Like any British-born teenager, Francis Kallon Jnr enjoys kicking a football about and showing off his footwork skills and agility.
Unlike any other British-born teenager, however, the 17-year-old could soon be earning up to £14 million a year playing American football.
And the strangest part is that he had never played the sport before, has little knowledge of the rules... and doesn't really like it anyway.
His rise to NFL stardom began when he moved from Wandsworth to the U.S. with his mother in 2010.
His father Francis Snr, originally from Sierra Leone, had left mother Rose to bring up young Francis Jnr alone and make a life for himself in the U.S.
But the parents got back together last year and mother and child moved to Georgia in the nation's south.
It didn't take long before the football coach at Francis's new school saw some untapped potential. Of course, it would have been hard to miss - Francis is an imposing 6ft 6in and 260lb, and is a natural athlete.
Coach Tom Wofford, of Central Gwinnett High in Lawrenceville, Georgia, said the hardest part about getting Francis on to the football field was convincing him that the game was worth playing in the first place.
Francis is already a gifted basketball player, and thought American football might be too rough for his tastes.
But, after months of lobbying and convincing, Coach Wooford coaxed his new star off the court and onto the field.
At first, he needed help putting on the bewildering array of safety padding, and Coach Wafford said he was continually fouling other players because he was confused by the field markings.
'It has been overwhelming at times but I just have to know where my priorities lie and focus on getting better. I enjoy giving 100 per cent'
But now he is one of the top-ranked defensive players in the U.S. - with a staggering 13 colleges falling over themselves to sign him up to their teams.
These include Southern Califronia and Stanford.
But Francis has chosen Georgia Tech because he wants to stay close to his parents. He plans to study physics.
He said: 'It has been overwhelming at times but I just have to know where my priorities lie and focus on getting better. I enjoy giving 100 per cent.'
Coach Wofford said Francis maintained a level-headed attitude despite the interest from both colleges and the local cheerleaders.
He said: 'The girls have been coming from all over but he has kept a level head as much as possible.'
And showing that he has an eye for Hollywood potential as well, the coach added: 'It's an incredible story. If he does make it as far as he potentially could, it would be a great movie.'
