Floridians In The Navy All-American Game

After last week’s Under Armour event in DeLand, Florida, the All-American Bowl, held every January featuring some of the nation’s football recruits, has a new title partner: the United States Navy.

Larry Blustein January 8, 2025 @ 06:39 AM

With many Class of 2025 seniors headed to colleges and universities over the next few weeks to begin the next chapter in their lives, post-season recognition is still taking center stage.   With many Florida prospects playing in national, regional and local all-star games, the final event will be held this Saturday (1:00) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.   The 25th (Army) All-American All-Star contest will shine a spotlight on many juniors (2026) and senior (2025) football players who have already jumped on to the national radar.   After last week's Under Armour event in DeLand, Florida, the All-American Bowl, held every January featuring some of the nation's football recruits, has a new title partner: the United States Navy.   “We're honored to partner with America's Navy as the Official Title Partner of the All-American Bowl,” stated Gary Quinn, NBC Sports' Vice President of Programming. “This year marks the 25th anniversary of the All-American Bowl and together with America's Navy we will continue to grow the event and highlight the next generation of stars.”   The game was previously sponsored by the United States Army until 2017.   The game annually features 100 of the nation's top senior high school football recruits, but juniors have been added to the game as well.   Since its inception three decades ago, the game's former participants include 594 NFL Draft picks, 93 Super Bowl champions, 247 Pro Bowl selection, and 18 Heisman Trophy finalists.    FLORIDA WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ON DISPLAY   Like last week's all-star game, and several others that have been played, the state of Florida will be directly in the spotlight for a national audience to see.   Among the prospects getting some attention will be University of Miami 2026 quarterback commitment [player_tooltip player_id='405300' first='Dereon' last='Coleman'] (Orlando Jones), Coconut Creek Monarch 2026 receiver [player_tooltip player_id='212268' first='Jabari' last='Brady'], and Miami Northwestern receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1206215' first='Calvin' last='Russell'] Jr. The class also features defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1247568' first='Elijah' last='Golden'] (Sarasota Cardinal Mooney).   Senior receivers taking part include University of Mississippi signee [player_tooltip player_id='826461' first='Winston' last='Watkins'] (Venice), University of Texas signee Jaime Ffrench Jr. (Jacksonville Mandarin) and Nebraska signee [player_tooltip player_id='826432' first='Cortez' last='Mills'] Jr. (Homestead).   Defensively, University of Wisconsin Edge Rusher signee [player_tooltip player_id='1314005' first='Nicolas' last='Clayton'] (Gainesville Buchholz), University of Colorado defensive line signee [player_tooltip player_id='1539734' first='Christian' last='Hudson'] from Daytona Beach Mainland.   The senior class also boasts Ohio State linebacker signee Tarvos “T.J.” Alford (Vero Beach), and University of Florida defensive back signees Hylton Drake Stubbs (Jacksonville Mandarin) and [player_tooltip player_id='826503' first='Ben' last='Hanks Jr.'] (Miami Booker T. Washington).     Statewide Coverage Daily. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/">https://prepredzone.com/florida/</a>   You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com.   COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A Subscription? Contact us for a savings code so you can see what everyone has been talking about! <a href="mailto:Floridakids1@aol.com">Floridakids1@aol.com</a>.

With many Class of 2025 seniors headed to colleges and universities over the next few weeks to begin the next chapter in their lives, post-season recognition is still taking center stage.