Big Play Dre was born a decade ago, not from hulking muscle but from film study. A boy adopted by a defensive coordinator dedicated his life to this.

Big Play Dre was born, for one date, on Sept. 13, 2014, when 17-year-old Dre Greenlaw went rogue in Arkansas. Darryl Patton’s Fayetteville High School juggernaut was locked in a battle with familiar rival Jefferson City. As the huddles broke on one play, Patton’s star defensive back was supposed to be covering Jeff City’s No. 3 receiver. Except he wasn’t.

Patton barked at his assistants, bewildered.

Hey, guy’s uncovered! Guy’s uncovered!

On the snap, the quarterback pivoted and fired a hot route to his seemingly wide-open target. Except Greenlaw shot out of a chamber, and somehow beat the receiver to the spot. Seconds later, he p

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