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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 1648891, member: 469"] [MEDIA=twitter]695670718164393984[/MEDIA] If you’ve followed recruiting for any length of time, you understand that rating players – while there is not an exact science – is something that everyone believes they do well. The secret to truly evaluating and rating a player is not to sit behind a computer for hours and watch hours of film. While it’s great to see prospects perform, only relying on that film that millions have access to, is crazy. To anyone who has done this and still believe they can go off what a coach says or by just watching a highlight video – will follow football recruiting for years and never really get what this is all about. Last year, we had the opportunity to watch parts of 112 games. That is a lot of players that you get to see run, jump, throw and tackle. That is also an abundance of prospects that may be able to wow people with their speed and skill level, but fall way short when it comes to character. The things that an athlete can do off camera will already put those who watch the highlight reel only, behind the 8-ball with perhaps the most important thing – what kind of potential teammate are you selling me? Since August of 1970, when we picked the first south Florida high school rising junior class, we have been there year after year, selecting some of the area’s premier underclassmen. While today, it is almost too easy to choose some of the elite players, it was not always that way. Before the camps, combines, 7-on-7 and other enhancements that made this so easy to gain exposure, athletes, coaches and parents had to work hard for the exposure. We have had the pleasure of going to watch and evaluate and not rely on what the fan websites say, like many lists today that are compiled. The huge thing about our lists, which come from dozens of exposures and watching the athletes live and in pads, is we promote every player throughout the course of a year. Not just the “5, 4 and 3 stars”, but any prospect that wants to get promoted to colleges across the country. This has never been about putting one athlete over another when it comes to exposure. We have always promoted everyone, so while people are caught up in lists, like these that may have a problem where someone is rated, keep in mind that the bottom line is exposure and nobody promotes and gets more athletes out there than we do. Remember, this is a list that reflects only a few of the prospects to keep an eye on. While many get consumed by lists like these, you can guarantee one thing that nobody else can or will tell you. We will promote everyone in south Florida, and that is something we continue to prove for over 40 years now. Here is the first of several Elite 75 prospects for this 2017 Class: 1. Trevon Grimes, WR, 6-4, 190, St. Thomas Aquinas 2. Jerry Jeudy, WR, 6-1, 175, Deerfield Beach 3. Stanford Samuels III, DB/QB, 6-1, 180, Flanagan 4. Daniel Wright, DB, 6-1, 175, Cardinal Gibbons 5. Kyshaun Bryan, RB, 5-10, 185, Plantation American Heritage 6. Marco Wilson, DB, 5-11, 170, Plantation American Heritage 7. Tedarrell Slaton, OL, 6-5, 325, Plantation American Heritage 8. Kevaughn Dingle, WR, 6-2, 185, Carol City 9. Robert Burns, RB, 5-11, 210, Gulliver Prep 10. Navaughn Donaldson, OL, 6-5, 320, Central 11. D’Andre Wilder, OLB, 6-4, 220, Carol City 12. Trajan Bandy, DB, 5-9, 175, Miami Christopher Columbus 13. Rodney Scott, WR, 6-1, 175, Southridge 14. Waynmon Steed, LB, 6-1, 215, Miami Central 15. Jonathan Ford, DE, 6-3, 250, Fort Lauderdale Dillard 16. Kemore Gamble, WR, 6-3, 220, Southridge 17. Leroy Henley, WR, 6-2, 180, Cardinal Gibbons 18. Naytron Culpepper, DB, 6-1, 175, American 19. Drew White, LB, 6-1, 220, St. Thomas Aquinas 20. Billy Gibson, S, 6-1, 170, Southridge 21. Daewood Davis, WR/KR 6-2, 175, Chaminade-Madonna 22. Faion Hicks, DB, 5-10, 185, Flanagan 23. Diego Fagot, LB, 6-3, 230, Calvary Christian Academy 24. Guy Thomas, DE, 6-3, 200, Miami Columbus 25. Bentavious Thompson, RB, 6-0, 190, Southridge 26. Chei Hill, DE/OLB, 6-1, 215, South Dade 27. Cody Bowes, OL, 6-4, 270, St. Thomas Aquinas 28. Lavarus Tigner, WR, 6-0, 180, Deerfield Beach 29. Clevan Thomas, Jr., WR, 5-11, 195, Flanagan 30. Randall Haynie, DB, 6-0, 175, Cardinal Gibbons 31. Jordan Merrell, WR, 5-10, 178, St. Thomas Aquinas 32. Carmoni Green, WR, 6-1, 180, Central 33. Kenneth Spiller, LB, 6-1, 245, Miami Palmetto 34. Owen Carney, DE/DT, 6-3, 225, Miramar 35. Michael Harley, WR, 5-10, 150, St. Thomas Aquinas 36. Jake Allen, QB, 6-3, 195, St. Thomas Aquinas 37. Tyler Dunning, OLB, 6-1, 225, St. Thomas Aquinas 38. Joshua Dinson, DB, 5-9, 165, Hialeah American 39. Joshua Ali, WR, 5-11, 180, Chaminade-Madonna 40. Kadeem Telfort, OL, 6-6, 315, Norland 41. Christopher Henderson, RB, 6-0, 175, Christopher Columbus 42. Brandon James, LB, 6-3, 185, Southridge 43. Corey Gaynor, OL, 6-4, 318, Douglas 44. Anthony White, Jr., WR, 6-1, 170, Hialeah American 45. Jacob Lichtenstein, DE, 6-5, 240, Cypress Bay 46. Kai-Leon Herbert, OL, 6-5, 260, Plantation American Heritage 47. Henry Colombi, QB, 6-3, 185, Chaminade-Madonna 48. Christopher Williams, DB, 5-10, 170, Miami Central 49. Willa Pierre, OL, 6-3, 288, Booker T. Washington 50. Steve Jean-Baptiste, OL, 6-2, 280, Chaminade-Madonna 51. Teaki Fuller, OL, 6-4, 318, Booker T. Washington 52. Shabazz Telfort, QB, 6-3, 190, Boyd Anderson 53. Latavious Brini, DB, 6-2, 180, Mater Academy 54. Juwan Horne, DB, 5-10, 170, Southridge 55. Brian Edwards, S, 6-3, 175, Miramar 56. Kyron Taylor, OL, 6-3, 275, South Dade 57. Shawn Davis, DB, 6-0, 180, Southridge 58. Massi Gamble, RB, 6-0, 195, Calvary Christian 59. Dedrick Mackey, S, 5-11, 180, Booker T. Washington 60. Sammy Laster, S, 5-11, 185, Miami Central 61. Coemba Jones, DB, 5-7, 160, Southridge 62. Kedonis Haslem, DT, 6-3, 290, St. Thomas Aquinas 63. Allen Jones, DB, 5-11, 174, Miami Central 64. Rennard Bozeman, DB, 5-10, 175, Boyd Anderson 65. Dave Richards, TE/WR, 6-2, 190, Miami Norland 66. Terry Straughter, LB, 6-0, 215, Miami Carol City 67. George Ellis III, DL, 6-3, 300, Plantation American Heritage 68. Colvin Alford, S, 6-0, 190, Miami Coral Reef 69. Kobe Green, DB, 5-11, 185, Deerfield Beach 70. Mike Epstein, RB, 6-0, 195, St. Thomas Aquinas 71. Sharod Johnson, WR, 6-1, 175, Booker T. Washington 72. Will Allen, DB, 5-10, 175, Plantation American Heritage 73. Jason Brown, QB, 6-3, 195, Plantation American Heritage 74. Michael Nesbitt, DB, 6-2, 190, Boyd Anderson 75. Javier Zuniga, RB, 5-9, 175, Miami Sunset [/QUOTE]

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