Okay California, Texas and just about every state that continues to beat their collective chest when it comes to being the best in the country.
Listen up national “recruiting and high school experts” – your lack of knowledge of south Florida is starting to shine throughout – in a major way.
What happened in the first weekend of the 2022 high school football season certainly backed up what everyone was boasting about. If you are going to proclaim to be the best in the country – ALL roads lead through the #305 and #954 – HUGE FACTS!
With eight games that featured south Florida competition against out of state teams, this area was 7-1 – and that included victories over nationally-regarded teams.
While the national analysts prepare their excuses and start to throw other teams in the faces of those who are now convinced, as are thousands of college coaches, that this region of the country plays the best football at the high school, hold on to your sour grapes – because NOBODY wants to hear it.
With this past weekend did was show that the national polls are based on fiction and NOT fact.
Even the national analysts who headed down to south Florida left with the idea that someone is not doing their homework, and the numbers in the NFL and at highly-rated college programs do not lie.
South Florida teams will run from nobody, and that was illustrated in the seven Inaugural Broward County Showcase games along with two others that shined a rather large spotlight on this area.
Perhaps the biggest attention grabber was a public school – Miami Central – who has only south Florida players to compete with against a team that had the “best” players, facilities and are headed to elite schools, IMG Academy.
In head coach Jube Joseph’s debut, the Rockets shocked everyone but themselves and further pointed out that the Ascenders were avoiding this Florida powerhouse for years.
While the 20-14 win may have been a total surprise to some, the three-time defending state champions, felt they had a chance to win as soon as the buses pulled out of 95th Street.
The win will send this team into a high national ranking – and schools across the country will not say a thing. Remember, the Rockets travel everywhere and meet every challenge, win or lose. This is a PUBLIC school people. Not a private factory that dresses in uniforms and has real hamburgers for lunch.
While Central was moving to 1-0, so did others schools who were part of the Broward Showcase:
American Heritage (Plantation) 56, Los Alamitos, California 27. Coach Mike Smith’s debut was indeed amazing, and the Patriots took advantage of every opportunity to put points on the board while showcasing a solid defense.
Another program that the national analysts are eating humble pie over this week as they get ready for the REAL season – against Florida competition that very few want any part of.
Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 11, DeMatha Catholic, Maryland 6. The two-time defending state champions were thought by many to have no chance of knocking off longtime national power, who have enjoyed immense success. While head coach Matt Dubuc’s team still tried to figure things out on offense, the defense was suffocating and certainly took center stage.
This program has won three of the past four state titles and has one of the best coaching staffs anywhere, and with the out of state power gone, it’s time to concentrate on the real season – and that continues to the next few weeks.
Chaminade-Madonna 35, St. John’s College Prep, Washington DC 28. In one of the most anticipated Broward Showcase games, the young Lions, who have been to the state championship game five straight years, squared off with national powerhouse.
Head Coach Dameon Jones and his squad jumped out to a convincing 35-7 lead, only to hang on and win a game filled with mistakes. This team now gets ready for one of the toughest schedules in Florida – and they are very much ready for the challenge ahead. As good as they are now, they will continue to improve the next two years.
Dillard 35, Rock Creek Christian, Maryland 0. One of the teams that everyone has been talking about are the Panthers, and starting out with a convincing win against an out-of-state team, head coach Tyler Tate had the chance to tee exactly what his team was all about.
After jumping out a commanding lead, this team had the opportunity to see some youngers prospects perform and get ready for the next four weeks – which will define the 2022 season.
St. Thomas Aquinas 48, St. Joseph’s Prep, Philadelphia, Pa. 37. As expected, this ESPN showdown lived up to expectations – with head coach Roger Harriott’s three-time defending state champions holding off one of the best coached teams of the first weekend.
What the Raiders did was get the chance to look at some new players who were getting the national spotlight for the first time. With a solid schedule the rest of the way, this was a game needed to see where they were on the national landscape as well as locally.
Western 33, Johns Creek, Georgia 14. One of the programs people were warned about all off-season started the year off right – as head coach Adam Ratkevich and his Wildcats cruised over a young team in the first half and then had the chance to look at some younger prospects the rest of the way.
Another team that has been building to this point, and of course another team the national “experts” still have little clue about.
While they will get their chance to show what they can do, this is a program that can stand toe-to-toe with anyone.
Christopher Columbus 41, Benedictine Academy, Georgia 15. Like Miami Central, head coach Dave Dunn and his Explorers were not part of the Broward Showcase, and that didn’t stop this team from making a major statement against a solid team.
While much of the focus has not been on this football team, that will change as some quality opponents wait in the wings over the next month that will this team more than a chance to make a major statement.
In addition to those games, here is a look at how Week 1 went for the rest of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties:
Archbishop Carroll (Miami) 48, Florida Christian 0
Avant Garde (Hollywood) 68, Somerset Academy Key 3
Booker T. Washington 48, Killian 12
Braddock (Miami) 43, Mourning 0
Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale) 49, Belen Jesuit 6
Coconut Creek 50, Bradenton Southeast 0
Coral Gables 14, American (Hialeah) 13
Coral Shores (Tavernier) 41, Varela 0
Doral Academy 48, South Broward 21
Douglas (Parkland) 29, McArthur 20
Dr. Krop (Miami) 23, Miami High 13
Everglades (Miramar) 44, Taravella 0
Ferguson (Miami) 27, Hialeah Gardens 6
Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) 20, Nova 0
Fort Lauderdale 23, Deerfield Beach 15
Golden Gate (Naples) 24, North Miami 19
Goleman (Hialeah) 39, Mater Academy 31
Hialeah Miami-Lakes 20, Doral Reagan 14
Homestead 19 Miami Palmetto 7
LaSalle Immaculata (Miami) 41, Somerset Academy South Homestead 0
Life Christian, Virginia 21, Stranahan 6
Miami Carol City 28, South Dade 27
Miami Northwestern 32, Venice 26
Miami Springs 13, Miami Beach 12
Miami St. Brendan 35, Sunset 0
Miramar 26, Plantation 21
Monarch (Coconut Creek) 38, Boca Raton 2
Niceville 42, North Miami Beach 6
Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) 30, Archbishop McCarthy 14
Piper (Sunrise) 47, Cooper City 7
Pompano Beach 30, Marathon 28
Raines (Jacksonville) 19, Monsignor Pace 13
Rockledge 38, Gulliver Prep 0
Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines) 33, North Broward Prep 0
Somerset Silver Palms 14, Somerset Prep 8
South Miami 20, Miami Coral Reef 8
South Plantation 27, Coral Glades 18
University School (Fort Lauderdale) 13, Coral Springs Charter 9
Tru Prep (Miami Gardens) 27, MHI 14
True North (Miami) 48, Palm Glades Prep 0
West Broward (Pembroke Pines) 27, Cypress Bay 24 (OT)
Westland Hialeah 42, Hallandale 2
Westminster Christian (Miami) 50, Everglades Prep 6
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UPDATED CLASS OF 2023 RANKINGS. https://www.prepredzone.com/florida/rankings/2023-rankings/
CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS. https://www.prepredzone.com/2022/08/updated-2024-florida-rankings/
Tracking Florida’s Football Teams For 2022 - https://www.prepredzone.com/2022/04/tracking-florida-football-teams/
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If you have followed high school football in south Florida for any length of time, you already know that when it comes to big games, this is any area that never ducks competition.
With that in mind, Day 2 of the opening week of the 2022 season continues on Friday and Saturday with a number of matchups that will get the attention of fans across the country.
As Saturday will most definitely show the country some of the best football around – with the final three games of the Inaugural Broward County Football Showcase taking center stage.
But before the spotlight falls on Saturday, there are a pair of games tonight that will more than peg the meter.
No. 2 Miami Central at Bradenton IMG Academy, 7. Very few public schools will stand up to any challenge the way the Rockets have with head coach Roland Smith, and now Jube Joseph. This team rolls into Bradenton a huge underdogs against a team that is a national group of all-stars. While nobody is giving the Rockets any chance at all, there is a group of players and coaches along 95th Street who has been down this road before – playing in Nevada and California as well as Washington DC against elite and national powers. Both teams will see how far they need to go.
No. 5 Miami Northwestern at Venice, 7. If revenge was the order of the night, head coach Max Edwards and the Bulls are ready to head back to play the defending 8A state champions, who crushed the Bulls in every phase of the game. This team needs to be careful not to use the result of their kickoff classic or Venice’s setback against IMG Academy as a barometer. That could get them in a lot of trouble. For the Bulls to come out of Venice with a win, they need to run the ball like they did last week and mix in a passing game. On defense, the team speed that they have could be the difference in the end
Philadelphia St. Joseph’s Academy at No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 12 noon (ESPN). Like last year when they opened against Maryland’s St. Francis Academy on national television, head coach Roger Harriott and the Raiders will have their hands full against a battle-tested team that has quickness, size and elite athletes. St. Thomas Aquinas lost a lot of key players on the offensive side of the ball, but still has a quick, attacking defense. The nation should be entertained.
Los Alamitos, California at No. 6 Plantation American Heritage, (St. Thomas Aquinas, 4 p.m. (ESPN 2). While Lowndes County is a shell of the team they have been over the past decade, you still have to be impressed with the way that first year head coach Mike Smith and his Patriots went up to Georgia and took care of business on both sides of the ball. Saturday afternoon’s contest on ESPN2 will be a different story. The Griffins come across country with speed, size, talent and by far the best quarterback that American Heritage will see this year. Even though it’s a 4:00 start, the Patriots will be able to use the Florida heat as a weapon as they look to grind out a huge win.
St. John’s Academy at No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade (St. Thomas Aquinas, 8 p.m. (FLO SPORTS). Many who know both teams feel that this could be the best matchup of the first week. The Cadets are loaded everywhere – with size, talent, Power 5 commits and an advantage of playing a national schedule that puts them in front of top-flight competition. Head Coach Dameon Jones and his Lions have been as successful as any team in the state of Florida the past five years but are young at many spots. Can their huge offensive front pave the way – and is the youthful defense ready for a senior-oriented attack? Get your popcorn because this will showcase some of the best this sport has to offer – in all classes.
In addition to those games, here is a look at more contests being played today and Saturday, involving local teams:
THURSDAY RESULTS
Avant Garde (Hollywood) 68, Somerset Academy Key 3
Booker T. Washington (Miami) 48, Killian 12
Braddock (Miami) 43, Mourning 0
Coral Gables 14, American (Hialeah) 13
Hialeah Miami-Lakes 20, Doral Reagan 14
Everglades (Miramar) 44, Taravella 0
Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) 20, Nova 0
Gainesville Buchholz 31, Lake City Columbia 14
Homestead 19 Miami Palmetto 7
Life Christian, Virginia 21, Stranahan 6
South Miami 20, Miami Coral Reef 8
South Plantation 27, Coral Glades 18
University School (Fort Lauderdale) 13, Coral Springs Charter 9
Western (Davie) 33, Johns Creek, Georgia 14
FRIDAY
Benedictine, Georgia at No. 10 Miami Christopher Columbus, 7:30 (Tropical)
Boca Raton at No. 18 Coconut Creek Monarch, 7
BridgePrep Village Green at Palmer Trinity, 4
Calvary Christian Academy at Miami Belen Jesuit, 7:30
No. 13 Coconut Creek at Bradenton Southeast, 7:30
Deerfield Beach at Fort Lauderdale
Doral Academy at Hollywood South Broward, 7
Everglades Prep Academy at Miami Westminster Christian, 4
Hialeah Gardens at Miami Ferguson, 3:30
Hyattsville, Maryland DeMatha Catholic at No. 4 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
Mater Academy at Goleman (Milander), 7:30
McArthur at Parkland Douglas, 7
Miami Florida Christian at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 3:30
Miami Dr. Krop at Miami High, 7
No. 15 Miami Gulliver Prep at Rockledge, 7
Miami Jackson at Miami Southridge, 7:30
Miami LaSalle at Somerset Academy South Homestead, 7
Miami Monsignor Pace at Jacksonville Raines, 6:30
Miami Springs at Miami Beach, 7
Miami Sunset at Miami St. Brendan, 7
Miami Varela at Coral Shores, 7
No. 19 North Miami Beach at Niceville, 7 CDT
Northeast at Pines Charter, 7
North Miami at Naples Golden Gate, 7
Palm Glades Prep Academy at True North Classical Academy, 3:30
Pine Crest at SW Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 7
Piper at Cooper City, 7
No. 14 Plantation at Miramar, 7
Pompano Beach at Marathon, 7
Rock Creek Christian, Maryland at No. 7 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7
Somerset Prep at Somerset Silver Palms, 4
South Dade at Miami Carol City (Traz Powell Stadium), 7:30
West Broward at No. 20 Weston Cypress Bay
Westland Hialeah at Hallandale, 7
SATURDAY
Southwest Miami at Miami Coral Park (Tropical), 7
TRACKING SOUTH FLORIDA (MIAMI-DADE & BROWARD) PROSPECTS – CLASSES 2023-2026. https://larryblustein.com/prospects/tracking-south-florida-prospects
MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD TRANSFERS. https://larryblustein.com/news/transfer-season-continues-in-miami-dade-broward
TRACKING SOUTH FLORIDA FOOTBALL TEAMS. https://larryblustein.com/news/tracking-south-florida-2022
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Broward County Football Showcase Kicks Off The Season Today. https://larryblustein.com/news/broward-county-football-showcase-kicks-off-the-season-today
Since last December, there have been all-star games, camps, combines and 7-on-7 events – all designed to get ready for the 2022 high school football season.
When Fort Lauderdale Stranahan and Life Christian of Virginia kick it off in the Inaugural Broward County Football Showcase at 4:30 today at Western High Stadium in Davie, that long off-season will come to an end.
The game, which is one of seven contests that will be played over a three-day period at Western, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, Dillard and St. Thomas Aquinas, will indeed usher in a new season – as Miami-Dade and Broward Counties schools will join the rest of the state today, Friday and Saturday for the first week of a new season.
Life Christian Academy, Virginia at No. 16 Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (Western High), 4:00. The Dragons are coming off an 8-5 season that included two state playoff games.
Head Coach Travis Harden and his football team are hoping to get off on the right foot in this showcase classic.
For head coach Charlie Scott and his Eagles, opening the season last week against Collins Hill is just part of the growing process.
This is a team that has as challenging a schedule as you will find, and while the players are young, this is indeed a program that will continue to find out about each and every player as the season moves along. They were 4-6 a year ago.
John’s Creek, Georgia at No. 8 Davie Western, 7:30. The nightcap on Day 1 will feature a rebuilding Georgia program under the direction of first year head coach Drew Connell against a Wildcat team that has been building for this season the past four years.
The Gladiators come to town after an opening setback to power Parkview after winning 24 times the past three seasons.
They are young, but are well coached an have playmakers.
Speaking of playmakers, Western has more than their share – with a senior quarterback that is easily one of the best in Florida – and most productive in Broward County.
Coached by Adam Ratkevich, the sites have been set on playing for a 4M state title this season, and they have the talent to do it.
Both games will be part of five games to be telecast on FLO Sports.
In addition to the Showcase kickoff, here is a look at the schedule for the first week of the season which include Miami-Dade and Broward schools:
THURSDAY
Avant Garde at Somerset Academy Key, 7
Coral Gables at American (Milander), 7
Coral Glades at South Plantation, 7
Coral Springs Charter at Nova Southeast University School, 7
Doral Regan at Hialeah Miami-Lakes, 3:30
Flanagan at Nova, 7
No. 11 Homestead at No. 9 Miami Palmetto, 7 (Tropical)
Miami Braddock at North Miami Mourning (Ives Park), 3:30
Miami Killian at No. 17 Miami Booker T. Washington, 7
South Miami at Miami Coral Reef (Harris), 7
Taravella at Everglades, 7
FRIDAY
Benedictine, Georgia at No. 10 Miami Christopher Columbus, 7:30 (Tropical)
Boca Raton at No. 18 Coconut Creek Monarch, 7 (Coconut Creek)
BridgePrep Village Green at Palmer Trinity, 4
Calvary Christian Academy at Miami Belen Jesuit, 7:30
No. 13 Coconut Creek at Bradenton Southeast, 7:30
Deerfield Beach at Fort Lauderdale
Doral Academy at Hollywood South Broward, 7
Everglades Prep Academy at Miami Westminster Christian, 4
Hialeah Gardens at Miami Ferguson, 3:30
Hyattsville, Maryland DeMatha Catholic at No. 4 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
Mater Academy at Goleman (Milander), 7:30
McArthur at Parkland Douglas, 7
No. 2 Miami Central at Bradenton IMG Academy, 7
Miami Florida Christian at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 3:30
Miami Dr. Krop at Miami High, 7
No. 15 Miami Gulliver Prep at Rockledge, 7
Miami Jackson at Miami Southridge, 7:30
Miami LaSalle at Somerset Academy South Homestead, 7
No. 5 Miami Northwestern at Venice, 7
Miami Monsignor Pace at Jacksonville Raines, 6:30
Miami Springs at Miami Beach, 7
Miami Sunset at Miami St. Brendan, 7
Miami Varela at Coral Shores, 7
No. 19 North Miami Beach at Niceville, 7 CDT
Northeast at Pines Charter, 7
North Miami at Naples Golden Gate, 7
Palm Glades Prep Academy at True North Classical Academy, 3:30
Pine Crest at SW Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 7
Piper at Cooper City, 7
No. 14 Plantation at Miramar, 7
Pompano Beach at Marathon, 7
Rock Creek Christian, Maryland at No. 7 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7
Somerset Prep at Somerset Silver Palms, 4
South Dade at Miami Carol City (Traz Powell Stadium), 7:30
West Broward at No. 20 Weston Cypress Bay
Westland Hialeah at Hallandale, 7
SATURDAY
Miami Edison at Cedar Grove, Georgia, 7
Philadelphia St. Joseph’s Academy at No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 12 noon (ESPN)
Los Alamitos, California at No. 6 Plantation American Heritage, (St. Thomas Aquinas, 4 p.m. (ESPN 2)
Southwest Miami at Miami Coral Park (Tropical), 7
St. John’s Academy at No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade (St. Thomas Aquinas, 8 p.m. (FLO SPORTS)
TRACKING SOUTH FLORIDA (MIAMI-DADE & BROWARD) PROSPECTS – CLASSES 2023-2026. https://larryblustein.com/prospects/tracking-south-florida-prospects
MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD TRANSFERS. https://larryblustein.com/news/transfer-season-continues-in-miami-dade-broward
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There are very few recruiting sites across the country that has an opportunity to watch as many prospects as we do.
Getting out and seeing these young men from five feet away and watching everything from talent to character is something that makes all the difference in the world.
If you understand the recruiting process, you know that watching film is a small part of evaluating athletes, but some who want to be an authority or part of this lengthy process continue to watch film and never see these prospects in person.
Talk to colleges and coaches will tell you that they can watch film and evaluate any time. They have the same access to the talent as you and I do. But the one thing that they cannot see from film is perhaps one of the most important parts of recruiting. You cannot tell character from watching a film clip. There is no way that you can honestly say that while the athlete may be quick and talented, there could be a major character flaw, and whether those who want to play a role in the recruiting process admit it or not, that could be the difference of how successful the athlete will be.
Throughout the year, we bring Miami-Dade and Broward players and teams right to the coaches and fans. The back stories on prospects and intangibles will go further than how many tackles they make or touchdowns they score.
Today, once again, we bring you five prospects to keep an eye on as the season is now getting started. It’s something we did in the offs-season and will continue to do right through this season.
2025 – King Davis, RB, 5-10, 165, Miami Northwestern. From the first time we watched this quality talent perform, there was no question that he was going to be one of the best in the nation for his class. Fast, strong, instinctive, mature and knew what it took to have success at the high school level. From watching his older brother, this is a gifted football player who is indeed a huge part of the future for this program as the continue to reload.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16147654/King-Davis
2023 - Kamari Frederick, DL, 5-11, 290, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely. Making his way over from Deerfield Beach, there is no getting around the fact that this was one of the premier prospects in his class two years ago, and he remains at that level today. Strong, athletic and has everything it takes to be a solid nose tackle – down to the fact that he is smaller for a defensive lineman but does not lack leverage and skill to dominate for the Tigers this coming season. Another of those flying under-the-radar talents who has a chance to be very special.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14687589/Kamari-Federick
2024 - Alejandro Isaza, RB, 5-9, 170, Miami Archbishop Carroll. At a school that is truly hidden from the spotlight, here is a versatile football talent that represents the future of this program. With head coach Jorge Zagales and his staff, you can already see how they have brought out some quality skills that this young man has. He is only going to get better, and with the season upon us, this is a name that you will hear about on both sides of the ball. He is that talented!
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14985570/61b4c51a7bd33508c8de1675
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2023 - TeKai Kirby, TE, 6-4, 220, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. There are very few football players in the state who have transformed themselves over a period of 12 months like this quality young man has. The son of former University of Virginia and NFL standout running back Terry Kirby, his body has developed into someone who will put on more weight in the next few years. He has the size, skill level and a work ethic that very few have. Also headed to attend Virginia, this is definitely a student/athlete to watch in 2022 and beyond. If he continues to progress each year, it could get scary.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/13307887/TeKai-Kirby
2023 – Walter Parrish, WR, 6-3, 190, Coconut Creek Monarch. Yet another football talent who had an amazing off-season, in the spring, at camps, combines and at 7-on-7 events. As many receivers in the region continued to get the spotlight shining in their direction, this is one who has remained consistent and has worked hard to elevate his game. The Knights have surrounded him with plenty of skill that will only help and enhance his game.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15957660/Walter-Parrish
TRACKING SOUTH FLORIDA (MIAMI-DADE & BROWARD) PROSPECTS – CLASSES 2023-2026. https://larryblustein.com/prospects/tracking-south-florida-prospects
MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD TRANSFERS. https://larryblustein.com/news/transfer-season-continues-in-miami-dade-broward
TRACKING SOUTH FLORIDA FOOTBALL TEAMS. https://larryblustein.com/news/tracking-south-florida-2022
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The CBS4 Nat Moore Trophy will honor the top high school football player at any school in any division in Miami-Dade, Broward, or Monroe County. Players at any position and any high school grade level are eligible for the award. The recipient will be chosen by a voting panel of former players, members of the media and local leaders.
Four finalists for the CBS4 Nat Moore Trophy will be announced in November, and the public will be encouraged to vote online at NatMooreTrophy.com.
The CBS4 Nat Moore Trophy, which features a cast-bronze image of Moore, will be presented on Tuesday, December 13th. The ceremony will be televised on CBS4 on Wednesday, December 14th.
More information and complete contest rules are available at NatMooreTrophy.com.
About The CBS4 Nat Moore Trophy
The CBS4 Nat Moore Trophy was created by CBS4 to recognize the top high school football player in Miami-Dade, Broward, or Monroe County. The trophy honors the local football legacy of Pro Bowl wide receiver Nat Moore, a native Floridian who was a Miami Edison Senior High Red Raider before going on to become a star running back at the University of Florida. He was inducted into the UF Athletic Hall of Fame as a “Gator Great” in 1978.
Moore was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 1974. Over his 13-year playing career, he recorded 510 receptions for 7546 receiving yards and 74 touchdowns. He ranks in the top three players in Dolphins history in each of those statistics.
In 1984, the NFL voted Moore as “Man of the Year” for outstanding service to his community and he received the Byron White Humanitarian Award in 1986. His post-retirement career is filled with humanitarian work and philanthropy. In 1998, he created the Nat Moore Foundation, which works with disadvantaged kids in Miami-Dade County in efforts to make sure they receive the best education possible. He is currently the Dolphins’ Senior Vice President of Special Projects and Alumni Relations.
The CBS4 Nat Moore Trophy is presented by FPL.