Orlando Jones Puts It All Together

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ORLANDO JONES FOOTBALL</strong><strong> 2022</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Head Coach:</strong> Elijah Williams</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2021 Record:</strong> 12-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>THE FIGHTIN' TIGERS</strong><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moments after this team lost on the road in the state semi finals to Pensacola Pine Forest, 20-13 in overtime, the attention quickly turned to 2022.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The long bus ride back from the Panhandle gave the Fightin' Tigers an opportunity to focus on what went wrong in the loss to the 6A state runner-up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a strong off-season, this team forgot about that setback to the Eagles, three-point decision to Orlando Edgewater (52-49) and loss to national power IMG Academy and played on the positives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of Florida's top program looked at the wins against Orlando Dr. Phillips (48-13), New Smyrna Beach (40-0), Orlando Oak Ridge (50-0), Groveland South Lake (46-6), Daytona Beach Mainland (33-21), Lake Minneola (53-6), Palmetto (20-13) and Ocoee (18-0) in the regular season, and Mainland (35-28), Auburndale (43-7) and Ocala Vanguard (28-26) in the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a key kickoff classic at Camping World Stadium against state-rated Miami Northwestern next Saturday, there is plenty of optimism for a team that starts the season rated No. 16 in the Prep Redzone Florida Top 25.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at some of the prospects to keep an eye on in Classes 2023, 2024 and 2025:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023</strong><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Corey Andrews (LB, 6-3, 210)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zavier Avera (OL, 6-5, 260)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='127992' first='Malik' last='Bryant'] (LB, 6-3, 234)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maxson Jean-Denis (QB, 6-1, 175)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moses Ezechi (LB, 6-1, 225)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='128076' first='Jayden' last='Gillens'] (DB/Athlete, 5-10, 180)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1319634' first='Adrian' last='Jackson'] Jr. (DB, 6-0, 185)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Camren Lindsey (OL, 6-4, 290)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Donnell "D.J." McCray Jr. (MLB/OLB/SS, 6-1, 215)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Derrick Rogers (WR, 6-2, 170)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jamauri Sands (WR/DB, 6-1, 170)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1134226' first='Jabari' last='Smith'] (WR, 5-10, 170)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='128678' first='Jacob' last='Thornton'] (DL, 6-3, 255)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christopher Tooley (CB, 6-0, 170)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='381616' first='Dylan' last='Wade'] (TE/DE, 6-5, 235)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1119289' first='Jaylen' last='Williams'] (WR, 5-7, 150)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>George Brown (DB, 5-10, 175)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1123222' first='James' last='Chenault'] (DB, 5-11, 175)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dallas Coy (DL, 5-7, 245)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jerrian Parker (RB, 5-11, 190)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tyrin Randle (TE, 6-2, 220)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='404137' first='D'antre' last='Robinson'] (DL, 6-4, 275)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Terrance Sands (WR, 6-2, 175)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaleb Richardson (OL, 6-2, 265)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>UPDATED CLASS OF 2023 RANKINGS. </strong><a>https://prepredzone.com/florida/rankings/2023-rankings/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tracking Florida's Football Teams For 2022 -</strong> <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/04/tracking-florida-football-teams/">https://prepredzone.com/2022/04/tracking-florida-football-teams/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>You Can Contact&nbsp;<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/larry-blustein/">[player_tooltip player_id='111610' first='Larry' last='Blustein']</a>&nbsp;with prospect or team information at: <a href="mailto:Floridakids1@aol.com">Floridakids1@aol.com</a>.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->