Miami Herald’s Top 50 Miami-Dade football players for Class of 2016
A look at the Top 50 high school football players in Miami-Dade for the Class of 2016 heading into National Signing Day:
Player, position | School | Ht., wt | College |
1. Keir Thomas, DE | Miami Central | 6-2, 250 | South Carolina |
2. Jamel Cook, DB | Miami Central | 6-4, 185 | Southern Cal |
3. Joseph Jackson, DE | Gulliver | 6-5, 245 | UM |
4. Emmett Rice, LB | Norland | 6-3, 195 | FSU |
5. Dionte Mullins, WR | Gulliver | 5-11, 179 | UM |
6. Keyshawn “Pie” Young, WR | Miami High | 5-11, 175 | Southern Cal |
7. Amir Rasul, RB | Coral Gables | 5-10, 200 | FSU |
8. Darnell Salomon, WR | Miami Central | 6-3, 210 | USF |
9. Joshua Uche, DE | Columbus | 6-2, 212 | Michigan |
10. Vosean Joseph, LB | Norland | 6-2, 210 | UF |
11. Cedrick Wright, S | Gulliver | 5-9, 180 | UM |
12. Jawon Hamilton, RB | South Dade | 5-9, 185 | UCF |
13. Eric Mitchell, DE | Miami Central | 6-1, 221 | UCF |
14. James Wiggins, DB | South Dade | 5-11, 180 | Cincinnati |
15. Shemar Smith, LB | Miami Jackson | 6-1, 197 | Oregon State |
16. Freddie Pinder, WR | Southridge | 6-5, 195 | Undecided |
17. Jerron Rollins, WR | Columbus | 6-2, 175 | Cincinnati |
18. Christopher McWilliams, DB | Southwest | 5-11, 161 | UF |
19. Donavan Thompson, LB | Miami Central | 5-10, 211 | Utah |
20. Desmond Phillips, QB/WR | Miami Jackson | 5-10, 170 | Toledo |
21. Shakur Cooper, LB | Coral Gables | 6-0, 200, | FIU |
22. Montray Smith, WR | Carol City | 6-3, 185 | Southern Illinois |
23. Antione Webster, S | American | 6-0, 185 | UMass |
24. Keldrick Cesar, OL | Edison | 6-4, 295 | Bethune-Cookman |
25. Stephen “Buckshot” Calvert, QB | Carol City | 6-3, 175 | Liberty |
26. Elbre Gaiter, ATH | Westminster Christian | 5-8, 168 | FIU |
27. Val Mayes, DB | Norland | 6-1, 175 | Undecided |
28. Rashad Smith, S/LB | Homestead | 6-2, 184 | FAU |
29. Kenny Turnier, DE | Miami Central | 6-4, 230 | Oregon State |
30. Dontay Mayfield, WR | Gulliver | 6-1, 180 | UCF |
31. Keelen Roberts, DB | Carol City | 6-0, 170 | Toledo |
32. DiCaprio Bootle, CB | Southridge | 5-11, 175 | Nebraska |
33. Trey Sutton, LB | Westminster Christian | 6-0, 211 | Colorado State |
34. Bryon Brown, CB | Norland | 6-0, 155 | UCF |
35. David Hood, DT | Carol City | 6-1, 265 | Toledo |
36. Harvey Clayton, DB | Coral Reef | 6-2, 187 | Illinois |
37. Raymond Flanders, WR | Booker T. Washington | 5-11, 175 | Marshall |
38. Jamal Smith, DE | American | 6-3, 265 | Youngstown State |
39. Boman Swanson, OL | South Dade | 6-4, 285 | UCF |
40. Jamal Hudson, DB | Miami Central | 6-0, 185 | Air Force |
41. Darrius Scott, WR | Booker T. Washington | 5-10, 175 | FIU signee |
42. Gee Stanley, LB | Coral Gables | 6-2, 200 | Coffeyville CC (Kan.) |
43. Steven Newbold, WR | Carol City | 5-11, 170 | Tennessee State |
44. Brandon Shuman, CB | Gulliver | 5-11, 167 | Purdue |
45. John Raine, TE | Westminster Christian | 6-3, 235 | FAU |
46. Bryce Handy, LB | Gulliver | 6-1, 220 | Undecided |
47. Hosea McMullen, LB | American | 6-0, 220 | Undecided |
48. Tracy Thompkins, DB | Carol City | 5-10, 180 | Mississippi Valley State |
49. Robert Brown, LB | Coral Gables | 6-1, 195 | Bryant |
50. Roy Baker, DB | American | 6-2, 170 | Buffalo |
This story was originally published January 28, 2016 at 5:58 PM with the headline "Miami Herald’s Top 50 Miami-Dade football players for Class of 2016."