It’s common for offensive backfields brimming with ability to be labeled as thoroughbreds. Because of their stunning uniqueness, Baylor’s talented tandem of Canadian ball carriers are more unicorn than race horse.
They’re certainly a fairy-tale come to life for anyone calling the plays for an offense with them in it.
“They’re both extremely gifted. Just really elite as players and as human beings,” Baylor head coach and offensive coordinator Erik Kimrey said. “We are very selective in who we take because we want kids who fit into our team culture, and those two are great kids who stand out with their approach to the game and their attitude off the field.”
The Chattanooga area has produced its share of remarkable running back duos over the years — Cleveland’s Keith and Kevin Cobb, Marion County’s Eric Westmoreland and Anthony Martin, Red Bank’s Gerald Riggs and Jamichael McGoy, and South Pittsburg’s Eddie Moore and Sam Pickett — but for all their impressive accomplishments, none of those all-state twosomes could compare to the combined skill level of current Red Raiders senior Shekai Mills-Knight and sophomore David Gabriel-Georges.
And they’ve got the recruiting ratings to prove it. Mills-Knight (6-foot-1, 220 pounds) is a consensus four-star prospect committed to Ole Miss, while Gabriel-Georges (5-11, 190) already has offers from Auburn, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Syracuse, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.