If you are a local football prospect, this is the time of year – no matter what class you may be in – that you need to attend exposure events.
The summer is NOT the time to sit home. While you are conditioning with your team Monday through Thursday, you need to keep yourself busy these summer months with a trip to some kind of showcase or camp to get better.
The past few weeks, while we have been supporting many of these student/athletes, we have come across a number of #305 and #954 prospects – many who are not on the radar – looking to get noticed.
If you follow what we post every day on this site, it is always about promoting and bringing you football talent who wants some recognition.
Today, we will shine the spotlight on some defensive linemen, who have made it a priority to put their names out there – no matter the size or talent level.
Among some of the 2027 seniors we saw include Nicco Humes (5’11, 188, DE, Pompano Beach), Eli Levy (5’9, 194, Miami Gulliver Prep), Kevin Etienne (5’9, 205, Hallandale), Carl Larisse (6’0, 180, Hallandale), Christian Essix (6’1, 200, DE, Miami Northwestern), Desmond Acrius (5’10, 180, Miami Northwestern), Reggie Wayne Jr. (6’1, 205, Davie Western), Andrew Bradwell (5’11, 250, Homestead South Dade), Anderson Camil (5’11, 250, Homestead South Dade), Andre Fourrow (5’11, 230, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely), Angel Robinson (5’10, 260, Miami Northwestern), Terrence Jones (6’1, 260, Miami Gulliver Prep), Mayjer Blue (5’10, 200, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely) and Trenton Vardaman (6’5, 200, Pompano Beach).
UNDERCLASSMEN ARE GETTING A JUMP ON THE COMPETITION
While the seniors are working hard to get some of that spotlight before the start of the 2026 season, there are plenty of underclassmen who are looking to get their slice of the talent pie as well.
Among the 2028 juniors are Sebastian Tovar (5’9, 190, Miami Beach), Owen Elisee (5’8, 180, Weston Cypress Bay), Oscar Rondon (5’10, 220, Doral Academy), Antwon Tarver (5’9, 235, Miami Booker T. Washington), Kaden Langford (6’3, 240, Plantation American Heritage), Sebastian Pernia (6’1, 210, Miami Archbishop Carroll), Tyler Beccan (DE, 6’0, 195, Davie Western), Jariah Crawford (DE, 5’11, 190, Miami Northwestern), Darrell Paul (6’5, 190, Miami Northwestern), Daniel Garcia (5’9, 205, Miami Jackson), Dominique Williams (DE, 6’0, 205, Miami Jackson) and Gabriel Jeremiah (6’0, 220, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely).
The class also has Dante McFadden (5’9, 185, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely), Sheven Marshall (6’4, 220, Homestead South Dade), Brennen Dorval (5’10, 215, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely), Claudinsky Franloier (6’0, 285, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely), Tristen Bennett (6’1, 185, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely), Roberto Rodriguez (5’6, 205, Homestead South Dade), Alejandro Miranda (5’8, 240, Miami Archbishop Carroll), Eli Rauls (6’2, 265, Miami Northwestern), Kyle Andrew (6’1, 245, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna), Maxwell Chang (6’0, 215, Weston Cypress Bay), Aaden Ramsaran (5’9, 255, Davie Western) and Jaylen Pressley (5’7, 265, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely).
The Class of 2029 sophomores have been visible all off-season, and the defensive linemen are still growing and maturing.
Some of those talented players to keep an eye on are Teteridn Poradley (DE, 6’0, 190, Miami Jackson), Caesen McDowell (6’0, 220, Pompano Beach), Ladarius Houston (DE, 6’2, 195, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely), Jaedon Samuel (5’11, 212, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely), Auxtavious Hillman (5’10, 260, Homestead South Dade), Jacarri Alford (5’11, 210, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely), Gabe Ellis (Miami Gulliver Prep), Corian Hall (5’8, 220, Davie Western), Jacob Castillo (DL, 5’11, 251, Hallandale), Daniel Martin (5’10, 275, Coral Gables), Kobe Lazzara (6’0, 240, Weston Cypress Bay), Benjamin King (6’1, 270, Plantation American Heritage) and Malachi Simstaller (6’3, 300, Miami Gulliver Prep).
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One of the most popular radio shows of its kind is back on Wednesday this week for two hours and looked at the end of summer camps, high school football and what’s ahead of 2026 on 104.3 FM – WQAM.
Each week, the FM 104.3 WQAM radio program attracts the newsmakers in high school sports, recruiting college sports – not only locally, but throughout the country.
The show gives listeners an opportunity to hear about college football programs statewide from the media that cover them. It also focuses on the coaches who use the state of Florida – Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in particular.
The program, which has been run for nearly two decades and has been recognized nationally as one of the best of its kind, has become a popular listen for recruiting fans as well as high school sports purists, focusing on high sports and the newsmakers.
Here is a look at the way Wednesday night went:
After two seasons at Miami Norland, Kai Moore makes his move south to attend Miami Christopher Columbus. One of the top quarterback prospects for the Class of 2027, he is ready to lead the Explorers before heading off to college next year at Northern Illinois University.
KAI MOORE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/miami-christopher-columbus-qb-kai-moore-8e07f
As a football player in high school at Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and in college as one of the best ever at the University of Kansas, Tony Sands set standards and elevated the play of any team he was part of. Teaching and training the sport over the past three decades, he has paved the way for hundreds of young athletes.
TONY SANDS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/football-trainer-tony-sands-7a011
For nearly 40 years, Darryel Bethune has coached and developed football talent. Teaching has always been what this south Florida native has always been known for. As the head coach at Hollywood South Broward, he continues to make an impact.
COACH DARRYEL BETHUNE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/south-broward-high-school-head-coach-darryel-bethune-6a624
Heading into the 2026 college football season, Eastern Michigan University is expected to make an impact – with a solid schedule and plenty of Florida-bred talent. Veteran head coach Chris Creighton knows that this could be the year for his team to get over that hump.
COACH CHRIS CREIGHTON ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/eastern-michigan-university-head-coach-chris-creighton-b39b6
After his first season as head football coach at Miami Central, Derrick Gibson has geared up for his second year with plenty of talent and a schedule that will indeed test the Rockets. Is this team ready to make a run at being the best in the state?
COACH DERRICK GIBSON ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/miami-central-head-coach-derrick-gibson-ac0f6
It has been quite the off-season for the University of Miami football program – with a number of elite commitments for the next three classes. With several top-flight prospects committing to attend the U, David Lake from Inside The U – 247Sports talked about how impressive head coach Mario Cristobal and his team have been since finishing as runner up to Indiana in January.
DAVID LAKE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/inside-the-u-reporter-david-lake-aa789
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By now, if you have followed us for any length of time, you already know what we do.
If you are new to our page and what our objective has been for nearly six decades, it is to promote and expose EVERY FOOTBALL PROSPECTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
With an eye on Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, we attend every event possible to watch and uncover talent that the national, regional and statewide recruiting fan websites will never, ever see.
Their objective is to seek out the star-rated prospects that they are told to promote – and that is a good thing. But while they are attending “elite” events, there is a good chance that they will not go to camps, combines and 7-on-7 events that are not filled with major college prospects, ensuring that they will not find under-the-radar talent that nobody has a clue about.
This summer, we have traveled over 3,000 miles to watch prospects that are on everyone’s radar and do not need help with exposure. But we have also been to events where there are football players – in every class, at every level who more than need the spotlight, and that is something that has always set us apart from anyone else who does this.
As part of our off-season coverage, especially here in the #305 and #954, we continue to bring you talent – with grade information and a film link, so colleges and universities who follow us will have the opportunity to learn about these prospects firsthand from people who have watched them perform – and not only from the same video that anyone can watch from home.
Today, we bring you 25 more football players that we have watched at various events. Some have reached the mainstream – while others are still working hard and grinding.
CLASS OF 2027
CLASS OF 2028
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22354230/Jason-Hernandez
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22920024/Jaelin-Holmes
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/23869147/679e74f1ed6521d66194dd28
Jamere Times, DB, 6’1, 190, Miami Northwestern.
CLASS OF 2029
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26626105/Jason-Parker
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As we continue to break down the under-the-radar prospects in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties this week, we turn our attention to the quarterbacks and running backs.
With a look at offensive linemen, receivers and defensive backs so far, we have been able to bring you talented football players who have not reached that spotlight level – and as you know – we are out to change that.
Because there are so many gifted football prospects in the two counties, it is never easy to give each player a piece of that coveted spotlight, but that is always our objective as we try and cover events all over south Florida.
While there are several prospects that we may overlooked, we are always asking coaches, players and parents to let us know about those gems that are not getting recognition in every class.
QUARTERBACKS ARE GETTING MORE EXPOSURE
While we try and attend camps, combines, games, practices and off-season 7-on-7 events, the quarterback position is ever changing, and we try to include as many as possible.
Some of the 2027 quarterbacks include Chammbrayy Campbell (Hialeah American), Christian Lois (Miami Braddock), Jah'mar Morris (Homestead) and Jordan Fernandez (Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace).
Miami Northwestern’s Donta Kinchens is a rising 2028 player.
Among the 2029 prospects that deserve some of the spotlight are Hudson Kamp (Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy), Trevor Gonzalez (Cooper City), Alfonso Llanes (Miami Ransom Everglades), Cassius Enriquez (Hallandale), Sean Davis (Doral Academy) and Isamyn Gray (Miami Booker T. Washington).
RUNNING BACKS ARE COMING ON FAST
One of the positions that Miami-Dade and Broward have always rolled out talent as is running back. There are some under-the-radar prospects to keep an eye on.
In Class 2027 there are Josiah Knight (Pembroke Pines Charter), Ishmael McNichols (Miami Norland), Esteban Laluz (Miami Florida Christian), Claude Dauphin (Miami Carol City) and Miguel Valdez (Hialeah American).
Juniors (2028) are led by Miami Coral Reef standout Amari Germain, Jermaine Green (Miami True North Classical Academy), Marcos Gonzalez (Doral Academy) and Dorian Bentley (Miami Norland).
The Class of 2029 runners are led by Trayvon Johnson (Miami Booker T. Washington), Azion Gracia (Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace) and Dedrick Melvin (Homestead).
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Over the past week, we have gone through over 400 local football prospects that we believe are under-the-radar.
At a time when the large recruiting fan websites are consumed with high star-rated talent, we go further and do our research, uncovering those players that are looking for exposure.
Each year, Miami-Dade and Broward Counties are home to some of the top football talent in the country, and while there are often too many to continue to list and promote, that is where we have come in for nearly six decades, attending just about every game, combine, camp, 7-on-7 and other events that showcase these young men.
Throughout the year, we are bringing you football prospects that nobody sees or has the time for – today, we give you linebackers and defensive linemen in Classes 2027-2029.
Among those 2027 linebackers include Jamari Fremont (Homestead South Dade), Albert Smith (Miami Southridge), Cannon Gulla (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas), Tristian Hightower (Homestead), Julien Madero (Coral Springs Coral Glades), Damani Desilva (Hialeah American), Jaiden Sheard (Plantation American Heritage), Robert Sanford (Miami Carol City), Jabron Bissainthe (Miami Norland), Zakhari Johnson (Miami Carol City), Christian Essix (Miami Northwestern) and Legend Walters (Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace).
THE FUTURE IS INDEED IN GOOD HANDS
As the seniors are jumping onto the radar, the underclassmen are getting the chance – early on – to do the same thing.
Some of the juniors (2028) linebackers to keep an eye on include Ahziah Murphy (Miami Norland), Zion Robinson (Deerfield Beach), Johnny Brown III (Coral Springs Coral Glades), Khavon Gipson (Miami Northwestern), Jamere Times (Miami Northwestern), Leonidas Leone (Homestead), Ricky Carter (Miami True North Classical Academy), Keny Belamour Jr. (Miami Christopher Columbus), Joan Chavez (Coral Gables), Dalton Vernon (Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson), Isaac Forment (Miami High), Jeremiah Clark (Miami Jackson), Malik Mitchell (Homestead) and Lonnie Woodard (Homestead).
Class of 2029 sophomores who have jumped on the radar features Aydin Hall (Miami Gulliver Prep), Caelin Fealy (Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons), Jace Sosa (Doral Academy) and Max Sanford (Miami Carol City).
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN MAKING PLENTY OF PROGRESS
A position that has always been loaded with talent in the #305 and #954 are the defensive tackles and edge rushers, and some of the under-the-radar player in the Class of 2027 ate indeed very much in that mold.
Among those seniors are Tacorio Miller Jr. (Coral Springs Coral Glades), Jeremiah Gibson (Miami Northwestern), Anderson Camil (Homestead South Dade), Anthony Bacon-Monroe (Hialeah American), Braylon Becton (Homestead), Rah'Saan Williams (Miami Norland), Devon Georges (Miami Booker T. Washington), Angel Robinson (Miami Northwestern), Malik Laurent (Miramar), Bryan Pierre (Coral Springs Coral Glades), Ryan Pierre (Coral Springs Coral Glades), Nelson Naud (Coral Springs Coral Glades), Jaylen Thanis (Miami Carol City) and Samir Mobley (Miami Carol City).
Some of the 2028 (junior) defensive end includes Josiah James (Miami Booker T. Washington), Aiden Davey (Coconut Creek Monarch), Sabien McCloud (Miami Central), Isaac Leonard (Miami Norland), Oriah Gomez (Homestead South Dade), Jaden Baltazar (Pembroke Pines Charter) and Eli Rauls (Miami Northwestern).
Sheven Marshall (Homestead South Dade) leads the way for the 2028 defensive tackles. Others in the class are Jordan Roman (Miami Norland), Joshua Cruz (Pembroke Pines West Broward), Damian Gregory (Plantation American Heritage), Shawn Dozier (Miami Southridge), Jimmy Rodriguez (Miami True North Classical Academy), Derick Kuilan Jr. (Miami Southridge) and Melvin Lopez (Miami Norland).
Class of 2029 sophomore defensive end Robert Doctor (Miami Southridge) is joined by defensive tackles Erick Suarez (Coral Gables) and Jaelin Coach (Miami Carol City).
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