Jacob Hadley: Wide receiver – Billings Central High School– Billings, MT
The Numbers: The 6-foot-6, 205-pound wide receiver played in a run heavy offense. Over the last two seasons Hadley caught 58 passes for 1,074 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Accolades: Hadley was first-team All-State as a senior. He caught 35 passes for 675 yards and 11 touchdowns as the Rams advanced to the Class A semifinals.
Academics: Business
Hadley on Montana State: “Before they made the coaching chance, the ‘Cats didn’t really talk to me a whole lot. Once they made the coaching change, they started really getting in contact with me a lot more, showed me interest. Then Coach Choate and Coach (Kane) Ioane came up to the school a month ago. I just love those two guys. They are great guys, great coaches. Listening to Coach Choate, I don’t know how you wouldn’t want to go play for that guy.”
Film: Jacob Hadley highlights
Coach Choate on Hadley: “When I first got the job and Kane (Ioane) and I first did our tour around the state, one of the first places we went was Billings Central and this kid comes in and Kane says, ‘he’s a wide receiver/cornerback’ so in my mind, it’s going to be some 5-foot-11, 6-foot kid coming in the door. And I turn around and this kid is 6-foot-6, 210, 215 pounds and I said, ‘Let’s pull up the film on his corner play. I asked him one question: What’s the thing you love the most about football? He said, ‘Hitting people.’ When a wide receiver/corner says that, I want him to play for me.”
Story on Hadley’s commitment: Billings Central WR Jacob Hadley commits to Montana State
