I didn't believe he was as good as people said cause he was small pause. And I always know sfla people will always hype a sfla guy up like Jojo and they just regular. But this one was different, I believed in the Bain hype cause Saban would of let Bain sleep over his crib so I knew he has to be that guy. But I cant trust home turf people to be objective about a home grown player most of the time. People still thought Jacurri Brown was elite so imagine the cope they have to say now that it was coaching. But Toney was different for sure, never expected someone that wasn't 6'3 '230 to dominate the way he did.....its still wild to me
I feel you, fam(

). However, lemme go over a few parts of your post. You gotta remember this when it comes to Mali and others like him from down here. They are THE predominant body type when it comes to SoFla WRs and even Florida WRs to a lesser extent. The 5'8"-5'11", 150-195 lb. 4.2-4.7,4.8/40, shifty with a knack for the spectacular. We even get 'em in Hispanic or ****** on occasion. That **** grows like citrus down here.
From afar, they mostly look the same. There's gonna be bias on a case by case basis from some due to personal connection or general affinity, but most people know the separators that'll either yield a Baby Jesus or an Antonio Callaway.
Sometimes you know a jit is a ****head, but you hope the light comes on. Sometimes you're sure the athleticism on the college level will be too much for a kid, but you hope for the best.
Everyone who knew about Mali knew he was gonna be at least something like he is. Again, the surprise came in the fact that it happened from the figurative coin toss.
As far as JoJo goes, that jit ain't regular. It just didn't work out here. Maybe the change of scenery works out in his favor, maybe it doesn't. Concentration was his issue here, not talent. Whatever the root of said issue was or is, I ain't gonna speculate. In comparison, I never saw a special talent with a cat like Ray Ray Joseph. JoJo was doing things that Ray Ray couldn't against waaaaaay better competition.
If he doesn't pan out, it won't be for lack of natural ability...