him in A League is a mystery, rest assured every GYFL coach knows him. Mellor has the talent and the character to transcend high school and play and learn on a much higher level in many ways, not just sports."