JACKSON, Miss. — There's a guy named Favre who's having an MVP season, owns all the records you can name and has his team poised to win a title.

Sounds like Brett Favre, right? Think again.

We're talking about Dylan Favre, the 17-year-old high school senior who lives in the long shadow of his famous relative but has had such an amazing career he deserves to stand alone. He's faced the "what's it like?" question about Uncle Brett so many times, it has gotten wearisome.

"It's not a big deal," Dylan Favre said. "People make it out to be way bigger than it really is. He's just an ordinary uncle who goes to work every day. His job just happens to be playing football."

When it comes to football, the Favre family has something special. Brett Favre came from tiny Kiln, Miss., had a fabulous college career and has gone on to have one of the greatest NFL tenures of any quarterback — one that continues as the 40-year-old guides his Minnesota Vikings toward the playoffs.

The younger Favre, son of Brett's brother, Jeff, also comes from Kiln. But the 5-foot-11, 195-pound quarterback is far ahead of his uncle when it comes to early success.

While the elder Favre was a wishbone quarterback in high school, his nephew is the accomplished conductor of Mississippi's most powerful offense. His numbers are "mind-boggling," St. Stanislaus coach Forrest Williams says.

Dylan Favre holds 10 state records, shattering most by silly margins, is in the top five nationally for a handful of career marks.

"I think he has done a great job of making a name for himself," Brett Favre said after Thursday's practice. "I never did close to what he has done in high school. He's going to go down as one of the very best quarterbacks in Mississippi history, which is something to really be proud of."