2026 Offensive Linemen Making An Impact

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was a time a decade ago when college coaches came south for receivers, running backs, defensive backs, defensive ends and linebackers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When it came to recruiting offensive linemen, they would head to other areas of the country, but a lot has changed since then.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With more emphasis put on the offensive linemen – with camps and instruction year round, colleges are now making the state of Florida a destination for “big men”.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Throughout the season we have been bringing you prospects from all over Florida in every class. While we visited this 2026-line class back in August, today we check out some of the updated prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Among those rising prospects include some who are already on the national radar such as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206193' first='Keenyi' last='Pepe']</strong> (6-8, 295, Bradenton IMG Academy), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1247430' first='Grant' last='Wise']</strong> (6-4, 310, Pace), &nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249107' first='Johnnie' last='Jones'] </strong>(6-7, 305, Tampa Berkeley Prep), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206223' first='Micah' last='Smith']</strong> (6-6, 315, Vero Beach), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249085' first='Samuel' last='Roseborough']</strong> (6-5, 285, Clearwater), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249070' first='Breck' last='Kolojay']</strong> (6-6, 305, Bradenton IMG Academy), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1212168' first='Gnivre' last='Carr']</strong> (6-4, 285, Bradenton IMG Academy), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1247529' first='Canon' last='Pickett']</strong> (6-5, 290, Tampa Bay Tech), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1266256' first='Chancellor' last='Barclay']</strong> (6-4, 290, Orlando The First Academy), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249066' first='Mitchell' last='Smith']</strong> (6-5, 300, Bradenton IMG Academy).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There are also standouts such as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1247566' first='George' last='Haseotes']</strong> (6-3, 285, Community School of Naples), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1251771' first='J.J.' last='Sparks']</strong> (6-4, 295, Jacksonville Bolles), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1250081' first='Ryan' last='Miret']</strong> (OL/DL, 6-4, 285, Miami Southridge), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1251749' first='Chancellor' last='Campbell']</strong> (6-8, 290, St. Petersburg Lakewood), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249049' first='DuJuan' last='Davis']</strong> (6-8, 280, Clearwater Central Catholic), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1212174' first='Javeion' last='Cooper']</strong> (6-5, 300, Melbourne Central Catholic), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1130213' first='Teddy' last='Welch']</strong> (6-1, 285, Plantation American Heritage), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206701' first='Dareon' last='Peterson']</strong> (OL/DL, 6-2, 270, Williston), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1250079' first='Ben' last='Bankowitz']</strong> (6-3, 295, Orlando Edgewater), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1249175' first='Kerby' last='Vital']</strong> (DL/OL, 6-2, 270, West Boca Raton), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1263709' first='Ben' last='Gula']</strong> (6-5, 290, Weston Cypress Bay).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The depth at the position continues with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1251738' first='Jordan' last='Davis']</strong> (6-3, 320, Davie Western), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1263597' first='Ryan' last='Ingram'] </strong>(6-2, 278, Jacksonville Bolles), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1251744' first='Corey' last='Brown']</strong> (6-3, 280, Orlando Jones), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267160' first='Anthony' last='Brown']</strong> (6-3, 315, Miami Palmetto), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='283714' first='Mark' last='Holloway']</strong> (6-4, 291, St. Petersburg Lakewood), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1143156' first='Mason' last='Mathis']</strong> (6-5, 310, Pace), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1263603' first='Trevor' last='Dutting-Morrell']</strong> (6-1, 295, Bradenton Braden River), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1141169' first='Bryan' last='Granger']</strong> (6-3, 270, [player_tooltip player_id='1640315' first='Pembroke' last='Pines West Broward']), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='283731' first='Khyze' last='Smith']</strong> (6-4, 301, Miami Norland), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1263669' first='Berny' last='Acosta']</strong> (6-3, 280, Davenport).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Other 2026 prospects to keep an eye on includes <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1263679' first='Ari' last='Montalvo']</strong> (6-3, 245, Sebring), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1263725' first='Edward' last='Lewis']</strong> (6-6, 320, Brooksville Nature Coast), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1199009' first='Sean' last='Kentish']</strong> (6-4, 290, Orlando The First Academy), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1407751' first='Judah' last='Daniels']</strong> (OL/DL,6-3, 260, Fort Myers), <strong>Omar Cuevas-Villagomez </strong>(OL/DL, 6-3, 315, Community School of Naples), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1258694' first='Sushanth' last='Mortala']</strong> (OL/DL, 6-2, 260, Weston Cypress Bay), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267787' first='Keyon' last='Mena']</strong> (6-3, 252, Miami Northwestern), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142216' first='Dequan' last='Bradley']</strong> (6-1, 280, West Boca Raton), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='283765' first='Killian' last='Garrard']</strong> (6-3, 280, Parrish Community).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rounding out this look at the “big men” include <strong>Adam Mooney</strong> (6-4, 285, DeFuniak Springs Walton), <strong>J.J. Rochford</strong> (6-3, 300, Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1369049' first='Ethen' last='Frederick']</strong> (OL/DL, 6-2, 230, Dade City Pasco), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1369103' first='R.J.' last='Stamm'] </strong>(6-5, 260, Orlando Dr. Phillips), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1398614' first='Joel' last='Ervin']</strong> (OL/DL, 6-6, 280, Fort Myers).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Statewide Coverage Daily. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/">https://prepredzone.com/florida/</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A Subscription? Contact us for a savings code so you can see what everyone has been talking about! 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