When it comes to defensive backs in south Florida – especially in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties – the list of amazing performers is long and productive.

From the high school level throughout college and into the NFL, for as long as anyone can remember, the talent that was produced in the secondary.

With so many athletes that are taught and trained to play cornerback and safety, the amount of impact players at the next level is amazing.

Just watching Chad Wilson and his All Eyes Defensive Back Camp workouts each weekend, you can see so many tremendous players who are on the radar way before the analysts have ever heard of them.

Instructors like Wilson and others get these talented football players from the earliest age to teach them the right way to do things.

It is because of players who compete in the defensive secondary, having a freshman or sophomore leave a mark in their first year.

The rising sophomore class of 2026 has some impressive athletic talent that were indeed on the radar before current lists were made, and while Wilson had talked about this group of skilled players years ago, many are just discovering them now.

Among those gifted Class of 2026 defensive backs include Darryl Bell III (Hialeah Barbara Goleman), Tyler Brown (Miami Belen Jesuit), Keyon Bryant (Hialeah American), Santonio Chatman (Miami Booker T. Washington), Kaleb DeClaire (South Plantation), Justice Fitzpatrick (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas), Javari Flowers (Miami Central) and Tedarius Hughes (Homestead South Dade).

The class also features Aldarius Johnson Jr. (Miami Northwestern), Tavarus Jones (Miami LaSalle), Wynton Jones Jr. (Miami Palmetto), versatile Bryant Junius (Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna), Brandon Kinsey (Miami Central), Tedrick Lee (Homestead South Dade), Karon Maycock (Miami Central), Jesiyah Miguel (Fort Lauderdale Dillard), athletic Dominic Turnbull (Miami True Classical Academy), Tyler Vieux (Miami Jackson) and Miami Coral Reef’s Kaleb Wells.

MORE ON THE WAY

While we gave you some to keep an eye on, you will see many more explode onto the scene during this off-season and into the spring.

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Gavin Almonard, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely

Matt Arteta, Weston Cypress Bay

Ryan Beery, Miami Gulliver Prep

Kanard Boucard, Miramar

Sam Brown, Fort Lauderdale Dillard

Montgomery Dailey, Hialeah Barbara Goleman

Christian Davis, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely

Raymond Diaz, Miami Coral Park (Athlete)

Jermiyah Douglas, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas

David Fresco, Miami Coral Park (Athlete)

Josh Houston, Fort Lauderdale NSU University School (Athlete)

Bryan Joseph, Doral Academy

Jaden Joselin, Coral Springs Taravella (S)

Dominic Kelly, Miami Palmetto

Bryce Lee, Miramar (Athlete)

Mateo Lucena, Weston Cypress Bay (S)

Walter Olden II, Miami True North Classical Academy

Justin Petit-Homme, North Miami Beach (S)

Carlos Pavon, Miami High

Roger Rodriguez, Miami Coral Reef

Royce Santos, Coconut Creek Monarch

William Secola, Miami Archbishop Carroll (S)

Larry Spring, Miami Killian

Bobby Stokes, Miramar

Kenan Tookes, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely

Kevin White, Miami St. Brendan Academy (S)

Ricky Williams Jr., Miami Central

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As we continue to promote and examine every position and every player in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, we continue to uncover some impressive prospects.

No matter what position or class, we have had the chance to watch film, see athletes live in so many settings that when we rank players, we have a much better feel about players than most who sit behind a computer and watch very few - if any of our standouts perform live and in person.

Recruiting has sadly reached a level where fans, coaches and players will follow a source just on the lists they produce – never taking into consideration that many players they rank or evaluate comes from video and NOT watching them in a live setting to determine character and the intangibles that truly make up the recruiting process.

THOSE 2024 LINEBACKERS ARE ON THE RISE

One of the positions we all continue to watch are the linebackers. With many underclassmen starting to make their way, today we look at some rising seniors in the class of 2024.

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Among those prospects you will want to keep an eye on include Dylan Calero (Miami Gulliver Prep), Lathan Croley (Miami Palmetto), recent transfer Carlos “C.J.” Dales (Davie Western), productive Bowen Drewes (Plantation American Heritage), rover Terrell Franklin (Miami St. Brendan), Ryan Geary (Weston Cypress Bay), Aidan Harris (Fort Lauderdale Dillard) and play-making standout Denzell Johnson (Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna).

Also, there are Jarvis Johnson (Miami Westminster Christian - OLB), Jerome Johnson (Miami Northwestern - OLB), Charquez Lee (Miami Palmetto), Leroy Lee Jr. (Doral Academy), James Lewis (Miami Booker T. Washington), Darrion Lovinsky - Miami Central - OLB), recent transfer Amen Mackey (OLB) and teammate Gavin Mortazavi (Miami Palmetto - OLB), and difference maker Eduardo Nunez (Homestead).

The Class of 2024 also boasts prospects such as Roman Reid (Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons), difference makers Nicholas Rodriguez (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas), and Miami Central’s Vincent Shavers and Lamar Smith. This amazing group also spotlights Kaleb Stewart (Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna), Daris Swan (Miami Palmetto – OLB), Eldreen Terma (Miami Edison), Keith Thompson (Fort Lauderdale Dillard), Omar Thornton (Plantation American Heritage), and Miami Northwestern’s Felix Ward and Antwan Williams.

WAIT, THERE ARE MORE

While we gave you some prospects to keep an eye on – here are some others you may want to watch this off-season right into spring:

Caleb Turner-Allen, Miami Dr. Krop

Marek Anderson, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy

Jaden Atkinson, Miramar

Theandre Ballon, Hollywood Avant Garde

Ryan Jean-Baptiste, North Miami

Sawyer Bartelt, Homestead South Dade

Jerrium Berry, Miami Archbishop Carroll

Davon Bezada, Miramar Everglades

Chevelle Borden, Miami Varela

Ben Brittsan, Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian

Micah Buchanan, Miami Archbishop Carroll

Emilio Cabrera, Miami Ferguson

Denis Canales, Miami High (Athlete)

Quincey Cassius, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (OLB)

Marco Castillo, Miami True North (Athlete)

Dylan Celeide, Hialeah Barbara Goleman

Raul Cepedo, Homestead South Dade

Gabriel Cifuentes, Miami Ferguson

Michael Devine, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas

Ryan Earle, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas

Jermaine Eaton, Miami Jackson (OLB)

Xavier Enriquez, Miami St, Brendan (OLB)

Gabriel Erhuanga, Miami Archbishop Carroll

Kyle Ford, Fort Lauderdale (OLB)

Jason Francois, Hialeah Barbara Goleman

Camden Franklin, Sunrise Piper

David Gomez, Hollywood McArthur

Sebastien Graham, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy

Corey Grant, Coral Springs Coral Glades (OLB)

Santana Harrison, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson

Jonathan Hawkes, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson (OLB)

Billy Horace, Fort Lauderdale (OLB)

Stanley Isma, Coral Springs (OLB)

Jason Jones, Miramar

Logan Juste, Davie Western

Eric Kelly, Miramar

Semaj Kimpson, Miami Monsignor Pace

Sebastian LaFaile, Miramar

Jayden Leevy, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas

Zadayne Leigh, Miramar Everglades

Joel Lugo, Hollywood Avant Garde Academy

Nikolas Maalouf, Plantation

Immanuel Mahoney, Hialeah American

Jeremiah Marion, Fort Lauderdale (OLB)

Delvion Martin, Miami Northwestern

Hunter Martin, Miami True North

Jorge Matias, Miami Archbishop Carroll

Stephen McCloud, Miami True North Classical Academy (Athlete)

Adryan Mendoza, Miami Immaculata LaSalle

Junior Mensama, Miami Jackson (OLB)

Jivari Milton, Miramar

Brandon Mirabel, Miami St. Brendan

Brandon Miranda, Miami Archbishop Carroll

Malik Mirza, Davie Nova (DE)

Carlos Morales, Pembroke Pines West Broward

Eric Morris, Coral Springs (OLB)

Tien Nguyen, Miramar Everglades

Joshua Omidiran, Miramar Everglades

Julian Ortiz, Miami Carol City

Michele Pasucci, Miami Gulliver Prep

Richard Phillips, Miami Coral Reef (OLB)

Chandly Pierre, Miami Belen Jesuit

Sebastian Polo, Doral Academy

Tariq Qaiyim, Coral Spring Taravella

Chase Quarterman, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons

Tristan Ramsey, Miami Booker T. Washington

Matthew Reis, Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian

Madison Reyes, Weston Cypress Bay (OLB)

Quinton Rodgers, Miami Central

Jordy Rodriguez, Miami Ferguson (OLB)

Derrick Rolle, Miramar

Nicholas Quintero, Miami Ferguson

Jalen Saintil, Homestead South Dade (OLB)

Michael Sanchez, Miami Archbishop Carroll (Athlete)

Jorge Sanchez, Miami Archbishop Carroll

Braedon Serna, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons

Tranell Smith, Pembroke Pines Flanagan (Athlete)

Sebastian Sosa, Weston Cypress Bay

Abram Staten, Miramar Everglades

Kavaughn Stewart, Coral Springs Taravella

Jon St. Cloud, Coral Gables

Bishop St. Onge, Cooper City

Nasir Smith, Miami Archbishop Carroll (OLB)

Dwayne Sturrup, Miami Booker T. Washington

Marcus Talabert, Coconut Creek Monarch

Evan Tempro, Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy

Travis Thompson, Coconut Creek

Jermaine Vaughn, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy

Nicholas Vazquez, Pembroke Pines West Broward

Michael Verra, Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy

Jonathan Ward, Hallandale

Bryce Webb, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons

Brenden Weiberg, Davie Western

Michael Wiggins, Miramar

Damaine Wilson, Coconut Creek

Jarrod Young Jr., Miami Monsignor Pace

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WINTER GARDEN, Fl. – When the Under Armour All-American camp headed to Florida, you just knew that there would be some impressive headliners and showstoppers.

With several media members and recruiting analysts on hand at West Orange High School, they were treated some amazing performances during a five hour period.

From nationally-rated prospects to south Florida stars, the day certainly gave the Sunshine State a reason to be proud of what’s ahead in Classes 2024, 2025 and event 2026.

While prospects sch as LSU commit Colin Hurley (QB, Jacksonville Trinity Christian), Korey Duff Jr. (TE/WR, Melville (N.Y.) St. Anthony’s, Clearwater Academy International OL Jason Zandamela, Jacksonville RAINES 2025 OL Solomon Thomas, Athlete Micahi Danzy from Tallahassee FSU High, Camdon Frier, Athlete, an FSU commit from Lake City Columbia, Sean Sevillano Jr., DL, Clearwater Academy International, defensive back Zavier Mincey, who was fresh off the basketball court for Daytona Beach Mainland, defensive back Cai Bates from Orlando Edgewater and DL L.J. McCray from Daytona Beach Mainland, whose father (Lawal) was a one-time head coach at Boyd Anderson, there were some south Florida stars who also turned heads.

Among those Miami-Dade and Broward standouts included recent Miami Jackson transfer Edge rusher Tyclean Luman (Miami Norland), who was voted co-MVP for the defensive line. Others were Chaminade-Madonna QB Cedrick Bailey, one of the top passers. The running backs also received plenty of recognition with recent Dillard transfer Chris Wheatley-Humphrey, Miami Booker T. Washington Gerald Modest Jr., and recent Tampa Wharton and IMG Academy transfer Stacy Gage (St. Thomas Aquinas). Gage was presented with an invitation to the Under Armour All-America Game.

Chaminade-Madonna standout athlete Joshisa Trader and teammate defensive back Zaquan Patterson, and St. Thomas Aquinas defensive backs Ryan Mack and Romanas Frderique Jr. turned heads as well.

Miami Norland, which has truly transformed their team, had Tyclean’s twin brother, Tycoolhill Luman, Monsignor Pace transfer Dimitry Nicolas and Miami Carol City under-the-radar nose tackle transfer Germaine Carter.

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Back at the beginning of February, when the camp and combine season began, there was one event that simply stole the show for student/athletes in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

Now that event moves north to West Palm Beach on Sunday, March 26 at Keiser University, and the exposure and coverage that was very much present at the first combine will follow this event as well.

The South Florida Combine Series presented by Bleechr will be held from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at Keiser University (2600 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409). 

Open to football prospects Classes 2023-2027, this event will not only get the younger prospects on the radar screen, but also assist the veteran players with additional exposure that so many are looking for.

“What this event is all about is to promote, teach and evaluate EVERY prospect that attends,” said former Miami Dolphin great receiver Chris Chambers. “We know exactly what it takes to provide exposure while teaching student/athletes and their parents some things that will go a long way in this competitive recruiting process.”

Along with Chambers, Lazaro Suarez (bleechr.com) and Larry Blustein (larryblustein.com), all facets of this event will be covered by people who know every part of recruiting – providing well over a half century of experience and valuable knowledge.

All athletes who attend will receive a compression shirt, professional head shot and action photos. In addition, the top five athletes in each position will be invited to the Bleechr College Recruiting Showcase at the end of the series in Miami.

Participants will receive exclusive action photos as well as videos of their performance, professional video interviews, a Bleechr college recruiting profile upgrade plus personal college recruitment assistance.

“With Chris and Larry, you have two of the most respected, recognized and trusted professionals in this competitive and often tricky world of recruiting,” Suarez said. “When we tell you that EVERYONE who attends will be promoted, we mean exactly that. We have so many avenues to get the word out – and for such a low price, it has to be a MUST on your off-season schedule.”

If you need more information or would like to sign up, just check out: https://bleechr.com/events/event/1024-larry-blustein-south-florida-combine-series-presented-by-bleechr