Oakland Raiders contact BJHS football coach about former star

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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - It's not every day you get a letter from an NFL football team. But Kevin Rose, the head football coach at Bob Jones High, got just that when the Oakland Raiders reached out to him earlier this week.

Rose tweeted a photo of a letter from Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie about former Bob Jones standout Reggie Ragland. Ragland is now a senior linebacker for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The letter includes a questionnaire about Ragland, with questions like "Was he on time for classes?" and "What type of coaching did he best respond to?"

Ragland graduated from Bob Jones in 2012. He was Scout.com's No. 1 middle linebacker prospect and the No. 9 overall player in that year's recruiting class.

In 2014, Ragland, a Butkus Award semifinalist, bypassed the NFL draft to return for his senior year. According to RollTide.com, Ragland should contend for All-SEC and All-America honors while being a leading candidate for the Butkus Award, given to the best linebacker in the country.

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