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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Florida has long been a hotbed for high school football talent. Florida annually produces some of the nation's top defensive prospects. Florida athletes are known for their speed, agility, or raw athleticism, these defensive players have made a name for themselves , and their play on the field has caught the attention of coaches and scouts at the collegiate level. With the 2023 season regular season over, we're looking at top 10 tackle leaders in the State.</em></strong></p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>These players are all talented and have college level ability. Some of these players have a few offers, but all of them have the ability to play college football at some level.There are some big-time highly rated prospects and several sleeper prospects that should all be getting looks for the next level. This list is full of stud prospects.</em></strong></p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Prep Redzone Florida will always promote every player in hopes of them getting the opportunity of playing college football at the next level.</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>1. [player_tooltip player_id='1251718' first='Michael' last='McClenton'], DE- Ocoee High c/o 26</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>6'0 225lbs</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>OFFERS- North Carolina-Pembroke</em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 202 tackles, 45 TFL, 31 sacks, 3 forced fumbles. </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>2. Jonathan Ward, LB- South Broward High c/o 24</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>6'2 190lbs </em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 188 tackles, 39 TFL, 10 sacks, 1 INT, 2 forced fumbles </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>3. Johnny Wright, LB- Melbourne High c/o 24</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>6'0 205lbs</em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 155 tackles, 7 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 forced fumbles </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>4. Anthony Harris, LB- Island Coast High c/o 25</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>5'9 190lbs </em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 154 tackles, 21 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 INT, 4 forced fumbles. </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>5. Trevor Oswald , LB- Bozeman High c/o 24</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>5'9 195lbs</em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 153 tackles, 16 TFL, 4 sacks, 4 forced fumbles </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>6. Bryan Fitzgerald, LB- Fort Myers High c/o 24</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>6'2 190lbs </em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 151 tackles, 1 sacks, 1 INT, 1 forced fumble. </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>7. [player_tooltip player_id='1680816' first='Debonaire' last='Johnson']- South Broward High c/o 27</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>6'0 201lbs</em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 146 tackles, 40 TFL, 8 sack, 1 INT, 3 forced fumble </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>8. Roehn Maldonado, LB- Gulf Breeze High c/o 24</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>6'2 225lbs</em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 142 tackles, 15 TFL, 1 fumble recovery </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>9. Johnquae Richardson, LB- Lake Wales High c/o 24</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>5'11 208lbs </em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>OFFERS: Marshall, Edward-Waters, Alcorn State</em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 139 tackles, 36 TFL, 6 sacks, 3 INT, 2 forced fumbles </em></p>
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<p><strong><em>10. [player_tooltip player_id='1132432' first='Dylan' last='Moore'], LB- Cypress Lake High c/o 25</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>5'10 226lbs </em></strong></p>
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<p><em>STATS: 138 tackles, 15 TFL, 2 sack, 1 INT, 1 forced fumble. </em></p>
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Florida has long been a hotbed for high school football talent. Florida annually produces some of the nation's top defensive prospects. Florida athletes are known for their speed, agility, or raw athleticism, these defensive players have made a name for themselves , and their play on the field has caught the attention of coaches and scouts at the collegiate level. With the 2023 season regular season over, we're looking at top 10 tackle leaders in the State.
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