One-of-One: The Legend of Landen Williams-Callis

Generational players are heard of before they are seen. The whispers of, ‘You know about this kid?’ come in many forms. Sometimes, it’s word-of-mouth. Or a highlight tape dropped into a group chat. But for Landen Williams-Callis, it was a nickname.  

Brian Randle first heard about this absurd, hilarious, borderline-inappropriate nickname six years ago. He’d called a college buddy for career advice. Should he leave Katy Mayde Creek, which he calls one of the best-run school districts in America, to start Richmond Randle’s football program and take on all the pressure of coaching at a school named after his father? His friend didn’t sell Randle on family legacy. He sold him on the opportunity, the privilege, to one day coach a middle school running back that everyone called “Black Jesus.”