Switch to football works in 2014 LB's favor 
January, 30, 2013
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Mason Kelley | ESPN.com
BEAVERTON, Ore. -- AJ Hotchkins grew up playing basketball.
He wanted to use hoops to play his way into a Division I scholarship. However, two years into his high school career, he wasn’t getting the interest he wanted.
Seeing his 6-foot, 230-pound frame, the Tigard (Ore.) coaching staff asked him to try football. He put pads on for the first time as a junior and played his way into Division I interest.
He wanted to use hoops to play his way into a Division I scholarship. However, two years into his high school career, he wasn’t getting the interest he wanted.
Seeing his 6-foot, 230-pound frame, the Tigard (Ore.) coaching staff asked him to try football. He put pads on for the first time as a junior and played his way into Division I interest.
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Mason Kelley
Mason Kelley joined ESPN.com in 2012 and covers Washington recruiting. Kelley came to ESPN after spending three years as the high school sports coordinator at The Seattle Times. He has written about high school, college and professional sports since 2004, working for newspapers in Florida, California, Idaho and Washington. He currently lives in Seattle and can be reached at masonkelleyESPN@gmail.com.