Hot Springs coach Darrell Burnett is high on junior receiver Octavious Rhodes, and believes he could become a Power 5 prospect.
Rhodes, 6-5, 175 pounds, got his feet wet playing football last year, and in his second season he tied a state record with five touchdowns receptions in a game.
He joined the football team in the third game of the 2021 season and slowly worked his way up to varsity.
“He played a lot in the JV games and you could see the development,” Burnett said. “By the end of the year he started playing with varsity — a lot of varsity.