As we talk about defensive backs and receivers, running backs and now quarterbacks, there is another position that is starting to grab the spotlight in south Florida.
While churning out difference makers on the defensive line is new to this area, there are some that colleges across the country are watching as early as their first year in high school.
In some areas of the country – and even in the state of Florida - if you happen to play football for a smaller school, many scouts and recruiters seem to pay little attention.
Not that many haven’t been discovered or have defied the odds, but the new breed of scout gravitates toward larger programs, where the attention is.
It has been said over and over again, but it is well worth mentioning it one more time.
There is so much talent every year in south Florida – especially at the receiver position – big time young prospects are overlooked.
Whenever a quarterback prospect is mentioned in south Florida, it comes with some skepticism.
College coaches don’t head this far south to find a position that can be found in dozens of states. Those who play the position at this stage of their careers are only doing it because they are athletes – and of course – that will change when they get to the next level and move positions.
We talk about great receivers, top defensive backs and emerging linemen in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. There are also running backs and linebackers. But the one position that is perhaps boasted about in south Florida the least are the quarterbacks.
For decades and decades, this area has always produced quarterbacks who have gone on to the next level – and even beyond. But still, this is NOT a region of the country that college coaches rush to when searching out a difference maker at the quarterback position.