15 Florida Prospects In UA Next Game
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When the roster of 2025 Under Armour Next All-Americans was revealed, there were 15 prospects from the state of Florida who will compete in the annual event.
With Class of 2025 seniors and Class of 2025 juniors taking part in this year's game, they will be joined by15 of the top 20 players, including eight of the top 10 ranked prospects according to ESPN.com, in the Class of 2025, as well as a collection of the top standouts from the Class of 2026.
Elite quarterbacks, dynamic playmakers, shut-down defenders and dominating linemen pepper this year's list of All-Americans, who will have the opportunity to participate in the annual Under Armour Next All-America Game at Spec Martin Stadium (DeLand) in suburban Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 2. The game will kick at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN.
FLORIDA WELL REPRESENTED
As usual, several prospects from the state of Florida will take part.
Here is a look at those who are expected to be on hand:
Among the seniors taking part in the game include [player_tooltip player_id='826542' first='Vernell' last='Brown III'] (WR, 5'11, 175, Orlando Jones – FLORIDA SIGNEE), [player_tooltip player_id='826451' first='Chris' last='Ewald'] Jr. (DB, 6'0, 178, Hollywood Chaminade Madonna – MIAMI SIGNEE), Ty Jackson (LB, 6'2, 205, Loxahatachee Seminole Ridge – FLORIDA SIGNEE), Byron Louis (RB, 6'0, 210, Plantation American Heritage – FLORIDA SIGNEE), Naeshaun Montgomery (WR, 6'2, 185, Miami Central – FLORIDA SIGNEE), Gavin Nix (LB, 6'0, 225, Bradenton IMG Academy Orlando – OREGON SIGNEE), Jalen Wiggins (DL, 6'5, 250, Tallahassee Rickards – FLORIDA SIGNEE) and Dallas Wilson (WR, 6'4, 195, Tampa Bay Tech – Oregon signee).
2026 PROSPECTS LOOKING FOR THEIR SPOTLIGHT
In the first year of having underclassmen in the game, Florida has some quality 2026 juniors such as Naeem Burroughs (WR, 6'0, 175, Jacksonville The Bolles School), Simeon Caldwell (LB, 6'2, 190, Jacksonville The Bolles School), Jordan Campbell (LB, 6'2, 210, Miami Carol City), Derrek Cooper (RB/LB, 6'1, 198, Hollywood Chaminade Madonna), [player_tooltip player_id='1247438' first='J'Vari' last='Flowers'] (DB, 6'0, 175, Miami Northwestern), Will Griffin (QB, 6'3, 225, Tampa Jesuit) and [player_tooltip player_id='928363' first='Izayia' last='Williams'] (LB, 6'1, 215, Tavares).
PLENTY OF TALENT
Eight of the top nine players in the Class of 2025 are Under Amour Next All-Americans, headlined by No. 1 QB Bryce Underwood, No. 2 QB Julian Lewis, No. 3 WR Dakorien Moore and No. 4 DB Na'eem Offord, with defensive linemen Elijah Griffin (No. 6) and Justus Terry (No. 7), defensive back Jonah Williams (No. 8) and offensive lineman Michael Fasusi (No. 9) rounding out the roster of ESPN top-10 All-Americans. Eleven Under Armour Next All-Americans from the Class of 2025 are rated No. 1 at their respective positions by ESPN.
Meanwhile, more than 30 players from the Class of 2026 are expected to be part of the nearly 100-player Under Armour Next All-America Game roster, giving some of the nation's elite rising seniors an opportunity to, for the very first time in the event's history, participate in the nation's premier high school football showcase event.
This year's group of Under Armour Next All-Americans from the Class of 2025 has committed to 34 different programs across the country, seven of which – Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Indiana and SMU – earned berths into the College Football Playoff.
Over its 16-year history, the Under Armour Next All-America Game has produced many of football's best collegiate and professional players. NFL Pro Bowlers have routinely played in the game, including No. 1 overall selections Jadeveon Clowney (2011), Jameis Winston (2012), Myles Garrett (2014) and Kyler Murray (2015). More than 350 alumni of the Under Armour Next All-America Game have been selected in the NFL Draft, including 84 first-round draft picks. Three quarterbacks, Winston, Murray and most recently Jayden Daniels in 2023, have won the Heisman Trophy. The 17th Under Armour Next All-America Football Game will once again feature more than 100 of the nation's best senior high school football players on January 2, 2025 in front of a national audience live on ESPN.
For more information on the Under Armour All-America Game, please visit www.underarmournext.com/football.
