State Championship Defensive Standouts
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Throughout the many decades, we have been evaluating high school football talent nationally. Promoting more Florida athletes during the course of a year than anyone, we continue to get prospects out to colleges and universities – throughout the country. This…
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Continue ReadingThroughout the many decades, we have been evaluating high school football talent nationally.
Promoting more Florida athletes during the course of a year than anyone, we continue to get prospects out to colleges and universities – throughout the country.
This past weekend, along with Charles Fishbein from Elite Scouting Service, we were on hand for all nine championship games at Bragg Memorial Stadium at Florida A&M, and he looked at hundreds of players from Hawthorne, Madison County, Ocala Trinity Catholic, Sarasota Cardinal Mooney, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, Clearwater Central Catholic, Starke Bradford County, Cocoa, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, Homestead, Daytona Beach Mainland, St. Augustine, Miami Norland, Tampa Berkeley Prep, Venice, Lakeland, Miami Christopher Columbus and Jacksonville Mandarin.
Today, we bring you some of the top defensive players:
DE – Zach Crothers (Chaminade)
DL – Javion Hilson Javion Hilson 6'5" | 230 lbs | DL Cocoa | 2025 State FL (Cocoa)
DL – Daylen Russell (Columbus)
DL – Dylan Stephenson Dylan Stephenson 6'4" | 220 lbs | DL Miami Christopher Columbus | 2024 State FL (Columbus)
DL – David Galloway (Lakeland)
DL – Jacob Dyer (Trinity Catholic)
DL – Luke Rudnianyn (Trinity Catholic)
LB – Titus Bullard (Berkeley Prep)
LB – George Leibold (Cardinal Mooney)
LB – Hector Chavez Hector Chavez 5'10" | 210 lbs | LB Miami Christopher Columbus | 2025 State FL (Columbus)
LB – Willis McGahee (Columbus)
LB – Naziy Gent (Hawthorne)
LB – Andrew Zock Andrew Zock 6'2" | 235 lbs | LB Citra North Marion | 2024 FL (Hawthorne)
LB – Octavious Hodge Octavious Hodge 5'10" | 220 lbs | LB Madison County | 2025 FL (Madison County)
LB – Nicholas Rodriguez Nicholas Rodriguez 6'1" | 190 lbs | LB Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 State FL (St. Thomas)
LB – Carter Dalton Carter Dalton 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB Venice | 2024 FL (Venice)
DB – Branden Williams (Bradford)
DB – Zeshon Casimir (Cardinal Mooney)
DB – Chris McCorkle Chris McCorkle 6'2" | 175 lbs | ATH Sarasota Cardinal Mooney | 2025 State FL (Cardinal Mooney)
DB – Sir Robertgeau (Homestead)
DB – Shanard Clower (Lakeland)
DB – Antonio Belgrave-Shorter (Mandarin)
DB – Drake Stubbs (Mandarin)
DB – Braylon James (St. Augustine)
DB – Chris Lee (Venice)
ATHLETE – Isaac Brown Isaac Brown 5'9" | 180 lbs | ATH Homestead | 2024 State FL (Homestead)
DEFENSIVE MVP – Davi’yon Hawkins-Ingram (Cocoa)
HONORABLE MENTION
DE – Keo Jenkins (Clearwater Central Catholic)
DL – Khalil Johnson Khalil Johnson 5'8" | 260 lbs | OL Madison County Central | 2027 FL (Madison County)
DL – Adrian Farrow (Norland)
DL – Trevor Sommers (St. Thomas)
LB – Dion Cooper (Berkeley Prep)
LB – Chason Clark Chason Clark 6'3" | 190 lbs | LB Starke Bradford County | 2024 FL (Bradford County)
LB – Ryan Gross (Clearwater Central Catholic)
LB – Samadrae Hawkins Samadrae Hawkins 5'11" | 220 lbs | LB Cocoa | 2024 FL (Cocoa)
LB – Eduardo Nunez (Homestead)
LB – Santonio Wallace (Homestead)
LB – Joshua Smith (Lakeland)
LB – Jorien Bell (Madison County)
LB – Rodney Hill Rodney Hill 5'10" | 205 lbs | LB Daytona Beach Mainland | 2024 State FL (Mainland)
LB – Dennis King (Mainland)
LB – Jackson Copeland (Mandarin)
LB – Darryl Desir (Norland)
LB – Anthony Mattison (Norland)
LB – Drake Lusk (St. Augustine)
LB – Bowen Drewes (St. Thomas)
LB – Jacob Dyer (Trinity Catholic)
DB – Juelz Aurilien (Berkeley Prep)
DB – Chalil Cummings Chalil Cummings 5'11" | 175 lbs | ATH Starke Bradford County | 2024 State FL (Bradford County)
DB – Chris Ewald Chris Ewald 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna | 2025 State FL (Chaminade-Madonna)
DB – Gavin Shepard (Chaminade-Madonna)
DB – Gedontae Rich (Clearwater Central Catholic)
DB – Bryce Fitzgerald Bryce Fitzgerald 6'1" | 175 lbs | ATH Miami Christopher Columbus | 2025 State FL (Columbus)
DB – Jamarion Davenport (Hawthorne)
DB – Jakhai Rainey (Homestead)
DB – Jamari Howard Jamari Howard 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB Miami Norland | 2024 State FL (Norland)
DB – Ja’ki Singleton (St. Augustine)
DB – Allen Bryant (St. Thomas)
DB – Earl Kulp Earl Kulp 6'2" | 175 lbs | DB Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 State FL (St. Thomas)
DB – Travares Daniels (St. Thomas)
DB – Luke Rudnianyn (Trinity Catholic)
ATHLETE – Ivory Aikens (Norland)
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