If you have followed high school football recruiting in south Florida for any length of time, what happened on Wednesday should come as no surprise.

Once again Miami-Dade and Broward Counties were directly in the spotlight as National Signing Day, Part 1 took place with several prospects heading off to colleges throughout the country.

Because of the success the student/athletes have enjoyed through the years in college and beyond, so much attention has been paid to this area whenever pen is put to paper and the next chapter of their lives begins.

While the landscape of recruiting has changed greatly, those who are committing and signing with these schools are truly only for a year. With the Name Image & Likeness (NIL) fully taking over collegiate athletics, it’s the highest bidder that will win out each and every year.

College coaches are finding themselves not only recruiting the next class up, but also having to make sure that their current roster doesn’t shift from year to year.

The very fact that these young men do not have to sit out a year when transferring is not in place, this free for all will never stop and things will only get worse. You cannot blame it on the athlete – that wouldn’t be fair. The money that is being thrown around is tough to ignore and principals fly out the window.

With that said, here are 43 Miami-Dade and Broward prospects, rated among the Top 150 in the state, who will be headed to a college or university as soon as the first week of January:

Jeremiah Smith, WR, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna – OHIO STATE.

Armondo Blount, WR, Miami Central – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Zaquan Patterson, S, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Joshisa Trader, WR, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Jamari Howard, CB, Miami Norland – FSU.

Lawayne McCoy, WR, Miami Central – FSU.

Chance Robinson, WR, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Jordan Lyle, RB, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Jacory Barney Jr., Athlete, Miami Palmetto – NEBRASKA.

James Madison II, WR, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.

Ryan Mack, S, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Cedrick Bailey, QB, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna – NORTH CAROLINA STATE.

Dylan Stephenson, Edge, Miami Christopher Columbus – STANFORD UNIVERSITY.

Stacy Gage, RB, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.

Isaac Brown, RB, Homestead – UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.

Willis McGahee IV, Edge, Miami Christopher Columbus – UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.

Davion Gause, RB, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna – UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Dimitry Nichols, DL, Miami Norland – AUBURN UNIVERSITY.

Tovani Mizell, RB, Davie Western – UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

Kobe Boykin, Athlete, Miami Edison – JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY.

Romanas Frederique Jr., CB, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Jeremiah Marcelin, LB, Miami Norland – UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH.

Earl Kulp, CB, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – PURDUE UNIVERSITY.

Dinellson Exume, DL, Miami Edison – USF.

Dylen Russell, DL, Miami Christopher Columbus – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Colton Heinrich, TE, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons – UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

Nicholas Rodriguez, LB, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.

Jamorie Flagg, DL, Miami Booker T. Washington – FSU.

Gavench Marcelin, Edge, Miami Belen Jesuit – FAU.

Tycoolhill Luman, Edge, Miami Norland – RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.

Amare Sanders, CB, Miami Gulliver Prep – UNIBVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.

Vincent Shavers, LB, Miami Central – UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.

Larry Tarver, CB, Miami Norland – UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.

Jose Leon, WR, Miami Christopher Columbus – APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY.

Chris Wheatley-Humphrey, RB, Hollywood South Broward – UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

Michael Merdinger, QB, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons – UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Davi Belfort, QB, Davie Western – VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY.

Chenellson Exume, OL, Miami Edison – USF.

Donovan Philord, Miami Norland – CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY.

Hyajah Miller, CB, Coconut Creek – TOLEDO UNIVERSITY.

Allen Bryant, S, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH.

Germaine Carter Jr., DL, Miami Norland – FIU.

Remington Roberts, LB, Fort Lauderdale – FAU.

Jaylon Edmonds, Athlete, Davie Western - WASHINGTON STATE.

Keyvon Johnson, CB, Davie Western - AKRON.

Jeremy Fishkin, OL, Parkland Stoneman Douglas - FLORIDA A&M.

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