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<p>When it comes to getting the attention, there are several positions on the football field that everyone wants to know about.</p>
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<p>Quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, defensive backs, linebackers and secondary performers get much of the spotlight. But what about the offensive linemen?</p>
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<p>The ”big men” up front have always been taken for granted, but that has been changing over much of the past decades when they started to be included in camps, combines and in competition.</p>
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<p>Florida has never been known as the place that college coaches flock to when recruiting offensive line prospects, but that is changing and instead of being an afterthought, these trench performers have started to grab their share of the attention.</p>
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<p>The Class of 2025 has been making major strides with the linemen. With elite prospects such as Florida State University commitment <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='749031' first='Solomon' last='Thomas']</strong> (6-5, 290, Jacksonville Raines), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='749043' first='Ziyare' last='Addison']</strong> (6-5, 285, Tampa Carrollwood Day), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1127052' first='Taren' last='Hedrick']</strong> (6-5, 305, Community School of Naples), University of Miami commitments <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='390421' first='Max' last='Buchanan']</strong> (6-4, 275, Sanford Seminole), <strong>T.K. Muex</strong> (6-5, 340, Neptune Beach Fletcher), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1315674' first='Jaden' last='Wilkerson']</strong> (6-6, 300, Orlando Edgewater), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1130715' first='Demetrius' last='Campbell']</strong> (6-6, 300), and Arkansas commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1134209' first='Connor' last='Howes']</strong> (6-6, 300, Kissimmee Osceola) leading the way, the position is getting plenty of publicity.</p>
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<p>In addition to those talented prospects, there are others such as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1324061' first='Daniel' last='Pierre Louis']</strong> (6-5, 300, Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge), Kentucky commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831351' first='Bryan' last='Auguste']</strong> (6-6, 305, Coconut Creek Monarch), Maryland commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1315661' first='Lamar' last='Williams']</strong> (6-7, 285, Havana Gadsden County), Rutgers commitment <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='992865' first='Gerrick' last='Gordon']</strong> (6-4, 270, Tampa Carrollwood Day), University of South Florida commitment <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='749044' first='Caleb' last='Harris']</strong> (6-4, 265, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas), Maryland commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='827407' first='Ben' last='Beymer']</strong> (6-8, 300, Lakeland), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='749030' first='Kaden' last='Strayhorn']</strong> (6-2, 285, Bradenton IMG), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1315702' first='Dylan' last='Frechette']</strong> (6-5, 330, West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='827424' first='Dayen' last='Marouf-Araibi']</strong>, OL, 6-3, 280, Plantation American Heritage) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831295' first='Michael' last='Dean']</strong> (6-5, 301, Miami Norland).</p>
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<p>The 2025 class also boasts <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1320738' first='Noah' last='Devine']</strong> (6-4, 295, Orlando The First Academy), Georgia State commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1220020' first='Woody' last='Celucien']</strong> (6-6, 325, Miami Central), UCF commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1002859' first='Gavin' last='Blanchard']</strong> (6-3, 300, Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='749700' first='Darius' last='Curington']</strong> (6-2, 300, Miami Edison), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1230828' first='James' last='Johnson']</strong> (6-2, 275, Homestead), UCF commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1128073' first='Jaquez' last='Joiner']</strong> (6-3, 260, Cocoa), FAU commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1317503' first='Cole' last='Cooke']</strong> (6-8, 315, Fort Myers Riverdale), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1317513' first='Sandman' last='Thompson']</strong> (6-2, 310, Cocoa), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='833713' first='Chase' last='Polivchak']</strong> (6-5, 295, Sarasota Cardinal Mooney), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='833760' first='Drew' last='Fuentes']</strong> (6-7, 305, Tampa Carrollwood Day).</p>
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<p>There are also <strong>Nik Turner</strong> (6-8, 285, Cocoa), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1317564' first='Nathan' last='Tveit']</strong> (6-3, 295, Oviedo), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1130653' first='Daniel' last='Davis']</strong> (6-5, 335, Davie Western), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1317575' first='Samson' last='Chazulle']</strong> (6-3, 320, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='827413' first='Matthew' last='Locicero']</strong> (6-0, 280, Venice), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='828975' first='Corian' last='Dennis']</strong> (OL, 6-2, 262, Havana Gadsden County), <strong>Joseph Truman Kelley</strong> (6-3, 265, Tallahassee Saint John Paul II), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829449' first='Caleb' last='Geathers']</strong> (6-2, 240, Daytona Beach Mainland), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829521' first='Cameron' last='Manning']</strong> (6-0, 263, Tallahassee Lincoln), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829533' first='Logan' last='Nibbelin'] </strong>(6-5, 250, Naples), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829541' first='Tyler' last='Norton']</strong> (6-10, 295, Dunedin).</p>
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<p>Rounding out this group are <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829546' first='Evan' last='Reinhart']</strong> (6-6, 320, Winter Garden Horizon), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='830591' first='Jaylen' last='Theard']</strong> (6-3, 330, Bartow), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831292' first='Dominic' last='Sorrentino']</strong> (6-5, 285, Lake Mary), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831308' first='Kevin' last='Mills']</strong> (6-2, 295, Havana Gadsden County), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831336' first='Sadler' last='Soles']</strong> (6-2, 300, Belle Glade Glades Central), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831344' first='Nicholas' last='Royal']</strong> (6-4, 310, Riviera Beach Inlet Grove), and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831353' first='Alex' last='Oats']</strong> (6-4, 295, Orlando Bishop Moore).</p>
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<p>While we will continue to add to this list for the class, this is just a few of the seniors.</p>
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