It is absolutely true what they say. The kids who venture to West Point after high school are, indeed, special.

Army offensive lineman Brett Toth is just the latest to exemplify that sentiment as no matter the NFL Draft situation, his two-year military service commitment comes first.

Toth, a 6-foot-6, 305-pound right tackle out of Charleston, South Carolina, is doing a tremendous job impressing NFL scouts at the Senior Bowl this week, but will pass up the opportunity to be drafted this spring due to his two-year military commitment, via Mike Jones of USA Today.

“The NFL dream waits until my service is done,” Toth said Thursday. “You have that dream ever since you started playing ball, or even being young and in the backyard playing ball. But again, being at West Point, initially thought it was going to be five years (of military service), for me at least. Going in, I didn’t think (the NFL) was going to be something for me. But now, under the current administration, the requirement is two years, so it looks like I might be doing both.”

At West Ashley High School in Charleston, Toth excelled on the field as a tight end and both on the track and court (basketball). There's no question one of the 32 teams in the land would put such a tall and athletic tackle to use in 2018.

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No matter, though. Toth simply doesn't regret his military choice.

“People throw out there: Do I regret it? Absolutely not. I couldn’t imagine it any other way,” he said.

Toth started at right tackle for the Black Knights 12 times in 2017. He received his first start along the line as a sophomore eventually earning the starting right tackle spot as a junior and has since been a mainstay for the team in upstate New York.

If all goes to plan, Brett Toth will enter the NFL Draft in 2020 and it's absolutely conceivable to believe the kid who understands real-life priorities will find his place in the league.