St. Thomas University’s Banner Weekend

MIAMI GARDENS – There is no getting around the fact that the month of June is the busiest when it comes to college camps and recruiting.

Schools across the country open their doors to athletes, high school coaches and families for camps, combines and 7-on-7 events.

With recruiting more competitive than ever before, it has become essential to roll out the red carpet for teams to have an experience that they've never had before.

With schools coming by the busloads, these campus caravans have become part of the start of the summer – and everyone takes advantage of the experience of a lifetime.

With NCAA member schools closing up shop last week, it was time for the smaller programs to take center stage, and perhaps nobody made more of a splash last weekend than St. Thomas University.

What head coach Bill Reichel and his staff did on Saturday and Sunday was start with an orientation for new players who will be coming in later this summer.

After that orientation, it was time for high school football prospects to come to this successful NAIA campus as an offensive/defensive line camp attracted over 250 campers in the blazing sun, who came from as far away as Tallahassee. At the same time, some 14 schools took part in a 7-on-7 event that attracted programs such as Fort Meade (Polk County) and Weston, where Cypress Bay took home the title.

On Sunday, it was time for the special teams and prospect camps, attracting another 300-plus that poured on to campus for three hours of instruction and evaluation.

By the end of the two days, nearly 800 prospects and their families – most coming to the facility for the first time ever – had the chance to add this successful athletic program and educational pillar to the list of schools to consider.

With the prospect camp on Sunday getting plenty of attention, athletes took advantage of the opportunity to perform in front of the college coaches who can make a decision on their future.

PLENTY OF TALENT ON HAND

With the stadium expansion getting ready to take place, there was plenty of room for every position to shine.

Prospects – from the Class of 2026 – all the way to the incoming Class of 2029 freshmen came out to have their chance to turn heads.

Here is just a sample of the prospects who were there. In the coming days we will add more:

CLASS OF 2026

Jeremiah Adras, RB, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna

Javian Altine, RB, Naples Gulf Coast

Samuel Barreiro, WR, Miami Christopher Columbus

London Bazille, WR, Pembroke Pines Flanagan

Dylan Celada, QB, Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy

Kevin Cisneros, DB, Oasis

Montgomery Dailey, LB, Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman

Rowan Dougan, DB, Orlando Bishop Moore

Brayden Felder Brayden Felder 5'8" | 145 lbs | WR Ponte Vedra Nease | 2026 FL , WR, Ponte Vedra Nease

Rojean Gibbs, OLB, Pembroke Pines Flanagan

Austin Godwin Austin Godwin 5'10" | 155 lbs | DB Martin County | 2026 FL , DB, Stuart Martin County

Julian Gomez, OL, Miami Christopher Columbus

Damian Gonzalez, WR, Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman

Hudson Harris Hudson Harris 5'9" | 170 lbs | DB Miramar | 2026 FL , DB, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna

Jaxon Harshman Jaxon Harshman 5'8" | 160 lbs | ATH Jacksonville Harvest Community School | 2026 FL , RB, Jacksonville Providence

Eddie Hinton Eddie Hinton 5'9" | 150 lbs | DB/P Jacksonville Raines | 2026 FL , DB, Jacksonville Raines

Jamauri Hinton, Athlete, Jacksonville Westside

Aidan Houle, LB, Estero

Nathan Jean, DL, Miami Dr. Krop

Damion Johnson, DL, Miami Dr. Krop

Michael Lam, QB, Miami Beach

Michael Landers Michael Landers 5'9" | 160 lbs | DB/WR Baker County | 2026 FL , CB, Glen St. Mary Baker County

Mike Lau, LB, Estero

Jordan Lleo, QB, Doral Academy

Joshua Lleo, WR, Doral Academy

Carmelo Maldonado, Boca Raton Spanish River

Steven Jay Malone, DL, Oviedo

Colton McMann, QB, Sebastian River

Sean McNamara, TE, Community School of Naples

Jacob Nolan, WR, Naples Gulf Coast

Clifton Nunnally, QB, Port St. Lucie Centennial

Kelcey Parrish II Jr., RB, Miami Archbishop Carroll

Julien Prieto, WR, Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman

Stefan Putzeys, WR, Oasis

Eugene Quindlen, PK, Naples St. John Neuman

Waldo Roca, TE, Estero

Adriel Rodriguez, Oasis

Julian Rodriguez, TE, Naples Gulf Coast

Carlos Serrano Carlos Serrano 5'10" | 190 lbs | LB/RB Port Charlotte | 2026 FL , OLB, Port Charlotte

Humberto Serrano Humberto Serrano 5'10" | 175 lbs | QB Homestead Somerset Silver Palms | 2026 FL , QB, Somerset Silver Palms

Nathan Severt, WR, Ponte Vedra Nease

Malachi Smith Malachi Smith 5'9" | 170 lbs | DB/RB Sebastian River | 2026 FL , DB, Sebastian River

Andy Sosa Andy Sosa 6'2" | 237 lbs | OL Miami Southridge | 2026 FL , DL, Coral Gables

Drelan Starke Drelan Starke 5'11" | 190 lbs | EDGE Orlando Colonial | 2026 FL , LB, Orlando Colonial

Kaleb Stengel, DB, Oasis

Blake Suddith, QB, South Miami

Jadon Svendsen Jadon Svendsen 6'2" | 200 lbs | LB/TE/TE Bloomingdale | 2026 FL , OLB, Valrico Bloomingdale

Andre Tarrance, LB, Jacksonville Bolles

Ocean Tualatai, WR, Largo Indian Rocks Christian

Lagarious Tyler, DB, Fort Lauderdale

Daniel Valdiva, DT, Somerset Silver Palms

Ryan Winterick, WR, Marco Island Academy

CLASS OF 2027

Cordae Copeland Cordae Copeland 6'3" | 180 lbs | DB Palm Bay Bayside | 2027 FL , DB, Palm Bay Heritage

Ryan Doherty, RB, Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge

Krosny Falu Jr., DB, Palm Bay Bayside

Kaden Ford, WR, Cocoa Beach

Justin Gavagni, RB, Engelwood Lemon Bay

Brody Gustad Brody Gustad 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR/ATH Palm Bay Heritage | 2027 FL , WR, Palm Bay Heritage

Arthur Hart, WR, Miami Booker T. Washington

Luther Howard II, WR, Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge

T'yon Johnson, RB, Gainesville

Rasheed Lamar, WR, Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge

Aiden Leone Aiden Leone 5'9" | 160 lbs | QB/K Coral Gables | 2027 FL , QB, Coral Gables

Joshua Little Jr., WR, Hudson Fivay

Dante Moretti, QB, Hudson Fivay

David Parker, WR, Belleview

Isaac Pena, DB, Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman

Amarien Priester, LB, Jacksonville Westside

Jaxon Reese, DB, Oasis

Jeremiah Rivas, WR, Plantation

Remy Vigne, QB, Cocoa Beach

Vernon Wilder, OL, Miami Dr. Krop

CLASS OF 2028

Chase Angelini, LB, Port Charlotte

Mattel Barreiro, RB, Miami Christopher Columbus

Jaylen Charles, DB, Sunrise Piper

Tyler Crittenden, LB, Miami Northwestern

Kevin Golden Jr., DB, Hawthorne

Trevohn Larry, WR, Hudson Fivay

Ethan Pugh, WR, Naples First Baptist

Tucker Raulerson, QB, Tallahassee Leon

Kaiden Topelski, WR, Lake Mary

CLASS OF 2029

Christiano Dias, OL, Miami Southridge

Julian Feydo, DB, Miami Christopher Columbus

John McCray, LB, Miami Immaculata LaSalle

Dominick Munne, WR, Miami Christopher Columbus

Brandon Neel, TE, Port Charlotte

Nicholas Valiente, WR, Miami Christopher Columbus

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